West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-01-08
AN HISTORIC ADOBE.
The Ancient tIud Palace OF Santa
Fc, Now Mexico.
Extensive Gepairs B-ing made on the
Queer q Il OGl-ia structure by
tho Natioaa, Governlaent
to preS1rN. N.

The sound OF tho hammer, tho saw.
aud the trowcl makes q merry echo song
In and about tho historic adobe palace,
says the santa Fe Now Mexican Tho
National Government has Supplied tho
funds. anl Secretary Thomas has let
tho contract Cor $1,000 worth of i'm,
provoments, or more properly speaking.
repairs, OF this ancicn: official odiiice. SO
full OF interest to all tourists and sight
scers who visi. Santa TO.
The Governors palace is In much the
same condition as last year, except thn:
tho additional lapse OF time has made
tho need OF repairs moro pressing. The
Secretary Of tho Territory, who ia its
custodian, has obtained an appropria-
tion of So, 900 from Congress for the pur-
pose, and while this sum is considcra.
bly, less than that which ho estimated
TO be necessary, yet IL will do much 70
preserve this interesting historic cditco
In fair condition.
Without disparaging tho importance
OF any Of the cherished historical local
itics Of the East, IT NAV loo truthfuilv
said that this ancient palace surpasscs
In hiatoric interest anl valuc any other
place or object In the United States. 1t
10y nine years, and that OF Plymouth by
twenty-five, and has stood during the
two hundred aud nincty-two years slncb
It's erection, not a. IA cold rock or monu-
ncnt with no claim upon the interest OF
humanity except tho bare fact Of It's
continued existence, but rs tho living
contcr OF every thing OF historical inn
portance In tho Southwest. Through
all that long period. whether under
spanish, Pueblo, Mexican or American
control, IL has becn tho seat of power
and authority. Whether the ruler was
called viccroy, captain-gcncral, political
chief, department commander or gov
error, and whether be presided over
kingdom. province, department or
territory, this has been his official resi-
dence.
In his recent annual report TO the
Secretary OF the Interior Governor
Prince took occasion TO present some
highly Interesting data relative to this
structure. lie states that from here
pna;c started in 1909 on his advontur-
on3 o%pcd ton to the eastern plains;
hero. seven years later, eight hundred
Indians cRmc from far-of Quivira TO ask
Rtt! ia their war with Axiaos; from here,
IN lGlS, Vicente de SaldiVa set forth to
tho McGni country only TO be turned
back by reports OF the giants TO be en-
cD.ntcr' "a; from here Pcnclosa and his
brilliant troop started March s, 1862, on
thc:r EaGr' clous expedition TO the Mis-
ScrTi; IN ono OF It's strong rooIaS tho
onuisSiCuer-Gcneral OF the Inquisi;ion
'vas .Drr scDed . = y $500 i...l. - so
same l'cneiOSa; within iLs wGlla. forti-
ft d as i"r siege, tho bravest of tho
Sr2DiaTts wore massed In their revolu-
f!dn cf 1880. horc, or the 10Th OF August
~ tsat year was given tho order TO ex-
rcute fvrty-sevcn Pueblo prisoners in
INC plaza which faces the buildiEc;
hc1- dSy later, was tho sad war
council held which determined
on ibc evacuation OF the city;
h"rt was ti;c eoepe OF triumph Of tho
Pueblo chiCfiains ~ they ordered the
destruction Cf the Spanish archives and
'de cl1rch ornaments in one grand con-
eaSfatioD, bcro De Vargas. Sc teub
IS, i.J". q ter tho cloyc.- kSars' combat
81 40 preceding day gave thanks to
the virgin Mary, 10 whose aid he attriD-
ai'tl lis triumphant capture OF the city:
hero, tnOro than century later, March
3, 1871, Lieutenant Pike WAS brought
Before Governor Alencastcr as IN in
vaGcr Of Spanish soil; here. in 1892, the
Mexican standard, with its eagle and
cactus, vas raised in token that New
Mexico was no longor dependency OF
Spain; from here, the 9th Of August.
1857. Governor Perez started TO subdue
tho insurrcction In the North, only to
return threo days later 20 meet his
death, the 9th, near Aqua Fria; here.
tho succeeding day. Jose Gonzales, a
Pueblo Indian Of Taos, was installed as
Governor Of New Mexico. soon after 20
be executed by order Of Armijo; here.
in tho principal reception-room. August
10, 1916, Captain Cooke, the American
envoy, was received by Governor Armiio
and cent back with a message OF def
snce; and here. five days later, General
Kearney formally took posse sion Of the
city. and slept after bis long and weary
march on the carpetod earthcn floor Of
she palace