, 1869-08-05

60 lately fought to put down rebellion, and arc
now being taxed to psy the expenses oi ptesesv-
lug the Union The Mexican Government gtves
4 hundred dollars for an Indian scalp, and
two hundred and dfty dollars for tie scalp Of IN
Indian Chief and the result is Indians Keep ont OF
Mexico, or At lcaEt behave taemseyeA The
United 6late1 payB II least qnArter Of million
to &c, al Indian psouise 10 keep the peace, which
/, not worth sou when obtained, and Al least
ha,f million for escry Iudlna scalp 1t gets and
yet there Is 10 abatement Of Indian outrage1
There Is maniiestiF no way for the people on the
frontier TO d. but to tafe rs Indian Job into ther
own handa and II General Siberian chooses to
1rht With the Indians let htiu 10 IL 1t my rata.
let the curtain fall and forever hide this mongrel
scene Of tragedy md fRrre md let rs have an end
Of both Quaker and military tomloo]erJ. II Is too
expensive IN amusement, and tuo transparent
cheat, when eonsldeted ~ serious effort at pro
tect!on Or humanity.
slHTA FE
Eanta Fe fthe City OF the Holy Faith) Is claimed,
by sone Of It's ant!quaHans, as tho Oldest town In
the United tateR It Is clalned fur It that It WAS
started ty t1e Montezumas, more than 800 years
age. They point out old aEot< houses, OF great,
very great, antiquity. They show a foundation
STONE taken from the ruins Of On snc1ent church.
marked "1bst." They ahoW couple Of apricot
trees nIe feet IN diameter which at old AeIlcau
{opwarls Of po) saJa "looked Just as they do ROW
when he was buy.' 1t Is certalnly very old
town.
Tie town, as jon approach 1t on the stage. from
The hills aboye. looks Ike lArgc collection Of
br!ckkIlnA, lIkc LII towns In New Mexico, 1t Is
built Of adote tlnud). Nearly all the houses
Are ono story only, with o nat roof
OF mud. Tho chusches are mud,
tic Court House Is mud. the garslen fences
arc nrd. the atores, large aud small, arc mu3
mud the hotelH arc Mut1, and Just about the height
OF q br1ck.ll!n. The toola Of all the houses In
to~u arc MID. nn.l, 1T ilstnncc, suu can sec no
town 1t all; Jon uu1J notice IN uneven surface 10
the ground. When II FalnB much the mud on the
roofs becomes soft mud the muddy watcr driys
through. As BoOn as tho rain Ia 0rcr pau OF
mud IL pastefeI over the irakt part, and the sun
tlr.h IT, nnd the roof Is perfect ngaIu, Au.! tIiy Il
thc way thrF haze dour for DW tearB, tnure OF
Ass Ranln Fe ts about 7,0Ug feet ntsIet the BeY,
c!llpatc Ia very healthy and cool Thu vnteY Is
seiJ laIrr aud CLEAR uud epccklet trUlt aru found
In alI The ndjaccnt streams. Hexlcans nre
found hero by tho sooya who nra nearly
OF quito hui ttrod ycara Of age. They seem 70
Try up like tl1trnIes In The dry atmosphere. nnh
thus l"eotne preserved from decay. There arc
Pcfcrl hui springs n tic ric!tIty with rcnIarksbIc
M alInE properties. With Rooi rnIgroah liltl tho
obstruction ot The Apachcs, d tfunpan1 p1ncl1 OF
rtnft would be- bllIi In ehttn inountnne, a1l the
sich, alI'l ille r'eh. anl tho scrut1c. nud tho
:nfiuuA, Atu tho ,slAc0htruLr,l, Wouid annually re.
s"Et tf'thcf. Hsrasogu, Mount Washington, ihc |
sll'tl"nlrn, hn't uctiJahurK, would do snr .hosn |
who rhsl'l nut ro.ntuatd Lhp lunDry 10 ,er,h un
hr higher, coOirf aud ulurp hraIa!ul peaks pI tho
iuciy a1ouAt ninx. A.J,u,