The Penn's Grove record., 1885-06-13

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In the FAR west is a section Of o
country Just waking from the sleep Of
centuries and taking its 6rst steps ID
the march Jt progress which j. SLOWLY
sbut surely drawing a. lands and al
people % q day OF better things. ], is
mostly q desert Of shifting sand but q
desert haptIssd may prove an Eden
disguised. and New Mexico is not IN
likely 90 verify the poets dream. tx
u'ore-s tell Us that il is divided into
eve natural DIVISIONS. The plains on
the eastern border the valley Of tie
Rio Pecqs . Sierra Blanca the valley
or tLe Rln Graule tie Sierra Madre,
and beyond this the plains bordering
OF Arizona
Historical dates are not TO be thor
gughly relied on, but Il is said that
Tie ~Suauiards first found their way 10
this region about the year 1910, tempted
OF. through much suffering and prlYa-
ton. by the stones OF mineral wealth
tod by The Indians. The limit Of their
endurance seemed 70 have b-eu reached
when they found themselves on the
SPOT where the city uf >auta Fe now
stands. known iu Spanish records Is
san Francisco DE Asis Je Santa Fe, or
The city Of - Francis OF Assist OF
holy faith. Here they established
themselves and Iu a measure realized
their dreams 0f acquiring wealth by
working tie mines OF gold, silver aud
turquoise. The Catholic fathers OF
the church built, d fea years after,
The PecJs church near an ancient Aztec
pueblo, where yestiges Of that almost
prehistoric tribe Of suu-woTshlpeFs
still remain. To the north ls the VII
lsge of Laos, where the waiting In
dams still keep their fires burning and
watch f0r M0utezuma. Nearer to me
city is the church Of san Miguel, said
20 be the oldest church in America.
The walls are of immense thickness at
the bottom, and the small Sits Of win
dOws at the top to let II d dim Ielig-
iOus light
Entering the city itself, a place num-
berInE about 5000 souls only a few #
whom are whites, ole finds d quaint
''olla pOdrIda" of narrow, crooked
streets and one stored abode houses,
with several dismal looking Catholic
churches and d few American houses
now and then a good school building.
The walls Of the adobe buildings are
very thick windows are scarce, with
here and there and there d small door
A Mexican architect IS tead IS evidently {
incapable Of originating more titan Ole
idea, for they are all Of Il style, III
the form Of a hollow square. Various
surprises meet the eye Of an lnquisi-
tive visitor who ventures into the
ulacita OF open enclosure. Sometimes
It is transformed into a corral Of bIrrgS
(dOnkels) sometimes a stole for
wood and brush, sometimes a .9yely
flower garden. Tie public Plaza OF
u is a cheerful spot in I'd, sum
u T time and it is pleasant 70 SIT under
tie shade VI cottonwood trees while
one listens 10 The musical performance
Of the United states military band.
within a stones throw de two hut
looking buildings +, the college Of liz
Eguz-lst Brothers and he SISTER
Hospital On 4 side Is The palace
q -Be spanish rulers, q large ous-sbaT-
- bulLilE q so 1ert ~ more, nov
ucGLv ed by government officials Not
uz1y rods z~sy Is t85 -aa-ue5eTaI -
Cd Is 70 D= unsafe and gradually t=llE
Tet-l.- A1g1t ZU Esar. ago when
LIE L11ls-z ~r-vg..-- against lie span
- oppression al $661-LJy appeared
trm-c4g tls s--rs--+r q lie cry. E..
Ills cd e--r-- Wa, tle slyl- II Hzl3 Con
- Ll 4.us5 a. re-. women and
ck-1lr- l51 R-1l Is LazSfy= walls
f. u-.tye.laJL aus. Indian savagtT =.
Il we're erg-y Uassacrsd AID lie
ss1--s waIs led viii iae blood Il lie
young a8C ne cd
10 q TRANCE Inns s51z8s IKE q for
sEu Land. Tie barrow streets, Tie
CTleutal locking houses and The DUuEI-
GUS little d0uEtys driven by blaDketed
Indians and swarihy Mexicgns only
needing turDdus TO look Ike Arabs
remind one Of scenes IL Cairo OF Jeru-
salem. There is a general all of thrift
~lessDess and lauguoT, an uudsyelOped
condition Of things peculiar to old
Europe than new America. The peo-
pie wear d detected air Of hopeless pow
erty and are i'll fed evidently though the
dyspeptic look is probably owing TO
their excessive use Of ''chili colorado, "
one Of the slow PoisOns, also tobacco
and bad liquor. But all this Will pass
away. With the coming IN Of a new
tide Of civilization from the east the com
forts Of life are being introduced.
Steam and electricity are doing their
work here as well as elsewhere.