, 1880-07-16
NEW MEXICO.
from Lns Vegas BY thu Atohison, To.
peka & Santa - .1lailroad.
Che City Of tho Holy Faitli--1ar1y Spanish
.. Explorations In Tho Ylonlty. -
,he Oldest Dwelling'in. D The Unitsa States
Venerable Churches iii Santa 60,
| Visit 10 10, Ccrrlllos a1niuy Dlstr'tt-7u,uoiss
1liuey-TAe "Durro." - -

to,ux. nnuth,scstorly by Tho Atchisoti, Topeka &
inslltn ii; nirond, for pc rhals twenty miles tho
tond Is III tho open 0ait1e WITH but l!ttlo to ar
rest tho attention., saving only tho rolling pril-
rlc md tho sptotllld rnneho Of ". Ronlcro, a fow
nliea south or tho city. which Is probably tho
finest III lhu Territory, md tho improvements u
which nru s,tl tn have cost M Mrrci of tnopcy"
Tllon tho l,a,d enters hrnken and plcturcs9uo
region, winding by old wator- cuslraca sunk deep
in tho rocky formation, beautiful parks, and
dcuso forests Of piio and spruce, which limo tho
lnolntnlti-stdcs mud c0ver tho valleys. hfe eooh
1'lss, attn short dlstunco away, n trce'css, ter
raced n,ot,ntntli, with prcciptotls sides and MI
oblong level space upon tho summit. which Is
known to historic legends az Der1tal or r.
=. STARVATION 1tILf,"
1,non which trIp,tlon aaya thnt Nlirty-Avo Mcx.
leans pnto rctrcu,.l from, Il Surco Of hostile in.
f1ans, and were lipll III strict hlnckado until ono |
by QUO they died 6t hunger md thrat. =.
At tho crossing Of thu recos River, d strong
turbulent stream, urc nnnensc tracts Of spto1,-
did timber lands, and IL largo lumbcr-oamp.
-wuero grcnt numbers Ut Mc1cuts aro employed
In cutting rai'rnNd-ttcs for contractors Oh tho
extension cf the road bcyotd albuquerque.
Nent tho pecos, and II short distnllee to tho
Bo,ith. nru tho ruins Of clio Of those old atlof'c
churches erected by tho Spanish prlcsts In tho
period of their first Invasion OF tho country.
Farther in, Mt Gallstco, the raIlroad branches,
-tnc l!nc going e0nthwestward to Albnqucrqho
md beyond; and day'by day 1t advances with
nntrin7, unhnlting progress, crossing allko' '
river and plain, mountain passes and dcserts
where only tho while sage or hrsh- eau
na MH i sa ha Az,ass & sst Goss Ind
iuye lis irnn fingers in tho waters of the
l'acltso u GlnymAs, on tho Gulf q California.
could Iul raiir5ad orer fIn uxiter. i think they
would extend thpiE limo to China. From Gdllatco
o n hraneh 9 Is , 70 81 taG G
From thn Junction wo wind through . some
Will nexicaH ranches, md at ast, almost 6!.i-
s1cI behIn' tho low hits. scant!Iy covered with
saeis s I'D s fsfaffy wt Sas GssNrsad @ F e
@ sS,a,n't sH q 81 % ssiy rea C. tho ao!cnt
,so %a moro osss "!os!a St y Ii ss Senrrao spnh's
City Of The Holy Faith, - :. - -
sAsrA FE. =, g..
Tho traln soon ha'tB Just outside tho limits,
nn me- Old M a.i"So e Infusion qnicf VI i Quincy
omnibus through ,,nrrow, tort.'clis sstcets with
us III saeSas: s;ss sas ss Ti f1s ill., 9ee sr sa pa as
sss S asss sSs sps s,R 4; tie se
over hs door.-and we arc ut tho beat, md o r.
sod a. oy 4er'san hoy1 L. thS c'ty The
cr!vcs IN, mud va ayu conducted to uur, rooms:
santn Ft'is nnu Of tho most quaint 4nl peculiar
cities On ss i,uerica Gne% sr,1 W. h9vo !, enc no
1,,ly hatK Of SnunIsh discovery usid occupilt!on.
III: k,lt,w tail, shortly. after tl6 couli,cst 1t
companions. Reckless us tleyis und sntslvc US
soda rss shto,Ya ,Y 5 iho ,,,n s9I,ry h.
1w! 3;;f @ tf s's 1v,a 3 t co sh II III sy, a
' On ih 'sif s!iss If tis tis s!rrsj ihey ~
siioas stasrs II tito 'vei,t', n1I sen.i-cfslza-
.:in Ut, t!lo nntise r,!css. Friar ;Mnrons do
IN "a mls+lun To thit reAf0,,.. md visited tho
lMeh? tt %uni an;a alinr tlasct MD ttn,,lly Ic.
W %iii H. t!Ys saT, iss EsfA f tI, f W. , s i'i.
tuiVuasa viii whiti, ,l,a l'ss.ps were loa.isYl
;s /! u: i: y: S s;' Il
corans. VIZ, sn,nK fuice3{ " Gi7 t,,csu,,,'irv,
!" sf,rs s thef tt fc.'ts s'iecoss sna "y bas
or x,vMt rulty, tlu .MtassS rs, atvnE hGntaMnl M
;ss !nyIh'q Scii}s ySl3s r. l. la neir s %eas' %
i,iIulcr ii i.:1i,!s!i prieats nee.'lnuasl td nX-
re'i,nu .nf, entnrc..t no''tion Of mud yaM.ll.
tpcu 10 tEt ew Il lltia2 crested iuS churches,
q 1x{ "a re'pe' cor0"''0' With p4f' u f'' COM:
,. -. =. cdxr1xuru n,s .rxrtonArloNs, 8.
''pnd Tradition snys that 'ln assembled tho Talicy
1.nis Valley. and grossri tho Hnugro de- Christie
With he foll"wed to lis sa.'iac, y :few
rss s,,n "bovv The; present slto ot
!!de eoks,s westward @ 's" q" tho 'SS s!uinn It ,hs
lin!y Cross, WIKI iss sacred cnDlotn in thp etgr.
II spM , m s9g IT! .!; I4re !1y aatas' u , ro
lolnhes frnni lo ,llo,lttllll,s through tn GrIl
s ps IL tsss II Ksas sHs ST. s;'fSss{ S.:
tnEtoi, WHO wits y mclnlH,r vt thu hte United
sates I han .. n!ts "EGpG5l,fs 5 X sErs*
ican 9u.l il!at, co!tres t.,lis mo thnt. thhsp ~
wa{i;iSa,;sa / M ; W!tlhorjty fer snyiH ,,ys S;ora.
rived 1T Baxter Springs. IN Kansas, frptn which
pl1ce ho went ssn!thwHrd and rctur,,cd to Alex
Tonvo Dc 1eun, @ III s % Wasard di nErit.os,s tron
Few ho'ias Nftnr ororndo ,n,l 1uft thera. Ih,is
from unca 0l,tor tho iuaryelollS goneraphlcat
discoveries tnull llAG nude. !. -. (.
:rEsS RI 'g sss' sl'y it, aGs s
United Stn1'a, l'ld rertalhly has
THE uLl,ERr H3tsE ATtlIt. BrAND1sti.
occupied ~ rcshlcmce, ntld ktinst, 70 records:
ktniSs, WiIlch WIS built l,erS IA S5 ~ ih,fp Me.
lrrosl liere an nNc|cnt INiodIu dwelling still o.
pM'tA ~ = il.tiltIer Lt ilnltyg f!iniiles, whiuh
III VIZ arH II WITH haso ei,asc r. sS o e 4
xersas!on with ,t1a nI:?uIanis.. a. could nos
~ make then! understand ny spnnsh. 4 Is built
unlyersa! huil,ilns- -luaural here. a,,d u two
s,nies IN ltGht: TAs %ps arc yery thek' ~,
have siaa wiMI"ws like part.hoiSs Is; Iho iipisr @
hstory ,so aehe " r., Spy M,y X d0s placed paast
a!iasWay be,wrrl,; is .lei,nelent ta.trci.ot 'aan
s!r4a sn.i Tho grounds and hasldste it,oucrn
was Gis i. iS, tit sss i i""taiy rsstor.d il
ltlo' at wh!ch "! Inscription. r!tteiy eartcd
tic aSyry. i,rs,.rs i eat The VIVA rr.orss. a'i
ilaHortallxes tho &AtIu,A do In !'cIt'cln. by
lysI t<tt trlItS tfta1