Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
FAMOUS OLD PALACE OF MUD.
The Historic Adobe Edifiee in Santa Fe
 Being Repaired.
Santa Fe New Mexican.

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 The sound of the hammer, the saw and the trowel makes a merry echo song in and about the historic adobe palace to- day. The National Government has sup piled the funds, and Secretary Thomas has let the contract for $3000 worth of Improvements or more properly speaking, repairs on this ancient official edifce, so full of interest to all tourists and sight seers who visit Santa Fe. The workmt Il took possession of the building yesterday and in sixty days will have completed their task.
 The Governors palace is in much the same condition as last year, except that additional lapse of time has made the need of repairs more pressing. The See retary of the Territory, who is its eusto dian. has obtained an appropriation of $30O0 from Congress for the purpose, and while this sum is considerably less than that which he estimated to be necessary, yet 1t will do much to prest rye this in teresting historic edific in fair condition.
 Without disparaging the importance of any of the cherished historical localities of the East, it may be truthfully said that this ancient palace surpasses in his toric interest and value any other place or object in the United States. It ante dates the settlement of Jamestown by nine years, and that of Plymouth by twenty two, and has stood during the 292 years since its erection, not as cold rock or monument with no claim upon the inter est of humanity except the bare fact of its continued existence, but as the living center of everything of historical impor- tance in the Southwest. Through all that long period, whether under Spanish, Pueblo, Mexican or American control, it has been the seat of power and authority. Whether the ruler was called Viceroy, Captain General, Political Chief, Depart ment Commander or Governor, and whether he presided over a kingdom, province, department or a territory, this has been his official residence.
 In his recent annual report to the Sec retary of the interior, Gov. Prince takes occasion to present some highly interest ing data relative to this structure. He states that from here Onata started in 1859 on his adventurous expedition to the Eastern plains; here, seven years later, 800 Indians came from far-otf Quivira to ask aid in their war with Axiaos; from here in 1918 Vincente de Saldivar set forth to the Moqui country only to be turned back by rumors of the giants to be encountered; from here Penalosa and his brilliant troop started on March 8, 1862, on their marvellous expedition to the Missouri; in one of its strong rooms the Commissioner General of the Inquisi- tion was imprisoned few years later, by the same Penalosa; within its walls, for tltied as for siege, the bravest of the Spaniards were massed in their revolu- tion of 1880; here, on August 10, of that year, was given the order to execute forty seven Pueblo prisoners in the plaza which faces the building; here, but day later, was the sad war council held which determined on the evacuation of the city; here was the scene of triumph of the Pueblo chieftains as they ordered the des- truction of the Spanish archives and the Church ornaments in one grand conha- grafton; here DeVargas, in September, 1892, after the eleven-hours' combat of the preceding day, gave thanks to the Virgin Mary, to whose aid he attributed his triumphant capture of the city: here, more than century later ton March 3, 1007), Lieut., Pike was brought before Gov. Alencaster as an invader of Spanish soil; here in 1922 the Mexican standard. with its eagle and cactus, was raised in token that New Mexico was no longer dependency of Spain; from here, on Au gust 6, 1857, Gov. Perez started to subdue the instruction in the North, only to re- turn three days later and to meet his death on the 9th near Agua Fria; here, on the succeeding day. Jose Gonzales. Pueblo Indian of Taos, was installed as Governor of New Mexico, soon after to be executed by order of Armijo; here, in the principal reception room, on Au- gust F, 1846, Capt, Cook, the American Envoy. was received by Gov. Armijo and sent back with a message of defiance, and here, five days later, Gen. Kearney for mally took possession of the city and slept, after his long and weary march, on the carpeted earthen floor of the palace.