Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08
AN ODD OLD CITY,
Sante Fe, Whose Traditions Run Back
for Hundred Of Years.

Sante Fe, Whose Traditions Run Back
for Hundred Of Years.
The special correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times thus described
Santa Fee, the "City of the Holy Faith"
apropos of the coming tertio-millennial
celebration: Here, thirty years ago,
Kearney, surrounded by his little
pioneer army, proclaimed to the assem-
bled inhabitants the establishment OF
The authority of the American govern
ment, under which they were to live
for the future. In the centre of the square
70 day stands the monuments Hmple
shaft, with InscrIptiOns-erected, AS II
reads, to those patriots who fell IN l562
at NalyeIde in defense OF the Union,
willie near by the band ofthe garrison
stationed here furnishes open air concerts
on certain afternoons III each week to
the Ieople, who then collect in the
square and neighboring streets from all
Quarters On the north side of the
Plaza stands the Governors palace, Sd
calied-a long, low stone building, built
originally about the year 1882 and OF
material from the old Ind an town. by
( ron of the constant necessary repairs
il is fast losing its antique appearance
and internal arrangement. Here lived
and ruled for couple OF hundred years
the Spanish Captains Gen era', but So
remote from the vice royalty at
The CITY or Mexico
that they were practically irresponsible
either TO the NIceroy or the people OF
the Territory. Equally 80 were the
Governors under Mexican rule. With
IN its walls, which yet contain the Gov
ernor's MANSION, the Federal and Ter
rltOriul court rooms, Legislative cham
bers, Attorney Generals office AMI
library, was imprisoned, In 1908, Iebu
lon N. Pike, the American employer,
and innumerable State prisoners before
and since that time, while many SEN
tepce Of death has been pronounced
tberefrom, without any hope Of appeal.
On the corner Of this square stands
he headquarters buildings of the
United States military force stationed
throughout New Mexico, and at present
under the command of Brigadier Gen
eIal Mackenzie, while but u short dis
lance beyond, and on the edge of the
town, isthe local military post of Fort
Marcy, built soon after the Mexican
war.
Around the plaza various modern.
looking structures apPear-pOst Office,
banks, hotels, stores and salOons-all
Clearly Americas
in both architecture and character. But
the purely Spanish or Mexican quarter
Of the city, with its primitive houses
built entirely OF adobe, lies further away
frg int III af "a
narrow and steep street of San Francis
co, at the head OF which stands the new
cathedral bearing the same name. built
GU. of a reddish colored sandstone, and
enclosing within It's walls the Did adobe
church OF the Spanish Ella still Intact. As
We pass the line Of shops notice We the
quantities OF The peculiar fligree jew
cry, both gold and silver, Of Mexican
workmanship. The barbarie looking
pottery of ali colors though black and
red northumberland Of the most hid.
eous and grOtesque shapes, 10 made by
tie Pueblo Indians. The same of these
specimens Of wickerware, woven close-
y enough to hold water. Here are the
workmen, black, and not over clean
loUkiRg, but with brilliant blankets Of
native manufacture wrapped arouOd
their bodies and bright colered hand.
kerchiefs tied around their heads. .Oe-
easionslly we meet a Navajo, decidedly
too wild looking to feel at ease within
The limits Of even this standardization,
but who his probably come into the
city to dispose Of either some game Or u
blanket of superior make the latter
esiiy striped and 20 closely woven that
it will easily hold pail Of water poured
In the cenir- While the blanket j. up
held at the Jour corners. The. come at
high price--all the way from s2i to