The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-06-03
GRANT COUNTY IS SENDING PUBLICITY AGENT ID SAN DIEGO

0.tsb t0 Osttt 0beOO /, F.. U.. McClary, assistant secretary of the. Grant county. New Mexico Chamber of Commerce, with head Quarters in Silver City, arrived n Clifton on Sunday last accompanied by Ms. McClary. The assistant secrs- tary of. this. live commercial organiza- tion in our adjoining county s making a special trip, by auto from Silver 'Cty; N. M.. to- San Diego, California. via Clifton, the Gila Valley, Apache Indian Reservation; sGlebe. Roosevelt, PhoeHix, and Blythe, California 0 Los Angeles Mir. McClary expects % spend six weeks in making the trip and .carTies with .hfm advertising lit erature.. setting forth the advantages of the Apache Trail and Black Range Routes through Arizona and New Mexico for the benefit 'uf 'transconrs- mental tourists.' .Mr~. 'aIoGfary des- .scribes the Black Range. route acI.0ss the line in New Mexico in. the follow ing publicity matter
 =: The-reeeflt' coin npIetfun of~,a winding 'Foad through the Gila: National forest in the pine-coyered, Black Range of Grant and Sierra. counties. New Mex. and the linking of this highway witi- older roads east,arif west. has opened tos the tsurist new route of uneNcelled heantX, It will be an au-year thorough fare, cool in summer. and although about 5000 feet high at some poius it is So built along the southern slope of the mountains. that it win be pass able at all times. The roadbed is splendid and is being improved.
 Along the road, any where between Hillsboro and. Silver City are many 1a<lNr< numerous springs of pure cold water. and an abundance of fuel. Red and white stripes on poles, rocks and other surfaces assure the tourist that he is on the right way, and every cross roads and turmoil is marked with dss- tance signs. Large signs at two or three important forks make the direc- ,tfon positive. freeing he traveller of Uncertainties. The road will soon bs one of the most tray eled of the trans state highway links fer trans6ontineRt- al tourists.
 The fishing season at both Elephant Butte and Roosevelt lakes is now open- These two reservoirs are filled with bass and salmon. Within easy dis tance 'of the road at many points pleas | ant camping giounds may be fcura. within reach of game and trout fish
 
 towns along the route will obtain fnA information about such outing grounds | within the Gila forest
 Here's Something to think about 1 tourists, in considering this new high i way.
 l This road is a virtual airline be- 1 tween the governments twu great l reclamation projects. representing a 1 saving of at least 100 miles in distance
 as compared with former routes along
 the more southern lines. The a0mils gap on the Mule Creek link will ere long be a completed project. Engi1- | eers in Arizona are DOW at work eA I ths end of the gap and money for the completion of the New Mexico end is I available. Until this gap is closed, :! tourists wfro go over the Black Range travel by way of Lordsbufg. whstAsr T going east pr west.
 That section of the road between Silver City and Santa Rita is now os- ing rebuilt as q Federal highway at a cost of $25o, 900. Three miles rrSrz l Fort Bayard to Bayard station vin De ! concrete pavement, and the othar dis } tances of fine sprfacing. on very : wide roadbed. Grade stakes are drfSea ; for the rebuilding of the state road Sn , from Santa Rita to Mimbres Creek. Sc | Ln4t Lll6 san k<OTSnLO illA HSW q eA<-@
 ing road of easy traction but steep
 will be eliminated. A bridge is to be built across Mimbres Creek below Sherman The road between Aimbres Valley and the Black Range formerly H took the tourist over Robins hill e0l Il this bus-bear has been eliminated D, M the building of a cutoff. reducing th> | 1 grade to maximum of three and one ! half per cent. From this point on tS
 the Collins repair shop the road l: | nearly all new. and in good condition e The roads from Silver City to Lords burg, and from Hillsboro ro Ho '. Springs have been shown in all stand ard log books for number of years
 1 Next issues of such books will inciud'
 the new section of the through route
 The completion of this new roa'
 l through the Gila National forest. q
 the pinecovered Black Range of NeN ,, Mexico, has opened to the tourist Sr f. other east and west route or uneN
 1 celled beauty. It will be an an-yes '' highway, even though it reaches al 'i altitude of about 5000 feet. becaus 1T the highest points are on Souther slopes of the mountain. It is delight
 fully coJl in summer. Many and COT U venient camping places. with npme d ous springs of cold pure water. and S e abundance or 1uel. are to oe Ioun ,r anywhere between Silver City an
 HilIsboro. The road is thorough u marked with red and white stripe m two stripes of white and one If re'
 and distance signs al all forks m
 crossroads.
 With it's present connections n
 road offers a delightful rest 10 th
 tourist. either east or west because B takes him away from the plains an desert. with their sand and wind. f II two or three days. It affords new an " close views of mountains. canOnS to er ests and streams and some oI n re worlds most famous mines, inS,cdis ty the great ChirJ Mine at Santa ssr [r. It gives the traveller opportun:-y to S7 ad how the eX-service men. sufferins iFn
 tuberculosis are being cared IUr
 IIncle Sam at the Public Health Ss