The Meeker herald., 1891-03-07
MEEKER HERALD.
u.eker, Colorado.
AN HISTORIC ADOBE.
The Anciont Mud Palace OF Santa
Fc, Now Mexico.
Extensive Repairs N-ins Made on tho
Queer Od Omciai structure by
the National Government
to Preserve It..

Tho sound Of the hammer, the saw.
and the trOwel makes :. merry echo song
In and about tho historic adobe palace
says tho Santa Fc New Mexican. The
National Government has supplied tho
funds, and Secretary Thomas has let
tho contract for $1,000 worth Of i'm
provcments, or more pr pcrly speaking.
repairs, Of this ancient official odiilce, so
full OF interest 10 all tourists and sight
scors who visit Santa Fe.
The Goycrnor'S palace Is In much the
same condition az last year. except that
tho additional lapse OF time has made
tho need OF repairs more pressing. Tho
Secretary OF the Territory, who il IT.
custodian, has obtained an approprin-
tion of 5000 from Congress, for the pur-
pose. and while this sum II consldcra'
bis less than that which he estimated
10 be necessary, yet q Will do much TO
preserve this interesting historic cdiilor
IA fair condition.
Without disparaginf tho Importance
Of any of the cherished historical loral
itios uf tho East, II may bo truthfully
add that this ancient pIlac" shrps 500
iu historic Interest aud value any other
ulacr or object Ia the United Stntcs II
antc,la.c, tho settlement u jamestown
iy nine ycar,, and that u Plymouth by
twenty-five. and has stool during N"
iva huulrld aud ninc,y-twu year, since
H. erection, not ss cold rock or mOnu'
iurHt with 70 rlalm upon the Interest "t
humanity except the bare fact u IT,
continued existence, but ss the living
crnt0r ~ every thing of historical lrlr
rnrianrr in the Southwest. Tguugli
al that long pTrlnl, Whpthcr under
spanish. ruublo, Mexican or American
control. it has b.~n tho s-at II power
and authority. Whether thc rulcs was
called VicrFuv, capiain-f-ncral, political
ohl'f, department commander or gov
cruor. aud whether be- presided over
kingdom, a province. a Department or a
territory. this has been his Official Foil-
Lrnr-.
IN his recent annual report 80 tho
Secretary of the Interior Governor
i'dnc- took u.s'aslon 10 present som,
hlshlg interesting data relative a. ihl.
structure. llU si4;.a that fr1m hrg
uuair started In isJg on hl- aIycntur-
uus expedition 10 ihc eastern plAinss
l'Tv, -s,Cn Year, later. eight hnuircd
Indians rame from iaF-ui' yuiNiFa 90 ask
aid lu tA.ir var With Asia1s; FROM herr.
Ia tGt,. Nlrrut. 4" Saidi,a --t forth e.
thU Nnqui country only 10 b. tgFHod
h1rk % reports ~ ID" giants 10 b. .n.
.uuHirgrl; from hceC irneiuas aud hi,
brilliant srOup started March :. idss3, ON
ih,ir marvellous expedition a. the Mis-
apgFi; Ia on" ~ iin strong ruomn the
tumriiailunrf,'irncr. o;ihr inuulali!Du
uAs imprisoned irN y-ar, later by the
szmr r"Htipz43 within IL, Wails. flril.
nsI e. fuF = sirrv, the hraV,ai II III,
epaui47yis vrTv mAasrl in their Fryuluz
zion ~ issu; lsgu, un %" ipih Of August
~ that ycag, ~as riNrE she order :" Ux-
snat~ tugty sNru vu.t.ia tivls1ns q. In
ti,- piAs. ahirh fares tho huiiilnsi
hrsr. IaT later. W@z the sal war
.auucll hell which drigrmlnri
Ga tho evacuation of tho Cigys
hrfr uas 'hr .c-ny oi triumph u the
fgsblS ehirfAina A. ihuy orirFri thr
arsigrrIi0n - ihu sIznlsh ArchiN's and
ihr church craamyhts In ono grand rpa'
rzFratiuh. lsrr N Vargas. 81 ienih
~, tcas, after 'h- elrs-H hour eutabat
II lhr prvyrdinE day. gave ihaniss to
she Nir-ia Mary. - hpsr all ~ 4iiriii-
uiri his triumphant capgsfv - the city
trEv, Hus~ than = CENTURY later, Nar3h
q, i-Hss Lieutenant Ilkr uas hrUlsat
hr'lfv ao1,FuuE AisnczHrF ~ an iu.
Nai'r - Spanish suil. i"rr. In i-ss. o."
NrElszn siaHdzfi. ulil IT, eagle AnL
'zrIaa, u=s rzissl 10 token ib., SJ,.
E'siau uas 30 luuspr = dep ulrury ~
srHiu. ffuu isfv, ilr oih n Alru-i.
isa;. Gussrn.r vstrsaiagi'd 90 sutduc
thr irauFrret4un IN iAU North. only g.
rrturn ttrvC days later So meet biz
d,aih. thr qih. near Aqua rfiA. hgrv.
fls Hgoc,s,l.u- day. I0ar UonsalCa.
Pueblo lnliaa - rs"s. vas Installed g.
tuvrruur - Nrv Ny1isb. sapn after g.
b. uzsguiri by order II Aruiio. hero.
iH co." rriurifsl r,r,p'iuu.r1om. August
o. i-la, tapi4'n Cooke. thr Nm,fitaa
envoy. sls r,raisr,i ~ ,.ptcruug Nrui!r
and -Hnt hack with mrssasC uf drls
aror3 sul h"r.. A,r DAYS later. Gruvral
k'afn"y formally iuDs rHss.,ssiuu ~ thc
'iiy. aai Slept after liH long aud weary
mArch ou ,h' carf,iui carihrB foyr vi
%" palace.