The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-03-19
AN HISTORIC ADOBE.
The Ancient Mud Palace Of Santa
Fe, New Mexico.
Extensive Repairs Being Made on the
Queer Old Official Structure by
the National Government
to Preserve 1t.

to Preserve 1t.
The sound of the hammer, the saw
and the trowel makes merry echo song
in and about the historic adobe palace,
saws the Santa Fe New Mexican. The
National Government has supplied the
funds and Secretary Thomas has let
the contract for $4,000 worth OF I'M
provements. or more properly speaking
repairs, OF this ancient official ediiice, SO
full of interest to all tourists and sight
seers who visit Santa Fe.
The Governors palace is in much the
same condition as last year, except that
the additional lapse of time has made
the need of repairs more pressing. Inc
Secretary of the Territory, who is It's
custodian, has obtained an appropria-
ton of SO, 600 from Congress for the pur-
pose, and while this sum is considera-
Div less than that which he estimated
t., BE- necessary, yet it will do much to
preserve this interesting historic edilce
in fair condition.
Without disparaging the Importance
Of any of the cherished historical local.
tiles Of the East, 1t may be truthfully
said that this ancient palace surpasses
in historic interest and value any other
place or object in the United States. 1t
nnteda:es the settlement of jamestown
nv nine years, and that of Plymouth by
twenty-five, and has stood during the
two hundred and ninety-two years since
its erection, not as cold rock or monu-
mcnt with nolclaim upon the interest OF
humanity except the bare fact OF Its
continued existence, but as the living
center of every thing of historical i'm
portance 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, department commander or gov
crnor, and whether he presided over
kingdom, province, department or
territory, this has been his official resi-
donce.
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. He states that from here
onatc started in 1899 on his adventur-
uus expedition to the eastern plains;
here, seven years later, eight hundred
Indians came from far-of Quivira to ask
aid in their war with Axiaos; from here,
in 1918, Vicente do Saldiva set forth to
the Moqui country only to be turned
back by reports of the giants to be en-
po,lntercd; from here Penelosa and his
brilliant troop started March s, 1862, on
their marvellous expedition to the Mis-
souri; in one of it's strong rooms the
Corimissioner-Genera of the Inquisitior
was imprisoned few years later by the
Same Pcncfosa; within its walls, forti
fled as for a siege, the bravest of the
Spaniards were massed in their rovolu
ton Of 1850; here, on the 10th of Angus
of that year, was given the order to ex
ccute forty-seven Pueblo prisoners il
the plaza which faces the building
here, day later, was the sad wa
council held which determines
on the evacuation of the city
here was the scene Of triumph Of tn
Pueblo chieftains as they ordered tn
destruction of the Spanish archives an
the church ornaments in one grand con
Migration; here De Vargas, Septembe
IA, 1909, after the eleven hours comba
of the preceding day, gave thanks t
the Virgin Mary, to whose aid he attrit
uted his triumphant capture of the city
here, more than o century later, Marc
., 1907, Lieutenant Pike was brough
before Governor Alencaster as an il
vadcr of Spanish soil; here, in 1922, tn
Mexican standard, with its eagle an
cactus, was raised in token that Ne
Mexico was no longer dependency {
Spain; from here, the 9th of Angus
1887. Governor Perez started to subdu
the instruction in the North, only
return three days later to meet h
death, the 9th, near Aqua Fria; her
tho succeeding day, Jose Gonzales,
Pueblo Indian Of Taos, was installed ;
Governor OF New Mexico, soon after
be executed by order of Armijo; her
in the principal reception-room, Augu
II, 1916, Captain Cooke, the America
envoy, was received by Governor Armi
and sent back with q message Of de
ance; and here, five days later, Gener
Kearney formally took possession of tt
city. and slept after his long and wea
march on the carpeted carthen floor
the Dalace.