El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-31
AGRICyLT JRlL WONDERS Of UPPER
VALLEY GREET RECLAMATION PARTY
Alfalfa Fields Orchards, Good Roads, Picturesque Vii
lagos, Modern Residences, Good Livestock and Gen
eraI Air Of Prosperity Seen Everywhere by CD
Blanchard and Party; Mr. Blanchard Urges
Cooperation, Denounces Spectator
BY CHARLES A. BRANN1

dinner, fried chicken that would have
made the mouth of any Georgian
water, and piei we'll the pie was eX-
quisite.
o'clock, in two automobiles, c. }.
Blanchard and the other members of
the party who had made the trip the
day before, with the exception of o.
H Baum, who did not 90 Wednesday,
arrived at Mesquite before the clock
struck Il.
From here they were escorted across
the bridge that leads to the west side
Of the river. Through beautiful
wooded country along road that is
destined to be the New Mexico state
highway and is already known by
that name, the party rode. From the
bridge toward the town of San Miguel
the farmers in the community graded
this road this year, at cost of $1,000.
All OF this road is to be graveled and
then it Will make an admirable auto
mobile highway.
Quaint Old San Miguel.
Through the quaint old town of San
Miguel, one of the Oldest settlements in
wound its way through lanes of cot
tonwOod trees of immense growth to
the ranch of Lee Harlan. He is at
present in Los Angeles, where he is
engaged in railroad contracting work,
and the ranch is being managed by
F. E AguaJO. There are 256 acres in
this ranch, about IS of which are
planted IN alfalfa while about so more
are planted in various grains and corn.
They raise 200 pigs. have a small herd
Of dairy cows and an orchard of a
little less than two acres On size
Horses are also raised, the colt crop
being sold, and, while the number is
not large, the grade is good
Out beyond this ranch and north
east OF it are lava hills. On the top
Of this long tableland of lava stands
Z rude wooden cross which marks the
dividing line between the San Tomas
and the Manuel Sanchez Baca grants.
This is also the triangulation point
Tor all surveys made in this section.
Devotion of Insane Man.
According to the stories told there |
by the Mexicans, the cross was car
rIed to the top and planted there Is
years ago Melquiades Telles had
been robbed Of his reason Being Of
a pious nature he carried the cross to
the top Of the hill and there planted
it For many years he made daily /
trips from his ranch at the foot OF !
the hill, to the summit of this bed OF |
lava and there prayed that his rea-
son might be restored. And it was.
Today he is a prosperous farmer, still |
conducting his ranch there. He has /
passed the three-score mark in age but !
frequently he climbs to the top Of the |
nil and there spends hours in devo- /
ton.
Good Prices For Pears.
From the Harlan ranch. the party |
proceeded southwark TO the Hermo- |
sillO ranch, owned and conducted by /
e. p Hannum- He has us acres /
lnder cultivation under the ditch Of |
his amount he has 10 acres in Bart l
EFT pears and from Sc trees he Sc
sured $50 40-pound boxes of fruit, I
which he sold to Ell PasO commission /
men at an average of $3.50 box |
He has also two acres in assorted I
-arieties Of apples and has 500 new
rees which are two years old. These |