The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-09

w AM peiSoh WI" nus '"'
eled through the B~erkshires
that glorious range of hill
that stretches from Vernon
across Massachusetts into Connecticut
long famous for their historical ant
literary associations, what a wealth OF
~pleasurable emotions Is called up b,
the very name.
The Berkshlres! The name stands
for scenic beauties to be found no
where else; llfe-givIng breezes stroll'
to the homes OF famous authors ant
other historical figures vast estates OF
multimllllonaires scene Of battl,
with Indians; and, wlthal, glimpses
Of many vast industrial plants. says
the Boston Herald.
1t means, too, that the person who
Is familiar with books may conjurt
up Longfellow's 1.-THE Old Clock or
the Stairs" or Beecher's "Star Pa
pers." or Holmes ELSIE venner," oil
the kindly faces of James Russell Low
ell, Doctor Claiming, Herman Mel
vile, and many other literary men
who spent their ummers among these
hills and wrote many Of their mos'
famous books In this enchanted re
gion.
Berkshire Is the most western coun
~ In Massachusetts. II touches three
%stntes; Vermont on the north, New
York on the west and Connecticut or
the south. 1t is so miles long and con.
talns an area Of about $50 square
miles. The scenic delights of the
Berkshlres, however, do not stop nj
the state boundary lines. They extend
to the Hudson river valley In the EN-,
pire state, TO the Green mountains OF
Vermont and the charming rolling
country Of western Connecticut.
In the early days this entire re-
gion was the scene Of struggles with
the Indians; 1t did It's full part In tn,
war Of the American revolution. ant
II Is today n country of beautiful
homes, and noted for it's remarkable
manufacturing development.
Perfect Motor Reads.
1t Is covered with u network OF
perfect automobiling roads, so bull,
that their grades are not difficult In
%traversing the most mountainous sec
lions. Jacobs ladder and the well
known Mohawk trail are the scent,
route for the tourist by motor; thcr,
are trolley lines throughout the en-
tire region. and by-paths and trails
for the pedestrian or the horseman
all OF which offer a great variety OF
pleasures.
Pittsfeld and North Adams are cen
tiers from which to start IL 1t IL the In
tention TO make a tour of the Berk.
shires, although one may leave from
almost any point and find no difficulty
In reaching a destination. There Il
one trolley line, beginning Mt Canaan
Conn.,, that traverses the entire region
passing through twenty cities and
towns In four different states.
The tour from Pittsfield to Grea,
harrington, or further on to Canaan
Is delightful. In Pittsfield one may
see the site Of the meeting house ovel
which Fighting Parson Allen" pre-
sided when he led the men of Berk,
shire to the battle Of Remington. l,
was In Pittsfield that the first agricul
tural fair In America was held; and
here General Lafayette was royalty
entertained on his farewell visit tt
America. In Pittsfield, too, Is the
house known to every reader of Long
fellow, that Of his father.in.law, In
which stood 1.-THE old clock on tn,
stairs"
On the road to Lenox Is the house
occupied by Oliver Wendell Holmes
with Its famous Holmes pine" un'
der which the poet often wrote. A
little further on Is Arrowhead" the
home of the late Herman Melville,
where the Indians used to rendezvous
Near here are the Canoe meadows on
the Housatonic, where the Indians
moored their canoes when visiting the
burial places Of their ancestors.
On every hand are the beautiful
summer estates of those who have
inherited or acquired great riches.
Up and Over Jacobs Ladder.
Lee presents many points Of inter.
est. Here is the mill in which was
made the first wood pulp paper eves
used In America; here is the marble
quarry, now abandoned, from which
was taken the stoneNsed in the erec.
ton OF the two wings of the nutlonu,
capitol at Washington. From other
quarries here were taken 100000 head.
stones purchased by the government
to mark the graves Of It's soldier dead.
Lee was the scene Of one Of the num-
erous skirmishes of Shay's rebellion,
and Is u very attractive village.
From Lee the motorist may enter