Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-06-16
NEW MEXICO.
A Newsy Letter About the Territory
that is Destined to Become the Next
State of the Union.
SANTA FE, May 2, 1883.

you, renew my correspondence ina
will compass parts of my travels, ex
plorations, observations and expert
ences in New Mexico and Arizona
There is not an old town or city il
New Mexico that 1 have not visited
as we'll as its rivers, mountains, cliff
dwellings, it's inscription-rocks, its
ruins of cities that are from two to
thirteen miles in length; its Pueblos
inhabited by Indians, descendants oi
The pre-h historic races, and which have
laid aside the nomadic customs of the
wild and barbaric races; its mineral
zones, which in my judgment have
no superior on this or any other con.
tinent. Such of these as have now
become familiar by years of travel
and close examination l propose to
describe in a series of communica-
tions.
Of the many places 1 explored ]
have yet to learn of correspondent
who would risk his life to obtain the
information. As an illustration and
not to boast, the penalty of penetra-
ting too far from camp and compan-
ions, was, on one occasion, to be cut
off and chased by Indians, having to
ride two days without rest or sleep.
So many correspondents, within
the past year have travelled this
country, whom / met during the
months of August and September,
representing the Chicago Times, 1ri-
bune, Inter Ocean, Cleveland Herald
and Leader, Cincinnati Gazette, Com
mercial (now Commercial Gazette
Enquirer, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Boston,
New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington press, that called on me for
information, it may be some of the
matters of which l may write may
have the appearance of plsgiaristic
matter, when, in fact / have not the
name of possessing copies of their
correspondence. With these explain
ations l begin:
About the first questions that are
usually asked me are: What can
you tell me of your people, climate,
antiquity and productionsW l an
swered one Chicago correspondent by
handing him the first copy l had re-
ceived from the press of the matter l
had supplied for book of some 300
pages. He kindly thanked me, Dor
rowed it for few hours, and four
days after / received the book by
mail, no explanations. l afterwards
saw three column article taken from
my work. No credit. The country,
which on the earlier maps was laid
down as barren desert. has been oc-
cupied by human beings for period
equally as long as that of the Mon
golian, if it is not in fact the first in
point of time and from which emf
grafton went, instead of coming to it.
My attention was directed to this sub
ject. during the time was President
of the. Archaeological Society OF Ohio,
by the late DIR. Klippart when he
showed me the paintings he was hav-
ing made of such as in his judgment
constituted types of prehistoric
races, and said to me ''that he should
not be surprised that when arch@ol-
ogists had completed their work, the
result would be complete change in
the present theory of the sources
from which came the prehistoric
man, and also as to who he was. y
This thought was by the intense in
terest evinced by DIR. Klippart, so inn
pressed upon my mind l determined
If possible to pursue the inquiry, and
have sought every available opportun,,
ity for penetrating the vastness OF
the mountains and other localities,
the homes of the historic races
all along the Rocky Mountains, from
the British Columbia line down into
Old Mexico, and have not yet com
pleted. I am the more determined tc
pursue this inquiry in consequence OF
DR.. Klippart's death, and only hope
that his valuable papers may fall into
such hands as may be able to com.
plete his works, that would prove al
acquisition to science on this import
ant work.
All writer's of history, so far as
have been able to read, concede these
facts, that the prehistoric races, Tol
tees, preceded the Aztes, and the lat
ter were the predecessors OF the
North American Indians; but as te
whom preceded the Toltecs, no his
torian, / believe, has dared to express
an opinion, and why? Simply from
the fact that they have not dared tt
take their life in their hand and ex
plore the fields that are SO prolific O
facts, foot prints, relics and othel
evidences that tend to throw ligh
upon this subject. :.
As near as / can estimate the time
it has taken to crumble the walls O
cities. buildings, and the carved in
scription rocks, this country had ~
people before the coming OF Chris
upon earth.
One of the most important OF m.
discoveries is burial ground on
mountain summit at an altitude o
10000 feet, and over 1900 feet per
pendicular above a river that meand
ers at the base OF the walls, alons
which road passes near a perpen
! dicular wall on the opposite side
When rode one Sabbath afternoon
through this opening OF the noun
tain, the beautiful running stream
the severance of the syenites rocks
; the perpendicularity of the walls, a
the summit of which / thought sa,
the hand of man in the form OF
cap wall, caused me to halt, and whil