Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-09-15
ALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO.
pronounced Albukerky.l


One of the interesting cities visit
ed on our trip was Albuquerque, New
| Mexico, city of $4,000, on the Rio
the county seat of Bernalillo County,
founded in the year 1701 and named
after the duke of Albuquerque, the
34th viceroy of New Spain. The old
plaza, 1 mile from railway station,
contains ancient Spanish mission
church of San Felipe de Neri, erected
about 1875. 1t was the site of Span
ish and Mexican military post, sec
| ond only in Importance to Santa Fe
and Ell Paso during Spanish and Mex
lean occupancy, and site of United
States military post from 1876 to
1867. This city is the junction Of
three Santa Fe lines, with shops and
division point employing 1000 men
with pay roll 100000 to $4,000,
monthly-yard trackage total 80 miles.
New Santa Fe shops will increase
capacity. The 100000 railroad plant
for creosoting ties is located here.
About half million ties annually are
floated for 150 miles down Rio Grande
and tributaries to big boom in White
Rock canyon, thence by rail. Several
hospitals are located here, it being
oHe VI Iilc HlOSt poPuiul iSSoiIS iOl
consumptives on account of the alti-
tude, sunshine and low humidity. The
alvarado 100000 (Fred Harvey ho-
| tel is adjacent to the station, includ-
| ing Harvey museum in the annex
which contains extensive Indian and
Mexican relics. The Navajo and Hopi
weayers, potters, silversmiths and
basket makers are seen at work. Az
buquerque is headquarters central
New Mexico wool industry, with gross
annual sales sheep and lambs ten
million dollars, wool securing plant
handles seven million pounds annual
ly; manufacturing plants produce
blankets and woolen goods nour, ce-
ment, brick, stone, furniture, hal
ness, farm machinery and ice; 20
Wholesale houses. The University of
New Mexico occupies 60 acre cam
pus, on high mesa, the building be-
ing modelled after ancient Pueblo In
dian style; S325,000 U. S. Indian
boarding school (450 pupils) Pres
byterian Indian school, at st. Vim
cents academy, Harwood school for
girls and boys, Catholic orphanago
and Rio Grande Industrial school. The
Chamber of Commerce occupies n
100000 building. The city is on the
cOaSC TO COdSC uuIO rOuIc.
A remarkable fact about this city
is that the climate has no extremes
of heat Or cold. The government
weather bureau Of the Indian Service
gives the annual average precipita-
tion covering q period of as years at
a little less than inches. In 1921 the
highest temperature was 95 degrees;
the lowest temperature in 1921 was
above, and the lowest in 1920 was
6 degrees above. The hottest days
are never sultry and the coldest
nights are never shivery. Between
the, highest temperature of the day,
and the lowest of the night, is usual
ly about As degrees. Comfortable
sleeping requires blankets every night
of the summer.
To quote from the Morning Jour
nal published there: "To visit Albu-
9uerque and the country about, is
like trip abroad. The scenic attrac-
tions about it have been compared
with those of Egypt and PALESTINE
THere the traveller comes upon tho
ruins, of prehistoric civilizations. The
foundations and broken walls of great
communal buildings-the first APART
ment houses built in America-and
the cliffs Of the Cave Dwellers, are
near Albuquerque and reached over
good roads. Nineteen Indian pueblos
I.,some Of them having populations
of near 1000 are easily accessible. The
nearest arc only few miles away;
the most remote of them can be reach.
ed by automobile in a day. Any one
of these Indian towns is interesting
ito the tourist; but people come from
'af parts Of We void to sac AcQma