The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-29

new bridge Is completed At sort sum
ncrb, ~ south araih to Clovis,
whence II follows the general line of
the santa Fc railroad tc Amarillo.
Texas.
The pcoan-to-ocean route leads
from Albuquerque along the eastern
mesa OF the Rio Grande valley 10 -
| point opposite Socorro. where II cross
os tho river. passes through Socorro
ana swings up the long grade toward
Tho continental divide. II passes
through the beautiful Blue canyon In
the mountains just west OF Socorro.
continues past the Mount hagdalcn.
wnerc n natural Tock outcropping por-
trays the face NJ the Virgin. OF so the
Spaninrds said. on through the Datil
mountains and the Dntil national for
est To the san Augustine plains. which
are crossed. past Quemado. and so 10
S~pr'ngerville. tusi over tho line in
Arizona.
There IN another through route
westward which has found some favor
with motorists and which deserves "A
great deal OF attention This IL the
Northern Arizona route the Grand
Canyon route" the "old Trails route
or the Western Extension OF the Ca
mine Real" II In called by all four
names. This route, which viii be
ready for uso January !, 1917. leaves
the Canine Real at Los Lunas and
runs almost directly west to the state
line. The difficult sands of the Rio
Pucrco. whoro many ears have been
stopped for hours. are crossed on u
modern st,sl bridge. The general
route IL that of an old right-of-way
Of the Sants, ia line. abandoned years
ago. The maximum grade Is two per
cent. This route leads past the puc-
blos of Laguna and Acoma. through
the very interesting Navajo indian
country at Thoreau and Gallup, ana
is the for many of the interest
Moqui anal Others.
A few miles from Gallup. and easily
reached by IA short detour from this
road, II the famous Inscription Rock,
or III Mario, whcreon are TO be found
the names of most of the %oonauista-
, dorcs, sOine OF these dating from the
very earliest days Of Spanish occupa-
ton. This rock Is nov "a national
monument Inc Is protected from the
acts of vandalism which "A few years
ago dcfnced somc of the inscriptions.
Though this ROAD also ends at Santa
Fe. Albuquerque is the practical ter
| minus of the Gran Quiyira highway,
"A OUT which perhaps has more OF
| historic interest to offer than any 9TH
or ln the state. This highway leads
! southeast from Albuquerque through
the Nanzauu mountains, past fatigue,
where stands a mound OF adobe, the
only remains OF an ancient pu'b bio, the
only one In the region which was not
built OF ton past Manzano. where
there are apple trees three centuries
old that are stiil bearing, and past the
great ruins Of the Gran Quivira and
La Cuarni. from which Il takes It's
rame. These are huge piles OF stona.
built no man knows when and aban-
donod In 1850 or so. Tn. sole SUR
yivors OF their or.e numerous popu-
lation are now living ia the state OF
chihuahua, Mexico, To all in,euts ana
purposes Msxicans. though really they
are the last Of the PRO Indians. This
road continues down through Tn. old
cattle country OF Lincoln county,
through gloomy c%any III NJ the bot
tom by sparkling rea and over
slopes clad In giant pines and spruces,
until It comes to Carrizoxo. And then