Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-02
PANKEY RANCH IS
TURNED OVER To
GOOD R0ADsMEN
MotorCade 10 San CriStobal
Valley Enjoyable Affair."
Visitors Inspect Prehistoric
Ruins and Read PetrogIyphS
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Santa Fe. Aug 1.-The best days
work yet" declared President Ralph
j.. TNtchell, of the New Mexico
Good Roads association tonight. upon
his return with three parties of coun-
~ commissioners. good roads boards
and ether citizens who took a JOY
ride to Senator Pankey's ranch, near
Galisteo, in southern Santa Fe
county. and TO the mysterious and
ancient San cristobal ruins. Twelve
automobiles started over this fore
noon taking With them the exposition
commission moving picture OUTFIT
It is well that they did, for when
they reached Lamy over fine
stretch Of road, scene spread out
1 before their eyes that was so typical
of New Mexico's pastoral life that
| Il would have been a distinct loss not
to have filmed it. state Senator f..
! 4. Miera was loading 1000 head of
/ high grade sheep, and click-clisk, the
camera caught the beautiful picture
for all time, sheep, shepherd dogs,
sheep herders and all, faithful to
/ life and as picturesque as any can
vas that the greatest artist ever
painted.
When the motorcade reached the
Elton grant, a vertable sea- of YER
dure. mine host. Il. Il. rankey spread
out "A lunch that would have tickled
the kings palate. IL was royal hos
pltality indeed. Still there was an
other phase of New Mexico's pastoral
industries to he seen--a typical mod
ern cattle ranch. The ranch house
is an architectural gem, but possibly
what Interested tho visitors most,
and is indeed a most wonderful piece
Of work was the big fireplace. made
from rocks inscribed with prehistoric
petroglyphs from the Pueblo ruins II
the San Cristobal canyon. The slabs
were erected by the foreman OF the
ranch and fitted together artlstlcaiiN
The ruins were then visited, under
the guidance of G. Nelson, assistant
curator of the Museum Of Natural
History. in New York. who last yeai
excavated them in pert and mapped
> 600 rooms in this ancient center OF
population In the Galisteo Nalley
The visitors were astounded at the
extent of the prehistoric settlements
land the beauty and impressiveness OF
its surroundings. Motion Hicture'
we're taken of the ruins and the Gifts
many of them colored with picture
writings. There Is no doubt that these
mixtures when exhibited in san Dieg'
10 people from all over the world VII
attract many tourists TO New Mexico
Gorgeous Sunset.
ON the way home the days i'm
pressions were capped by gorgeous
sunset that threw glamour over tho
peaks of the Jemez range, uppe'
with velvet green to the very high'
est plnnaelcs and clouds we're SUI
fused with gold crimsoned with puf'
pie to the zenith. 1t was trip ana
scene never to he forgotten, Iher'
was a special qualification because o.
The intense interest manifested II
god roads as well as the san Dles'
exposition by state Senators fankeN
land Miera. Every one who partlci
pated in the mortorcade was con
vinced that the good roads conVen.
tton found a suitable climate indeed
in the tourney to the Pankey ranct
in the San Cristobal
New OFFICERS Elected.
Col r.. e. Twitchell was this morn
ing unanimously reelected to tht
presidency of the state Good Roads
association. d. X. Lane OF Albuduef'
oue, was elected secretary, succeed
ing f. l.. Grose. also an Albuquerque
man. John Becker Jr., was re-elect'
ed treasurer and William NJ. Atkin.
son, of Roswell, was chosen genera
vice president
The vice presidents and organizers
named by the association are as FOL
! lows.
Rernalillo, A. b. Stroup, q. l.
Grose. Colfax. F. w. James, X. D
Elder; Chaves, G.. c. Tannehlll, II. W
Bauchlet. Dona Ana, A. r. Barncas-
tie, J. c. McNary; Eddy, X. NJ
Thorne, c. II. McLenathen, Guada-
lupe, John Hicks. A. NJ. Parsons,
Grant, ]. NJ. Sully, w. d. Murrays
Mora. Eugenio Romero. Franz
Curns; Luna, Charles Hubbard
Charles Heath; Lincoln J. d. French
w NJ Ferguson Mckinley, {. n. Cot
ton. c. c. Manning. Otero, James a
Baird Robert ~ Woodwork, Quay
ID. w. Corn, w. b, Rector; Rie
Arriba. l.. Bradford Prince, Nences.
lao Jaramlllo San Miguel, Fide G
ORTIZ, r. j. Taupert Santa Fe, q
M. Kinsell. Jose D. Soma; Sierra, r
d. Tittman, r. u, Wolforth Socorro
III. S. Maetavlsh DR.. G. G. Duncan;
sandoval Alexandra Sandoval, Emf.
llano Lucero; San Juan, H. j. Foutz
j. Goff Black; Taos b. @. Randall
"A. Gusdorf Torrance. j. l.. Stubble-
| field. J. w. Cofbett: Union, Carl Elk
llund. NJ. G. Tlxies: Roosevelt A. A
! Raat,an H. /. Ncer: Valencia, II