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A LOOK INSIDE THE ARCHIVES AT ONE OF OUR CLASSIC ISSUES FROM NINE DECADES OF NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE.
October 1957
The crew is taking Extra West 6152, a westbound Southern Pacific manifest freight train, from Tucumcari to Carrizozo. Train orders are sent by telephone to telegraphers’ stations along the main line. Any changes in these orders after the train has left are relayed by a unique system. The telegrapher types out the orders, ties them to looped strings and attaches the strings to a post close to the track’s edge. As the train whips by, a man in the front end leans out and jabs his arm through the looped string, catching the orders in the crook of his elbow.
The fascination of Barranca is the unexpected. This you’ll find in an old garden where pink roses and gray sage grow together in happy harmony. And at the end of one winding road you come to a small hand-carved wooden gate. On it you read this carving: entren en paz–enter in peace.
Cover: Golden Trail. This month’s cover was made by George W. Thompson on the Aspen Ranch road near Tesuque, north of Santa Fe. The whole area is a magnificent color spectacle in early October.
Teapot Rock This teapot-shaped rock is located in the Jémez Mountains area east of Cuba. Photo by Harvey Caplin
The back cover of your August magazine shows strangely eroded rocks. The profile at the upper left shows a striking resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock. Hold the magazine at arm’s length for the best effect. —Wm. H. Woodwell Tamaque, PA VOLUME 93, ISSUE 10 New Mexico Magazine (ISSN 0028-6249) is published monthly by the New Mexico Tourism Department at 495 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501-2750. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $25.95 per year, $45.95 outside the United States. Periodicals postage paid at Santa Fe, NM, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to New Mexico Magazine, PO Box 433148, Palm Coast, FL 32143-9881. Copyright © 2015 by New Mexico Magazine. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. The magazine is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, or artwork.
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