Show W Mas Ma's Va i Id w I Or fw b WHERE HISTORY M 4 RICA Ill 1 Editor Note This TU ze It is Another to in aw 11 of 01 the I States ta series aeries By EDWARD EMERINE v 4 Its It's d new land a ii w state tate the forty fo seventh forty seventh ty-seventh t Old Glory Soar ov t t mountains o and r d Wn to toa a fine modern airport at at Al Al- Al Albuquerque Or drive drive over over its smooth Smooth newly oiled lii bi that are straight as as arrows across the plains and serpentine tine in the mountains mount Note I the amount of building but i g going every on-every every on every kind of of p i nev tion new n-new new houses flew stores I new airports new new ir Irrigation i I ditches New blew ew Mexico Is new fait ti live sive It Is fa a land of young men cen and brave braye brave hearts It I Is twentieth tw eth cen cen- at t Its It beat bel New Mexico Is old Much old much older than the wrinkled Indian squaw who peddles peddle trinkets trinket it of tb th the Santa Fe station tation When the Indiana Indian first drat came cameto cameto to the Southwest Southwest Is II still dill a secret that thai archeologists and ethnologists haye hV beers been be n unable e to learn learn t But at t the time William Willim the Con Con- was invading England the Indiana were were re hi in their t golden age of 01 pueblo construction which began bean In GOO 00 A A D Ind and nourished for lOr years Jeara Ruins Ruin of ot these Immense com com- community dwellings often i containing as many man as a 1200 room rooms still aUD may maybe maybe be belee bo seen seen-ln lee New Mexico Yes Yea his Us- tory tort began begin in hi America long lon before Columbus was born Turbulent History Dl The Th Tb Spaniards first drs first came cam in 1338 1538 and In 1540 1640 Coronado ruthlessly con con- conquered the Indians Indiana looted their thelt country coun J wrote his hI deed deeds to in blood The first permanent permanent white whit settle little settlement ment was w mad made at San Gabriel In I 1608 by Juan de dt Ornate a gentle i and nd peaceful man mn New Me bad had Its It first rt governor In 1609 1600 and andI I SantaFe Santa Its Ft Fe the th capital was found 1 ed In jn 1810 I to Larger nd larger grew rew the vol- vol vol vole Unie urne ume of oC The Indians Indian were finally ruh 1 and in that Spanish victory wa waa was lost lt the most mo moat precious record America Americ ever ver had The revolution of af 1822 1823 gave Ive Mexico he her freedom fredom from Spain Spa and opened ope ed the gates latet to commerce with the Ule vh United ted C T fr The trail valt ira was opened from St 8 a ai i lentil teN tar tr off tl sut i It t i flowed n westward d the tte e ra Kai wen rued met r I rol tr bl General aD Fo Fe 1146 U lite 00 for f the ae the United Sta l b T The Topeka apil and SantaFe Santa The Fe it railroad reached tt th C country In 1879 1375 and opened opened it up to W the world Development was wa swiff od and in In 1912 1913 ew Mexico became si Ii state tate New Mexico is 1 one pf the tha Rocky Mountain states el and aneS that which is II not lIot mountainous it I a lofty tofu plateau V da x w rr 1 LONG LONG TIME m L LEADER AD B f rw Sace t lillO 1910 when be he served at sa a toe i a y t est cal es member of the historic tilla Sian which wrote the states state's CO eon con Thomas J I Mabry 11 bS been a leader In III New Mexico native oatle of Kentucky he came t the territory in ID 1907 1901 Ile De d law la at University Of W New practicing at al Ii 1818 He no sieved served M ae 1 patT tS terney torsey district Judge stet stet- Ie sn preme court com Judge Ja J i lice prior to 10 hit hla election as 1 S gor-S goti error emor In ID 1946 I Ut He WM was buL F rated for his Jala hi first tIr term term January l 1 r 1147 41 1 fi 1 1 Jar Jarno no part of ot which Is less leas te than sk feet teet above ata ata a level The altitude altitude of Santa Fe Ft r Is a 1 and Albu quo qua In the middle of the th state U Si 1 feet teet above shove bov the tha sea lea Camp Blanco peak pe is I ti feet high I i Healthful p 11 t The e climate It is dry and New New Mexico 1 is Ia a resort lor o afflicted with pulmonary troubles trouble Heaviest precipitation 1 I is s cui i W bad with att as 0 average of 2242 inches In he ia a year ear Owing to the the tho atmosphere the tha heat het la never oppressive and I and the night art 11 al 10 ways w cool cool The average number number of ot rainy or qi tormy stormy day days daTi a 1 year only onty J f Indians cowboy cowboys speak Spanish lag ing in people golden Colden sunsets ro roman tics Ud nights prehistoric ruins ruin acers scars rs of ot an older civilization the thea deli rl opportunities of the th t aI these thea and more morel mori art re are ew Mexico's I attractions to the tha of peg pt pit pie pl who make U it a s must on their theft tours One Out visit Is la not enough enouch so r o they th l again and ga g for tor there ere I lq is much to see Iee much much to learn leam much to speculate upon upon rand jand many hours houri In which to dream There are art the desert the plains pl plains inland and nd the mountains There are pine oak oak Juniper birch maple and doz- doz dozena dozen dozens ena ens en of other trees Pinon and ce- ce ce dar are abundant in the foothills Along the watercourses water cottonwoods also abO grow along with willows and sycamores sycamore In the mountain val vall leys leyl ley are nutritious grasses grasse and cattle and sheep graze in content content- merit meni Bear deer mountain lions wildcats and antelope us are j found Jn tn 1 the tha mountains and s coy coy- coy coir ot and prairie dogs are tt Common Common I en the plains plaIn Ii l i i jf f There wa was Irrigation D e 1 S Mexico ago a aEe o Merl ai erI I fl by b remains rem rf ofa i I II M ditches Dams DIU are are artl bunt built no fie 40 M bold Id the PIe flood waters Artesian Arl aJ ll I I Swells t pew add their pow flow II to the thirsty p r land Crop Crape and d rd that fa te could ld sever never survive mye rainfall Y a to cores orea of New Ne Mexican tI f r and stock raising stock are re the the main pursuits of ot the people pe people p Among ong the crop crepe grown are maize cotton cotton corn com com barley barler and oat Vega Vege tables abie and frusta fruits as al a well as al- al alfalfa falfa talta have shown mown increase in re reo re- recent cent cent years year Source of lit Food Many of ot the sheep fatten ta l tot for market on Iowa and Nebraska farms firma came from NV New New Mexico where where the Indians Indiana and whites whit whites raise alae them Ulem by the million Add to that a p million cattle and New Mexico be be- be becomes comes comel a source of ot food tood for or a I large part art of ot America Dairying is Ia constantly expanding Iri In the tate state and nil poultry is I adding its Ita Wealth to the land V 1 LUte Like all aU mountainous states state New Mexico Is II rich in mineral r l resources O sources Gold silver sUver copper co copper peio lead zinc tine and coal are among amon Its Ita important mine products Potash which was scarce carce and critical In the the United States St tel during World WarI War I now Is 11 mined mined In New Mexico where there th there II U an unlimited ted supply Iron Iron salt n gypsum clay soda soda ochre mica marble molybdenum tung sten vanadium turquoise garnets garnet ameta opals anti and other ot er minerals mineral art re scat scat scat- scattered throughout the state Within the past few tew years minion t tor of or of people eople have become I conscious e I Of New Mexico's scenic and rec attractions Carlsbad Cm- Cm erne erns has bas been made a national park National monuments monument include Aztec ruins Nh Bandelier mountain tn Chaco canyon El EI Morro M QUi cliff eM dwellings Gran Oran and White Sands Sends Bottomless Lakes Lake Conchas tol Dam m and Hyde are ore state tate p parks parks ka Lure Lore Sport Fans Fau Winter sports areas area for tor those those o Who Uk tIk like skiing are art Red river rivers Hyde nde State park h Big g Tesuque SandIa El Rite Rito Aqua Piedra M McGaffey Cedar Creek Cr ek end and Cloud Cloud- croft Whore are M 11 1 different places where w re Indian pueblos may be He seen Peen from fro from Acoma Acorns to 0 Zeal Ia In- In bt dl e t i Include lD ruta Apache Mescalero Apache pache and Southern Ute Uto There are ale natural lIa ural Ice fee caves near Grant natural hot springs springs- Kit Par Car Carson's ar sons son's ons on's cave the oldest church in the United States tat at Santa Fe Puye cliff dwellers ra and the Santa Rita open pit copper mines mine near Silver City in New Mexico too if It the other sights fall fail to please I The Land of Enchantment says the New Mexico state highway department de de- de department so And so 10 do thousands of ot others y r y Pale t r Ev s sate ate x M a V to toa a w f x f l d w wr r LAND OF ENCHANTMENT Scenic sad and historic hla wonders wanders abound within the boundaries ea of New Mexico Mexico Top panel shows aM a view of or White Sands Sande at sunset Typical of or the Ute ethereal of Carlsbad Caverns Cavern National al park are Twin Domes Dome and Giant Stalagmites left left center Carrying out oat the he pueblo type of 01 Sure lure which predominates pre at New Mexico university the original al women's dormitory Ia Ull aun Jn Ja use ose right center The Kiva IUn ar r religious ceremonial house boa la in the tho plata plasa pia of 01 San pueblo berth borth of Santa ants Fe Is ts shown In the lower loer panel |