The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-23

An the ereai national parks or y
rn0nfry nuf4esF. ns their urfAiiing
source 81 Interest and wHntef to the
public at large. mt least one pre-
emincni natural. world wonder. yell
|iowstorc >atlonal mari, has a. lts no.
table ffntufcs EeYHcre and n match
les ron ard fails; Yosemite park
h<<itsr ths ruhlime beauty of The ems
t,ss ssss Z. a'sesss ~ AZ, nr. sgq +
eoh lark IT, AActAdods chbs0i.'
crsfsr Lake rhrh' rs ~ndtudnaInH lake
nf that nnme 0ncItr park rs sist-
lef. and magnificent scenery MI.
Naintf park The onr ~ eniy let-
clad ~. HAires. ana ~ on.
II Nsw Nsxico md no great out-
standine world wonder 10 advance -
4 basis to hcr claim for she tslAh-
iIshsnfht % q national park Nithln
her hordera fhefe ulfkhf be some a.
ease tor the present discussion among
her cllizena a. 10 whether the pafk
shoiiit be On this or TINT portion 81
the slate. Ana, Under the eif1ufh
stances. 20 permit petty politics cr
f~liifh Interests 10 intervene and
work for ~ creation IN the northern.
southern. or any part ~ the state
ave wherc ouf A1edcstnnr' % popu
lar attraction max be found. H. most
i.nwoftiiy and reprchensIhic.
But. New Mexsno has q world
wonder Of ~tranacchdent Interest. har
pre- historic clif dwellings pf 'fEl
ftito de los Frijolee7 ffpdian name
eet In noble ctutJhs where
very mfr y rharEcd with a N.Y.
s'scmcthing'' which grips yoa
and holds you aud fills you with an
overpowering ems OF awe and a de-
sire to from the face Of the
cliffs the secrets Of M lives and
loves OF the people Of Ions Axe who
inhabited them and 80 maryelousiy
wrought The great cliffs with their
natural caves and fantastic forma-
tons carved by erosion are the na,-
ural Wonders; the carvings OF dwell
lnes Ia the rock by primeNal ina
with his crudesi OF Implements con
iain the historic human Interest, a.
there ~ a ghost Of a chance" to oh
lain a national park, we should pull
together and work with all might
for ka location in this area OF numrr-
GUS other scenic surprises. enhancing
soetiineas and sylvan auietude IL ad-
joina the National Park to Park high
way. on the main Travelled tourisg
route o. the chain OF national parks
There would BE- no other national
~ INV ~ NN ANA N0nNNANE h|NH 90
The world. No region. not even that
which boasts Of the sphinx. the psrn-
nids and temple ruins OF EgA ~.
would possess greater Interest Tor the
Wopld's travellers. II d the crndic,
the Garden Of Eden, Of true Ameri-
can history. WHY should we encour-
axe our citizens TO travel far abroad
to study the history OF Other nations
when right In our own state We have
this remarkable spot which all biu
speaks aloud 20 US OF the lives aud
habits Of our own aborigines. Men
Of science and great learning, jour
ueying from afar. have spent year.
exploring and studying Il and have
written books In which they enthuse
with the utmost abandon on is
scenic. historic and scientific %glories.
and have bestowed upon US the name
New Mexico. the Land OF the De-
iightnlakers." Observe what Charles
+. Iummis has TO say in his book re-
Rarding the ciiff-dwellers' region.
THE Tyuonyi Gel Rito de los Fri
Joleal. the first known home OF CO.
chit, In onr Of the unique beauties
OF the southwest. Along the sheer
md noble northern cliff crumble the
bones OF a human past. n past OF
heroism and suffering and romance.
IL IL an enchanted valley. The spell
OF the southwes; i upon Il. The
suns white benediction. the hush 81
natures heart. the invisible haunting
OF q oncc-that uinost OF all soli-
tudes the silence that was life-they
wrap II in an atmosphere most
unique. II is an impression OF n NE
lime. The great cav villages n the
ruye ana the shufinni in their white
rastie-buttes thirty miles up the riv-
er, are not tn be compared with u.
though they are ita nearest parallel
In the world. Il IS not only a mucn
larger village han either OF them,
ge1her peerless
The open season for trave, through