El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-18

n faint ideas Of the opportunities
4 = for an ideal five day vacation
trip covering 10 miles through the
most beautiful part Of New Mexico,
over excellent roads. The Herald below
prints the log OF q i've day trip which
can be easily made and which passes
through some Of the best parts Of New
Mexico little known to the ordinary
travellers by rail. The log follows II
miles Of graveled and paved road 10
Las Cruces, then over the state road
Tor -FOUR miles TO the top Of the hill
above Las Cruces, "A miles over a fine
graded mesa road to Organ, at the base
Of the Organ mountains, a mining camp
Of some prominence; through the san
Augustine pass, by CoXs ranch, inter
secting the road from FL Paso TO Ala
mogordos thence TO AlamogOrdO
From AlamogOrdO the trip follows
the Olero county graded and graveled
road TO Iularosar thence up the Tula-
rosa canyon over the government road
TO the AescalerO agency, in the Sacra-
mentO mountains The scenery on this
part Of the trip is beautiful From the
agency, the road passes on up TO the
DIVIDE and down the Dark Canyon and
the RuidosO river, passing the settle
ments Of RuldOsO, Glencoe and San
PatriClO TO the junction Of the RuidOso
and Bonito rivers at Hondo, 200 miles
from FL Paso.
Side Trip to Roswell.
From HondO a side trip may be taken
into Roswell, IN the Pecos valley, so
miles away. From Hondo the log fol-
lows the BOnluO TO Lincoln, the old
county seat Of Lincoln county, the
scene OF the operations OF Billy the
Kid thence TO Captain and Carrizozo
ton marine sanitarium a short distance
% the left CarrizozO is the present
Dunty seat Of Lincoln county, and is
- thriving town Of 1000 people, and one
Of the principal division points Of the
Southwestern railroad.
From Carrizozo the log passes
through the towns Of Coyote, Ancho,
TecOlOte and Gallinas, to Corona, in
the Gallinas mountains, thence TO
Cedarvale and Lucy IN Torrance cOun-
", TO Estancia, the county seat Of
Torrance county, in the Estancia val
ley.
From Estancia, the route is to Nor
iarity, up the Sedillo hill to Barton, a
forest station in the ManZano forest
reserve, through the TiJeras canyon,
passing through the town Of Tiiera, 7
with the famous Whitcombs springs
70 the right; over the mesa into Albu- |
querques the metropolis Of the state. ]
The Return Trip.
From Albuquerque, side trip may ]
be made 10 Santa Fe over fine state Z
constructed road, by way Of La Baiada /
hill Returning TO Fl Paso from Al |
buquerQue, the log follows the road to /
Carthage, at which point, if the trav- 1
Antonio on the Rio Grande, 10 miles /
away, where excellent accommodations 4
can be had
From Carthage, the road is logged }
70 Engle, with a log to the Elephant K
Butte DAM thence TO Cutter, Flat Lake /
ranch TO Detroit ranch, FIT Selden, /
passing by the Leasburg diversion dam, I
thence down the valley TO Las Cruces /
and FL PasO.
The roads throughout the whole trip I
are OF the very best. ana have no /
sand Accommodations can be HAD at /
convenient points, and small towns are /
located at short distances from each 4
other, where gasoline or oil and water /
Tan be had at short intervals Through /
Las Cruces, who has made this trip 4
several times. The Herald is enabled
10 furnish Information to its automo-
bile readers that viii afford them q
pleasant five days, trip through the
best part Of New Mexico
How 1t Is Divided.
First Day Fl PasO TO Las Cruces, I
Organ Alamogordos Tularosa, Mesca-
.ero agency, stopping at night at
White Mountain Inn Mileage, no
Second Day; White Mountain Inn to
dondo, Lincoln, Captain, Carrizozo, /
Corona and Estancia- Mileage, 16S.F
Third Day; Estancia TO Albuquerque,
1913 miles
Fourth Day: Albuquerque to Car
hage and Engle, ia miles.
Fifth Day; Engle to Elephant Butte
lam, Cutter, Detroit ranch, Fit Selden, ]
.as Cruces and FL Paso, 1872 miles.
FL Paso to Las Cruces.
100 Mills building Pioneer plaza
Drive north.
DO.8 Turn LEFT follow car line west
across viaduct-
3. Shelter on right
.49 Cross santa Fe R R. track.
'8-9 Whites spur on left
e.9 Montoya on left
.40 Canutillo. From Canutillo Bor- |
derland route, across Rio Grande 1
to Deming and Pacific coast
SIS Vinton.
90 Anthony
CNote above 20 miles Of road over
80 Berino.
SIS VGdo-
SO Center Valley P. o.
20 Mesquite (West Of Mesquite
bridge across Rio Grande and west |
side Of valey.)
rs Straight ahead.
Z. Fit Fillmore
0.s MesiIla Park
S-S Turn right
81 Las Cruces; First State bank cor
ner, ROualt building.
(Note, road from Anthony to
Las Cruces, straight over Dona
Ana county $4,000 graveled high
way, one Of the best roads in the
state)
az Cruces to AlamOgOrdO, via Organ
and san Augustine Pass.
DO First State bank corner, Las Cru
ces.
% Turn left. off Of Main street :
% Turn right, into Alameda road
Is Forks, turn right into Organ road.
left goes to DOna Ana.
- cross protected arroyo
e TOP. Of hill.