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Title: New Mexico, the land of the delight makers : the history of its ancient cliff dwellings and pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Franciscan missions; personal accounts of the ceremonies, games, social life and industries of its Indians; a description of its climate, geology, flora and birds, its rivers and forests; a review of its rapid development, land-reclamation projects and educational system; with full and accurate account of its progressive counties, cities and towns
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: New Mexico -- Description and travel
Publisher: Boston : The Page company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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iderable importance. Permits are issued annuallyfor about nine thousand head of cattle and horses andone hundred and two thousand head of sheep and goats.Most of these animals belong to the settlers of the adjoin-ing valleys. There is at present some excess range, espe-cially on the Jemez Division, which offers a good oppor-tunity for settlers desiring to enter the stock businessto secure grazing privileges under the Forest Regula-tions. The forage on the excess range is largely bunchgrass, which is best adapted for the summer grazing ofcattle and horses. While important for its economic resources and water-shed value, the Santa Fe National Forest is most widelyknown by reason of its Cliff Dwellings, historic Fran-ciscan Missions and its popularity as a summer resort.The archaeological interest of the region centers largelyin the cliff dwellings of the Jemez Division, while its bestknown historical monuments are found in the ancientcity of Santa Fe, formerly the capital of the Spanish
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Photograph by U. S. National Forest Service. SANTA FE LAKE, SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST. The National Forests of New Mexico 333 province of New Mexico, and famous in American his-tory as the half way station of the Santa Fe Trail. Thepresent development of the recreation resources has takenplace largely on the headwaters of the Pecos River.Here are found a number of hotels for the accommoda-tion of tourists, while the excellent fishing and the delight-ful climate and scenery are attracting a growing colonyof summer cottagers. A similar area is being developedon Gallinas Canyon adjacent to Las Vegas. The Coronado National Forest The Chiricahua Division of the Coronado NationalForest occupies the summits of several small mountainranges in the extreme southwest corner of New Mexico,and the southeast corner of Arizona. The Forest area isexceptionally rough and mountainous, and in addition tothe value of its timber to the large treeless areas surround-ing the forest, the protection of its wat

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