The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-05-26
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Corresvssdssee Of The Denver Tribape.
Upon arriving here, after pleasant
Trim over the Denver aud Rio Grande,
whose reclining chains form nm ele-
meut Of comfort and luxury equal Ia
an elegant drawing.r0Om, found my
self within the oldest town in Ameri-
ca The Spaniarsls found this city
Of considerable importance ut the time
Of their invasion, In the year 1S42.
while the town Of 81. Augustine, Fla,
was founded some twenty-three yearz
later. The student of antiquity can
here find wonderfully fruitful held
for research, many landmarks still re
manning which carry Us hack quite
$50 year,, which period embraces the
occupancy Of the country by the Mex
lean and SJAniard. And many, In
deed, are the evidences that their pO-
sitiOn was never one Of security. NJ.
merO,ls Notifications are yet to be seen
surrounding the city, and although
time and action Of the elements have
almost Obliterated every vestige indi-
eative of their character. yet they for
cibly remind the observer that in the
dim vistas Of the past, around these
very walls aud buttresses, were enact
ed deeds Of valOr wherein the pride
and chivalry Of Spain were unable to
successfully cope with the savage and
cunning Puebls,s. Here and there are
still to lie seen little mounds of stone,
which cover the whitencd bones Of
some scion Uf nobility, who MAS tempt
cd 10 brave the dangers Of old ocean,
and under the leadership If cabesa de
Buca or Coronado, to seek linBitless
wealth, which IL was believed awaited
then, in this New FL Dorado" But
instead Of finding race Of Is.ople with
q disposition to tacitly submit t. inva-
sion. they met with the most deter
mined opposition.
The beautiful valleys, delightful eli
mate, together with the wonderful
mineral wealth Of the country, made
IL ~ desirable q home for the natives,
that In this instance they shook oil
their lethargy and struck boldly for
''hOnle and liberty"
The most entertaining Of all old
landmarks are the churches, the old
est Of which IL San Miguel's (St. Mi
ehaei's), the erection Of which native
tradition places i'm the'year 1897. But
IL Bancroft il taken for authority, Oc-
Cured i'm l5S2, which would give Us
.999 years rs the present age Of the
walls. as they renamed standing after
the destruction Of the town 10y the Pu-
eblO Indians, In 1850. This Is very
reasonable superstition, In view Of the
fact the Pueblo, like the Mexican, IL
mone tno fond of the hard labor Incl.
,iant to tearing down the thick. heavy
w,aiis NJ sdoi.a The truth ia un,Ioubi.
r, tI,nt .ft.r hnrning everything i'm.
d.m,nnbIe In the building. Including
the r,nf they considered their work
nj destrnctinn connl,.te. The Siege of
ti,e town i..t;nv far fifteen DAYS vnye
tine I,esieved annie time for the col.
ia..,;ou of ali their personal effects.
Which os a c,,us,,,uence were. saved
III. oh c,,ur.l, was restored by the
Snsui.r,s under (;Oyer0or de Vargas.
IL tLa year I7IO Mt which time II IL
snnmossi that the two oil paintings of
tI,s Recommendation together with
,,,,.b of the N. m ,,i,.rnaiia of church
servica w.s hro,,vht RACK and placed
Il, ti,a;, oil ,,ns;t;cus Tho authentic.
a., osti,a ,,;a,,,,.. r. oh rondo,I I'm unvs.
to- Rnt tI,.t tL.y ,,ata hack 10 fhe
,.a:y carly na;ntinys in nil ia unoues-
t;oE.hIe
0na nc IN. .x,h r;s,;.p Rrotbars =,
,sn,t,er of tho s..;s,v which Is .,;ii
,,s;nn tho chanel when t,L;n, dnwu
tha n;.tnro. sr.,. fin. sinca Ia dmst
ti,a,,, ,i;,.nror..i n,,,,, ON. IN, r,ljow-
H.. ;nsor;nt;on. AZ n n De7u
The n,ost nIamsa,,,e translation heinp
thot n n or. ~. initiate of tLe naint.
o. while IN osT ;n,l;cate a nno
nn,,;n; Jog. ,s n Ia we'll e.t,,,li.Le,I
that n was customary IN omit the
ti,n,..uJ. 90 I'M. reader will nhs.rv,.
that Ia. fro," ,I,.;r I,ainv ,,non" tho
q 80 nr,,.l,,nt;nns ,,f :. scLSoI of ,,,;nt-
ora ..tshIisie,l nearly six hundred
vaars o~o od.ls l,r~eiv IN the Interest
had in Their eyaminafion.
There is but little douht that they
wera ,,ronght from Spain nv mission.
sri..s who recommended Antonio Il.
Esn;;o A. ,h;s cn,,,,trv In the year
Ia, Tn. h..,m .,ncrtiny tLe paIIe.
~ will aIso claim attentiSn n wos
evidently hrou,-ht fro,n Snain. ma n,
Give wo;,ld inIicate n cedar tree of
n,uc,, laroer dimensions than its sne-
cies ia known In grow in this countrv.
n IL very deliberately carved and
haors the fnilowiny inscrintion ..The
Maron;s do Ia PenueIn erected This
hm;idiny The ROYAL Ensign bon
A ,,vustine Flores VertJ;,ro his servant
i.s,eW The date n will be Observed
wifi the date of res,oro.
tion The saeminy ,liscrenancv ia ex.
Manned an the foiIowinr hvnnthesis.