San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Hundreds Enjoy Hospitality
Of Little Getty a Mile
High"
RIGHT IN MOUNTAINS
Old Spanish Trail Passes
Historic Fort and Pretty
Scenery.

Fort DAVIS. Tex, Aug. 2S-tort
Davis, The City a Mic High" is
destined e become within the next few
years one of the most no } liar pleas
ure resorts in the state of Texas, ac-
cording to the increase in tourist travel
here this year over the traffic which
passed through last season.
Surrounded by a high mountain
range, known as the Davis mountains,
the progressive little city of 400 inhabi
asls royalty entertaIns ali tourists
inspecting the scenery, in q tours,
camp adjoining the city limits.
The camp, which is situated in a
large grove of cottonwood trees, is
one Of the best kept camps in the
state, the sanitary conditions being
excellent.
A well furnishes pure water to
uuench the thirst of the tourists.
Facing the well-kept camp a high
mountain, whose peak rises $500 feet.
rises to invite the campers to Chamber
over its cliffs; and, its welcome is az
cepted by most of the campers staying
here.
The hospitality of the growing lit
tie city, mingled with the beautiful
scenery, makes it utterly impossible
for a person not to enjoy his stay.
Inspect Old Fort.
History loving tourists can be seen
wandering about old Fort Davis, its
adobe buildings standing in a well pre-
served state today.
Although abandoned for a number
Of years they appear to be in good
state Of preservation.
The fact that the fort was once un-
der the command of General Robert r.
Lee and Jefferson Davis, after whom
The fort, the city and the county was
Dpsamed, adds interest to the fort ex-
plorers.
The scenery from Alpine to Fort
Davis, over the Old Spanish Trail
scenic loop, excels any other in the
state, it is said.
Leaving Alpine the mountains rise
higher and higher, until the altitude
of Fort Davis is equal to that of Den
yer. Colorado.
The winding road is beautiful.
The 25-mile drive between these
two West Texas towns is splendid. :.
High grass has put the cattle which
craze over its slopes in wonderful con-
dition giving one an opportunity to
see one of Texas best cattle raising
sections.
sOOO.Foot Mountain.
Mount Livermore, the highest noun
tain in the range. which is 5000 feet
high. although sixteen miles distant.
can easily be seen from Fort Davis.
It looks a little more than a mile
to its base from the city.
The roads leading to it are in
splendid condition, according to re-
ports
At the base Of the ranges highest
peak Is situated Camp Bloys. a Bap-
fist encampment ground. where a
popular meeting has just closed. The
meeting is reported to have had an at
tendance of 800, which is remarkable
considering the fact that it is 20
miles from a railroad. 16 miles from
a postoffice, and with less than q
dozen ranch houses in the immediate
vicinity. DIR. Hogg of FL Paso. DIR. :.
J. Porter. formerly of San Antonio.
but now Of Oklahoma City. and DR..
]. Fl. Rurman of Waxahachie. did the
preaching.
II Is the object Of the Fort Davis
peonlc TO please the tourists.
The ranchers invite you to camp in
their pastures.
s0ne offered tourist his wagon and
'Neams 70 haul wood. should he need it.
Another offered his front yard.
where a grove of trees stood. to be
used as car1D.
The Fort Davis neople cannot be
coniplimented too highly for the many
courtasies which they show tourists