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for them and for his own pleasure many of the oldest 

 and rarest patterns and colorations of the famed Navajo 

 blanket. He contracts for all the blankets a family 

 can make and supplies them with pattern blankets or 

 with water-color reproductions when the sample is un- 

 usually valuable. When the work comes in, if of ex- 

 ceptionally fine quality, he gives the weaver from one 

 to ten dollars more than the contract price, depending 



for travelers, and satisfactory arrangements at reason- 

 able rates can be made for the round trip. The scenery 



VIEW OF LORENZO HUBBELL'S HOME 

 KEAM'S CANYON, ARIZONA. 



upon the size and cost of the blanket. If the work is 

 poor another chance is given. Then if the weaver does 

 not improve, the best known market for blankets in all 

 the west is closed to her and she must sell the product 

 of her loom to the railroad blanket shark for a mere 

 pittance. 



Ganado is on the least known, but by far the 

 best road to the Indian snake dance at Walpi. The 

 route is a little longer, but the roadway is level and well 

 packed by the passage of Mr. Hubbell's many freight 

 wagons. Forty or fifty miles a day can easily be made 

 with comfort to traveler and team. In taking this route 



OXEOF ]. L, HUBBEIL'S 'BLANKET FACTORIES' 1 

 ARIZONA. 



along the route is always interesting and in some places 

 grand. The air is delightful and the shady places cool 

 and refreshing even on the hottest days. The light 



EXHIBIT AND EXAMINATION OF PRODUCT OF "HUBBELL'S 

 BLANKET FAClORItS' 1 GANADO, ARIZONA. 



wagon is bowled along over the hard, smooth roads at 

 a rapid rate, and many miles are covered before lunch- 

 con. At the crest of some ridge the stop is usually 



GAVADO TRADING POST SHO\VIN(3( STREAM FROM WHICH 

 WATER FOR IRRIGATION IS ,T,O BE TA'KE.N. 



to Ganado and Walpi the Sania ]^e train is left at 

 Gallup, in the extreme northwestern part of New 

 Mexico. This little town, of two thousand people boasts 

 a number of industries/* enough ajf lea|t to keep its made. The driver turns out of the road into the deep 

 inhabitants busy, contented - and peaceful! TBere are a cool shade of a pecan tree and with a cheery "Whoa! 

 number of livery stables iiiat 'mak^Jt a btisinlss to care All out for dinner," bounds from the wagon to attend 

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OLD HUBBELL HOUSE, GANADO. THE FIRST-BUILDING 

 ERECTED IN 1876 STILL STANDS. 





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