The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03
NEW MEXICO AND ARIzon.
somerville Mass ,ourn.,

SHitco oaSecs, out r1diuons exist araon- the Aztecs which go to prove tha, ,hes
 were the original settlers Ruins ,-.
 found m both states which show tha, :,
 some early age 5oo), large and fou-.
 ishing settlements must have exis,e,. |.
 IS supposed by some writers that the Cf.y
 of Mexico was founded by a colony 6f
 the Aztec Indians. who started from n.
 Pecos pueblo, thirty miles sou,heas. oi
 Santa Fe, in about the year 1923. Tae-
 chief, Montezuma, rode ahead on h.
 back of an eagle. acting as a ga.de
 Wherever the eagle stopped at nigh, was
 planted an Indian pueblo. The sigr oi
 arriving at the great city and capita, of
 the Aztec nation was to be the" aligh:.ae
 Of the eagle on a cactus bush, and :e
 vouring serpent This took place when
 the eagle arrived at the site of the pres.
 ent City of Mexico. The Aztec lnd.ars
 from that time until the arrival of lie
 Spanish were hardy and industr:oas
 people, tilling the ground and liv!ns
 peacefully together. The first Spa-ise
 explorations took place Tn about the yea,
 l5,S- 50, when Cabeca de Naca lourneyec
 by land and water from Florida to lie
 Gulf of California. He met with r.ary
 adventures and suffered great hardsh .os
 Ills accounts of the journey and the pee-
 pie he met are probably wha, first tu-rea the attention of the Spanish 10 ;.!s country. Following Naca were seve,a. excursions led by different commander.
 but none met with any permanent ,- cess till the year s97, when Onate. wit. large company. made a settlemen; a; Espanola. little north of Santa Fe. Ih.s party met with varying success inciden: to instructions and failure of crops up to the year loSo, when the Pueblo IT. dians rebelled, killing a large number O: the Spanish and reducing the power o: the remainder to such degree that the, had to be content with their own labo,
 Previous to this the Indians had beer obliged to work in the mines and carry burdens. Their families had been sepa
 rated from them and they had suffered greatly from cruelties practiced by .he spanish. The Indians remained masters of the country till l6oI, when treaty was formed with the Spanish. allowing then to return and cultivate the iand. This treaty remained unbroken for many ye:.rs proving advantageous to all
 The foregoing history is derived almos. wholly from tradition, and for that reasen IS very uncertain. but 1t gives about the only information to be had. and will therefore have to be accepted. In isei came Mexican independence. and in iS,, a government was formed for New Me-. ieo, with Francis Lavier Chaves for poi!,- ieal chief. IL Is about this time that trade was commenced with the East. It is said that Robideaux Bros. did au overland trade to the extent of Sls.ooo. Follow ing this came the Mexican war, with which all are familiar, ending with the admission of New Mexico to the Union From this time on 1t may be said that the country really commenced to be settled. Money was appropriated by congress for educational purposes and a public h. brary; mail routes were established. churches built, and the whole coun,r, given new start. which has continued down to the present day. July ,Ith. Is,s. daily mail was established, and through mall route to the Pacific coast. Follow ing this in quick succession there were founded numerous towns and villages. and daily and weekly papers were quite abundant. New Mexico formed an i'm portant part Tn the operations of the olvli war. and number of important battles were fought in the state. In Novembe. of 1878 the first railroad entered the state, crossing the line in the Rartoa IL was called the New Mex leo and Southern pacihc railroad, ard was everywhere received with great re- ]oicing.
 In 1879 the mining properties of the state commence to attract the attention of miners and capitalists. and very rich mines were found a, White Oaks. Lin coin county. Following this came the of the railroad to Denim. with the Southern Pacific ra.i- road, and forming an all rail connection to San Francisco. New Mexico seemed now to have entered time Of general ad- the railroads placing i, in e. rect communication with the east. and bringing into prominence the richness of its mines and advantages offered 10 the settler. And the stream of travel ,ha, hen commenced to pour into the state shows that the resources were TO, wrongly estimated nor undervalued. And he exhibits that the state has placed :a he different fairs held in this country show to the experienced observer wha. he state is capable of and what vas, 1ches remain yet to be unearthed. There may Tn other states have been discovered richer mines. but never mines that held put as long after steady work had been 'pent on them. New Mexico is to-day. md is to be for many years to come, the eading state for mining industries. And o show that 1t is the universal verdict of Ill practical miners, notice wha, costly machinery IS being erected by the diffe-- mt mine owners. That alone goes ,o prove that New Mexico IS what it cla;ns O oe-she leading mining state in the -nion. Chances are abundan, for the lew conner. and now is the time to star.