San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-01
oLD TIMES IN SANTA FEE.
,. Cslsbrats In July Its Three Hundred
PrP'H'ss and Thiriy.Third Anniversary.
New York Times.

frF. and Thirty.Thfu A"h"Hv
New York Times,
The Citizen of Santa Fe, New Mex.
are preparing to celebrate what
S'r call their tertio-millennial," or,
n' ctber words, three hundred and
ma;vstv.tbird anniversary of the settle
In 'ani Of the town. Ex-Chief Justice
bradford Prince, of that Territory
u ,.ho is in this city, was seen by a
T T reporter yesterday. He said
that the first European who ever went
hrough the region now occupied by
Nv Mexico, was Cabeza de Baea,
No No was wrecked on the coast of Texas
" I5S1. He gave so brilliant an &C.
=, .ount of the country, that in l541
1Corondo organized the first expedi-
t;on to the Territory, and, as nearly
W can be now asccrtained, Santa Fe
~ss settled in 1850. The celebration
Of this important event in the history
Of the Southwest is to occupy the
whole month of July. Two perma-
nent exhibition halls are to contain
the main features of the occasion.
In one there will be a collection of
historical and archaeological curiosi-
ties. Mr.. Prince thought there were
more in New Mexico than any other
mart of this country. The Territory
S full of the remains of towns and
ancient stone implements. There
are nineteen pueblo villages in exist
tence. In these, the people, the GUS
toms. and the manners are precisely
what they were 200 years ago. These
pueblo people are descendants of the
aaborigines of the country, part of
them being the Juni Indians, recent
" brought prominently before the
country. There will be in the
second place, collection of Spanish
antiquities representing the second
civilization which went into the coun-
try. The third civilization, the Amer
can, will also be represented from the
earliest times down to the present.
The other permanent building will
contain display of the resources of
the Territory. In this department
the minerals, gold, silver, copper,
lead and coal, both bituminous and
anthracite, will be the exhibits. New
Mexico has the only anthracite coal
beds in the Southwest. A number
of special entertainments will
be given on the different days of
the exhibition, beginning with an
elaborate opening ceremonial, lin which
it is to be hoped the Rev. DR.. R. S.
Storrs will deliver the address,. After
that time there will be pageant rep
resenting the entrance Of the Span
iards into the city. One day will be
given to the exhibition of the games
and dances of the pueblos. Another
day will be occupied with an excur-
sion to the cave dwellings which are
not far from Santa Fe. Still another
day will be utilized for the exhibition
Of cattle and sheep. Mr.. Prince said
the exhibition of the pueblo people
would be very interesting. These
people are honest and industrious,
and though they do not take kindly
to modern implements, they are
skillful agriculturists and raise ex-
cellent crops. The month of July
has been chosen for the celebration
because it is the most pleasant month
in the year. Santa Fe is 1000 feet
above the level of the sea, and never
has any hot weather. August and
September are the rainy months. In
winter the weather is cold, but clear.
1t is expected that an excursion rate
from this city as low as $50 can be
arranged. Mr.. Prince thought that
the anniversary would afford a good
opportunity for Eastern capitalists to
see the Territory. Hotel accommo,
dations, he said, are good, but would
be largely increased to meet the de-
mand OF visitors.