El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-12

THIS time Of year often thinks how pleasant It would
be 90 up the top Of the mountains the late
afternoon and perhaps spend the night I'D there The
mountains overlooking FL Paso and the valley znd Fort
Bliss from 1000 to $500 feet above e p 50, 5000
to Zoo feet above the The difference IN temperature
due to altitude about degree for each zoo feet but
the actual difference is more because Of the constant nee
brezes that blow around the mountain tops far from the
heated paTesnts and buildings Of the big city II IS PROB
able that at any hour is IS to Is degrees cooler on the
mountain peaks than in the city, the difference varying
with the altitude and the direction Of the wind and being
greater by day than By night.
It would not be impractcabe to establish resort
top Of the Franklin mountains where people could and
refresh themselves and if they desired might camp out OF
find bed to sleep in There are number Of places offer
ing advantages for such There are springs and
there considerable green growth The rugged rocks near
the top offer much Of scenic interest," and the views rom
the top wonderful One see the snow capped White
mountain the dark Guadalupess and distant ranges In
Mexico FL Paso and Juarez and the region roundabout lie
spread out tidy, every detail sharp the clear
Automobile roads be taken to the top Or desired
a cog and cable railway be built. There are many
ways which the mountain be used as to bring its
pleasures within reach Of all Several Il Pasoans nave
long interested themselves IN this problem T. 7 White
R Burgess Frank Wells Brown, and others have made
plans From M. Brown who has been al over the range
rauv times comes this summary Of the practicable ap
proaches for automobile roads from either side:
There are three passes low divides in the Franklin
mountains which it would be possible to build auto
mobile roads across the mountain
The first of these is at the head Of McKelgun canyon
This canyon opens out about mile and hall northwest
Fort Bliss and heads in tie main mountain ridge about
miles due north Of the city at elevation Of 5S2S feet
above sea level Two OF three miles of heavy mountain
work would to be done to get over the pass The
route would follow the canyon up to its head and down
the side striking the upper valley concrete road
about Whites Spur
The next pass north at the head Of Fussean canyon
which opens out on the side Of the mountain about
niles above Fort Bliss and heads in the main mountain
ridge miles due north Of FL Paso at an elevation OF 54z5
feet above sea level This road also would require several
miles Of heavy mountain work IN getting over the roge
otherwise the approaches would show difficulties out OF
the ordinary IN billy country
The third and most northerly of these passes is about
nile south Of the New Mexico line and would present less
difficulties than either Of the first mentioned here lh
mountain is cut by large and beautiful canyon several
miles II length extending from the eastern base OF the
mountain westerly to the main ridge at low pass (eeTa
ton $500 and provides easy approach from the east
side to the main mountain ridge
The western approach would leave the upper valley coz
crete road about mile south of Anthony and, following
an old dim wagon road about miles long due east 70
point directly under the pass and reaching an elevation
Of $3.50 before encounterng any difficult work This point
IS about onehalf mile horizontally from the pass and with
orv 500 feet vertically to reach the top re
curing heavy Egzag road building up the mountain
side.
road through this pass connecting the east side road
with the upper valley concrete read between sinton and