El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-11
New Route To Elephant Butte;
Avoids the Sand and the Mud
Log For Trip Up the Valley by Way of selden Prepared
For Herald Readers by Judge E. L Medler, of
Las Cruces; New Graded Roads Are
Used-Stopover Is at Engle

be placed.)
Isl Turn left
ISIS Fl Selden station. Long dis
lance telephone, gasoline, trains
stop on flag; accommodations
Fl. Selden to Detroit Ranch Flat Lake
and Engle; Also from Detroit Ranch
to Point Of Rocks, Upham and Ale
I5-S FIT selden. going northwest
I6.3 Government reclamation service
house on right
right.
1s.5 Leasburg diversion dam
I6g Hot Spring to left: turn right
going under Ry. bridge, and tax
ing new state road 10 top OF Sci
1872 Road in on right, cutoff from Fl
Selden-
right hand. old stage road New
road to left following telephone
line is little rough and bumpy-
204 Well and tank TO left
25.6 Road from Iurney ana Heno9es
ranch in on right Sign board
26s Pass under telephone wire
27-3 Detroit ranch. tDnk and mill
Water. Three forks; left hand
road following telephone line
goes TO RincOn, Upham by POINT o.
Rocks and to Alemans right hand
road after passing around shed,
EoGs to cattle troughss seven
miles out on plains
Detroit Ranch, by Way Flat Lake Ale
man Ranch.
27.3 Pass around corner OF sneo' Ioi-
low fence $50 feet and take mid
die dim road TO Flat Lake
3SA Flat Lake; house and WlnunlI
on right, bear left at about right
angle and go north
49.S Follow along fence
81. Through gate, tank to right
51-2 Through gate
5I-4 Cross small arroyo
567 Aleman ranch. through gate into
yard. around left TO house
CNote: In good weather s.-1 ana
rains. the above road from De-
I troft ranch to Aleman ranch IS
the best and fastest road II
heavy rains, advise taxing Iol-
lowing road by way OF POINT OF
! Rocks and Upham TO Aleman and
/ Aleman ranch-)
detroit Ranch Via Point OF ROCKS Up
/ ham and AIemnn to AIeman Ranch
| 273 Detroit ranch FORKS tollo"
| telephone line
26.6 Forks. bear right
2S.S Forks, bear right LeII goes 70
] Rincon.
ss.s Road in on right
35.9 Lake and ruins OF old house 10
s7.5 Road in on right.
ass Road in on left from Rincon-
394 Small house TO left
40.5 Point OF Rocks to rlgnt-
46.5 Upham- Water foLlo" ran
51s B Se arroyo. Railroad bridge to
54s sIeman Station. Bear right to
AIeunan ranch to avoid hard ar
rova crossing one-quarter mile
north Of Aleman along railroad
5As Aleman Ranch. bear left around
"a through gate into yard Same
as SGT on other road
sIen,1D Ranch TO Cutter and EnEle-
56.7 Aleman ranch. after passing
through gate
SIS Through gate
81 Deep arroyo Easy crossing
So 6.S Road in on left from along rail-
SIS Cutter GG1fc on west side Of railroad.
Straight ahead on east sloe OF
railroad to Engle.
S. Butte Junction
SIS Engle- Hotel wafer -e1aso-
Eprie to elephant Butte Dam
69.6 EngIe hotel Head west, and
cross railroad
6s.7 Through gate. going west along
III F FS5rig; bear left along fence.
71.6 Turn left along fence.
745 Forks, take right
] ISL Road in on leIL
| II 3 Cross railroad.
IA Road from cutter in on left
/ SO.4 Under bridge
SO.7 Road in on left
I Sl5 Bridge across river to right and
road on up over hill goes 10 Pa
Tomas Hot Springs
S17 Elephant Butte P. Q. Gasoline
and oil Accommodations
Cutter TO Dam.
| Note-If desiring to go to Ele-
] phant Butte dam from Cutter
| without going up to Engle, use
/ following
SIS Cutter, cross railroad
! 61.s cutter Hotel and P o. Hotel
] not now open
81 old windmill to right
62.9 Straight ahead
63.3 Small bridge
646 Bear left, house and windmill to
| right.
SIS Straight ahead
SIS Cross roads
69.6 Turn right and through gate.
7O.4 Road in on right
7l2 Road from Engle IN on right
us Top Of divide
| 1913 Top Of big hill
IS. Road is on right Go under
bridge.
1873 Road in on right
I 761 Bridge across river and road tC
Palomas, at right
| 1858 Elephant Butte P. O.
Return Trip.
] Elephant Butte dam to Cutter
Aleman ranch, Flat Lake, De.
troit ranch. Fort Selden, La.
! Cruces, to Ell Paso-
! Elephant Butte to Cutter.
/ 600 Post office, Elephant Butte.
] OO.2 Bridge across river to left, and
road to Palomas Hot Springs.
Of. Forks. take right
OILS Forks. take lert and 60 undel
bridge.
O3. Top Of big hill
| 05. Top Of divide
O5.1 Forks. take right to Cutter. LET