The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-24
RIO ARR|BA COUNTY
IS PARADISE FOR
FISHERMEN
Every Male Over six and IN
der 100 Is Disciple Of Isaak
Walton by Trade and Puts
in Long Hours at Work.

livestock and land Interests IN Rio
Arriha county. told me this ilfh STORY.
r.Dr. Haynes CDR. John Roger
Haynef) aud myself went ont early
one morning Tor a little fshine on
the Bra1os. The first cast 1 made /
huolDd exactly three fine trout. 1t
vas then Z o'clock, and az no O'Clock
] had q than feo ffsh. I thought
ell the trout IN the stream had con-
Nened IN tina; particular pool for my
benefit. At ~ / quit and set out to
find Dr. Haynes and gioat over him.
] found him. lie had more than 600
tout Dr. Haynes had them coming
40 fast that ne had brolrcn the bar1
on his hook. IN { is Nay he was able
simply 90 throw the nsh over his
shoulder into the bushes. automat-
icaliy unlocking Il and leaving the
~ ready for another cast. We gath
cred The fish up later. At noon We
had landed $50 trout.
"Now that may sound like n fish
story concluded Mr.. Burns.
I admitted that Il did sound Ike
me. In fact a sounded very much
like the statements one hears at al
most every cross roads In his gion
OF beautiful hills aud more beautiful
SHADES and canyons. lying between the
Florida mesa on the west and the
Cumhres pass on the east, and which
chiefly is Rio Arriba county, New
Mexico. the paradise OF the trou,
fisherman.
In this mile and a half high re-
e'ol az this scaaon every male over
Tho 9 OF SIX n under the aee OF
100 Is n fisherman by trade and ac-
lively engaged in working at Il. They
90 Amazingly wen. The stream that
How into the Rio Chama are numer-
Gus. Everyone heads Ia n high. box
canyon, flows down through widen
ing walls me ends In little valleys OF
varying widths. Each and every
stream is q rot stream and. more
over. alive with trout. No one seems
Co know Just how the fish got there.
Tho streams have not heen stocked.
But 90 them ue trout is fully nt home
and happy ana his family aourishes
amazingly. Tho hills are dotted with
camps Of fishing people. rho major
ity are from Colorado. Few New
Mexicanr have discovered the Rio Ar
rina county paradise. But the home
people would make the enthusiasm Of
I. Walton seem aenemic. The barber
who shaves you; tho hotel proprietor:
the station agent. and the man who
drives your hired mutur-all tell you
fish stories. until. II you be too busy
"a join In the sport. you feel much
Ike doing murder. II ie the finest
fishing ground In the Rockies. this
northern Rio ArribB county, n al
untouched. Comparisons arc often
cause 81 grief: SO IL is enough 90 sag
that there are no streams In New
Mexico; or for hat matter Ia Colo
RADIO. which compare with IL to the
real lover of trout fishing.
Referring back 10 the motor car. q
is interesting to ncte h a the auto
mobile has invaded Rio Arriha
county. and with II has come good
rouds. North OF TERRA Amarillo the
| county roads are IN fine condition,
That 20 the railroad at Chama is q
near boulevard, while good speed
can be made west TO Durango and
east 10 the Cumbres pass over which
nothing but the -. and U. O.. narrow
Ruage can pngF. and that az uncertain
intervals. Rio Arrl1a county ~ the
! NN AfE NfN AAA'ANHN ~ NNf MNrfANANM NNlNA
tho native people 81 New Mexico are
against good roads. The principal
| Spanish speaking merchant % Para
View Frank Lopez. drives % Ford.
ana g. but one OF many ardent udyo-
Gates OF better hlghways.
In considering Rio Arriha counts
one must get the idea OF n county
clear out of ones head ana think in
terms that are state or national boz
sizo: for the county is somewhat big
ger in area than the state Of Ner-
mont. and In natural rosnurccF cone
sidcrably richer. n contains. iu the
TERRA Amarillo grant, the largest
priya;, land grant ever made Do The
United states: and In this graat,
which blankets the northern end OF
the county whole Industries thrive,
Including farming. stock growing,
mining and lumber. The people o'
this little kingdom have not turned
10 dry farming because they always
had plenty of innd along the streams,
y here water FOR irrigation D. abuUd-
ant. Tn reality there never VIII be
dry farming. Tor on the high.
sheltered mcs1s. thcro is abundant
NInN.NhNF NNA NNH 'N'H NNAHA |"M |
matured in the ordinary rninpclt
cropping period
livestock b. tho principal indus
try 81 the rogion. and viii be- for
many years. II De- % sheep country
without an equal in tho west, offering
ideal conditions ~ summer and win
ter rains. There g. always plenty Of
water ana short range 81 unknown.
ID is small wondor. then. that
Chamn IL the heaviest sheep shipping
ration in the state. ana I'M Of the
most important In the world. Nine
hundred cars Of lambs moved from
Chama last year; ana this falls ship
menis may beat that record.
Albuquerque business men and Al
buquerquo pleasure seekers. who
would explore new and worth while
fields. might ponder ave tho fact
the building ~ a mere matter 81
sixty miller Of hlrhway would make
this great region tributary 10 Aibu-
auTrque ana open ita wonders of for
ct ana stream ana marvellous noen-
cry, with q ttp-hour automobile drive