Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-04

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historical interest and opportunities for
rational enjoyment, it has no super
Tor among its sister states.
When it is at hot as Hades and
growing hotter in the east, and you
are afraid to stir lest you agitate the
mercury, you will find in Colorado
just the right temperature for COM
fort, out of door pleasures; in short,
all things that make a summer in the
mountains delightful.
OF recent years fishing privileges
have been greatly improved and hunt
ing advantages largely preserved.
Contrary to the belief that exists in
some sections regarding the forest
service, it is the object of those in
charge to encourage the use of the
national forests for pleasure purposes,
for citizens of our own or foreign
countries, who desire to spend por-
tion of the hot weather months in out
of door recreation. Telephone lines
have been constructed in out of way
places, trails built and guide boards
placed for the benefit of the visitors.
The mountain streams afford OPP
roi tunities for fishing that will de-
ligh, the heart of all genuine sports
men and the visitors will have a
chance to acquire stock of true"
FISH stories that will strike envy to
the hearts of those who did not en-
joy like privilege.
Wild game is plentiful and whether
you shoot with gun or kodak, you
will find sport aplenty awaiting you.
F1r the former there are liberal game
laws. If the kodak fan is seeking in
teresting beauty spots, the mountains,
cinons and dells excel anything in
the Alps. Indeed whatever your line
OF out of door pleasures you will find
nature a perpetual partner in your
efforts, and all things so done on
such a magnificent scale that the
great out of doors of the Atlantic side
of the U. S. A., region in
miniature, in comparison.
Probably no portion of the state has
a greater number of interesting feat
ures than the San Juan basin. Du-
largo the largest town in the region,
is huh from which numerous at
fractions radiate. The very names of
| the mountains, streams and canons
carry with them the suggestions of
beauty. When Coronado and his
Spanish knights wandered over the
,uiheastern part of Colorado search
ing for Quivsri and its tabled gold
paved streets, they left behind them
a trail of musical names that still
cling to various sections. A century
or so later when the Franciscan IA
thels visited here, they followed the
example of their countrymen and ap-
| lied names equally musical to riv-
ers, hills and valleys.
If you desire to travel by rail, the
| d. g. K. G. traverses wonderful
part of America. If you prefer to
make your journey by auto, there are
hundreds of miles of fine roads that
can be covered easily, one of the most
interesting both from historical and
scenic standpoints, leads to the Mesa
Verde National park, where the homes
of the Cliff Dwellers are in an almost
perfect state of preservation. Should
you desire to see the Indians at home,
there are three reservations not far
away. Drives there are that take you
to points where you can view three
seasons, the mountains to the north
basking in winter, the valley below
responding to the call of spring, and
further south, summer is in the land
Arc you enthusiasticv about horse
acE riding? There are paths that
lure you to the crest of the continent,
where the waters on one side flow to
the Atlantic and on the other to the
Pi citic. Not a great distance away, a
three hours spin by auto, is the larg-
est hot springs in the world-Pagosa,
designated by the Indians as healing
waters" The old military forts still
stand, reminders of the days when the
pose face residents were in the minor
ity.
Mines in large number, where the
most precious metals are found, are
numerous. Millions 'of dollars worth
of rich ore have been taken out and
many millions more have never been
uncovered. Perchance when you are
roaming over the mountains seeking
pleasure and health, you might find
your fortune. In days gone by 9TH
ers have been so favored and so might