Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-06-19

few can be mentioned here. On the bank
Of the Santa Fe river, a small stream which
flows past the city, stands the oldest house
in America, erected in 1912. San Miguel
church. the oldest church in the United
States, is still'used; il was built In 1910,
partially destroyed in the instruction Of
1850 and rebuilt in ITO. The Arch bish-
ops garden il beautifully laid out with walks.
fountains, arbors. lakes stocked with fish,
and trees bearing nearly every variety Of
delicious fruit. Old Fl. Marcy, erected in
1916 by Gen. Kearney, on hill in the
northeastern part of the city. was the site
Of the encampRent Of DE Vargas in 1893
Many other places Of as much interest might
be mentioned. Right over the old San
Francisco chapel, rs it stands, are being
reared the massive stone walls of a grand
Cathedral. to cost SljO,000. |, il modern
10 style. Santa Fe is showing signs Of con
tact with the outside world not onl, in the
enterprise of her business men but in the
style of architecture in churches. hotels, etc.
The climate of Santa Fe is delightful. its
elevation of 10ii feet counter ba ancing its
southern latitude The soil in the valleys
is good and produces enormousI, under IT.
rigation. The Cerillos gold. silver and coal
mines are adjacent. Those mines produce
largely OF an excellent quality of anthracite.
Among the points Of interest adjacent,
which the tourist will find il profitable 10
visit. is the pueblo of Tesuque. ten miles
north. The following is Noble Prentis' de-
scrption of his visit to this village it will
serve as general view of the life Of the
Pueblos Of New Mexico The scene is
hnr p
road. the thousands Of yellow. sun bIistered
and serried ridge. covered with u thin growth
Of cedars and pinon. and the groups OF
burros loaded with wood and driven ~ In
dlaas. and occasionally a party Of American
prospectors mounted on gaunt horses. with
their burros with sacks of -four and other
necessaries marching on before. Indians
were seen ploughing in the fields b, the
roadside. They used pillow made Of three
stcks-a big long one for the beam. a sharp
one for the share. and crooked one for the
handle. The plows ricochetted along at
the heels Of dinnutlsc black and white on
ca. ne Indian costume is very simple il
consists OF HAIR. shirt and leggins. rhePueb-
bio Indian Is the inventor of that capillary mu-
ulaiIon known as the bang His heavy
black hair hangs over his forehead aud is cut
square across even With his eyebrows 1t
i very sweet. In childhood the hair Is cut
close o. the head. with the exception OF a
fringe round tn. lower border. which curls
up like ducks tail. This add. great
cnarm 70 Pueblo infancy 4 pueblo j. 4 big
mud house butt around court In con
siructinn II reSer>es the principles Of the
b.ocshouse- The upper story. instead OF
projecting i withdrawn. The householder
a>cends 10 the top Of a ladder. and enters
upstairs by door. Ii there we're no lad !
Der he could shin up the lightning rul 4
door on The ground floor would hurt the
feelings 81 the late Monir1uma We en-.
tered several compartments. including that
81 the Governor. who hls shaped open
ing M front Of li> Eou,c through which he
can look out and see EVERYTHING. He Vas
looking when We met hun, assisted L1 his
wife and child All ihrre Just sai and
looked When spoken tc the, made no ~
ply, but JuJ looked. H. the r1nssr NJ 4
year They mast zee great deal DE- A~iou-
Ally uoman % child came ont rn 'hr up-
pcr dctA. Ike prlIrIr dog. anu took lnuA
Other, we're d work cutting wood III an
apartment saw .irl. whose COSTUME con-
ranged IN fr,toon.. grinding meal \ Slab
Of hard rock = fastened At an sac.!ue IN a
trough, and the corn !, rubbed on ihi, With i
stone roilns-p In. The >oft black anl-u hitr
CORN : Around up very rapidly, The room,
arr swept Very oican. bH; pcrvatrl With a
pcclI AZ anl Panseng nlor. rhr Pueblo.
arc ugly, sa..rn. personally dirty. ami ,eN
industrious. They Are nominaIiy Catholics,
but arr sail % br III fact. hel,hen uho H.
!:evc 10 the second coming % Man,rzuma.
The, seemed to he looking for him when |
them. The Te,lque Indian, are ,Aid
20 De poorer and les ar,sioeraIlc than those
Of the other PIeUlo. In the matter IL ug-
lines. they cannot br rNcelied by aHy In
dams have eyer seen, except our own lo,t
hA~, Some Apaches Who came iui1 santa
Fl on horseback .olA Ike n1blemru beside
thr ol,fxeus II rrNuqur