The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-18

cliffs for the same reason. Inc western
banks of the Rio Grande north OF here
are very abrupt, rising in some PAGES
almost perpendicularly two or three
hundred feet. On the top Of one OF these
bluffs there still remains q stone iort'
built by the Pueblos, and almost I'M
nreona6le from the river side against
ANYTHING but modern artillery.
MANY wealthy Mexican dons own es-
tates on the Rio Grande River, and, al
though their modes of agriculture are
rude and primitive, their fields are well
cultivated, they have large tlocks and
herds, and their houses are spacious
and imposing in appearance, when seen
through long vista Of trees, with their
neatly whitewashed fronts and broad
verandas extending all around them.
Among these people may occasionally
be found Spanish family Of pure Cas-
titan blood which, though it came here
perhaps, two centuries ago, has never
inter. married with the Indians or Next
cans of mixed blood. These arc the real
aristocracy of the country, and, as many
Of their children have been educated in
Europe or in the Eastern States, they
have retained not \ few of the charac-
teristics of their Spanish ancestors, to
which they have added, perhaps, more
of modern refinement.
The old town of Albuquerque is about
three miles west of the railroad,
hit a new-Amcrican-t0wn is already
springing up about the station: The
old town contains about 1000 inhabi.
tants, of whom two or three hundred
are Americans and Europeans, and the
remainder Mexicans. 1t resembles
Santa Fe except that its architecture is
purely Mexican. and it lacks the aP'
pearsnce of thrift and enterprise which
the capital of New Mexico has in a
slight degree. The plaza is simply an
open square in the center OF the town,
without fences, trees or grass. One side
:. of it is occupied by the church and
church institutions, the former of which
is said to have been built about 200
wears ago. The people of Albuquerque
, assert that the town was occupied by
the Spaniards earlier than Santa Re, 1t
,, being at that time large Indian pueblo
!, and it therefore disputes with the CAPT
tai Of the Territory the honor OF being
the oldest town in the United States SET
tied by Europeans. The merchants
here carry on large business with the
: farmers Of the valley. The new town
t which is at the junction of the Atlantic
t and Pacific Railroad (the construction
r of which from this point west to Cali
n fornia has already been begun) witt
:; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fl
d main line, is expected to be an import
G ant railway center.
The first night Isleptin Albuquerque
e nv room opened by adoor upon the pla
h cita of the hotel, but the window locke.
Il out upon y broad street with no build
u ings on the further side. After MID
At night, and when perfect silence reigne
d throughout the hotel and town, wa
ID awakened by weird. plaintive SOUND
n. and, looking out of the window, ss'
pr a tall Indian in the bright moonlight
le wrapped in his gayly.colored blanke
ut walking alone, very slowly, and chan
to ing something that sounded like . org
he I watched him for five minutes until
he had passed out Of sight and hearing
mt and the apparition seemed prophetii
The Indian race has survived the cruel
Of the Spaniard. and has not disal
er peared before the civilization Of tv
g, centurie, ago; but did this old chi
10 see in the advent of the civilization
X x: the last quarter of the nineteenth ce
IN tury the doom of his people sealed!
le' Cor. Ncw YORK; Tribune.