Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-15
HOW THEY TALK.
A Specimen letter Showing What the
Press League Delegates are Say
ing of santa Fe.

The Reading, Pa, Daily Mail, ownet
by Mr.. John p. Dampman, who was (
visitor here recently with the Pres:
League delegates, devotes column tc
telling how the party enjoyed themselves
on their recent visit here. Among othel
things the article says:
1t was splendid reception, and the
hospitality OF the governor and his ex'
cellent and accomplished wife exceeded
IN heartiness anything We had encoun'
tered on the trip. The collation. which
was served was prepared by the COVER
nor's wife, assisted by the leading ladies
OF santa Fe, and the cakes and coniec.
tious were made by their own hands,
Among the ladies who assisted NJ RS.
Governor Prince in receiving wss Mrs.
Col. Pearson, the wife of Col. Edward
Pearson, OF this city, who is now in com
mand of the military post at Sauta Fe.
Myself and wife were the guests of Col.
and Mrs. Paerson during our stay in
Santa Fe, and ehall long remember thor
delightful hospitality. They live in a
pleasant rambling adobe house on the
government reservation, adjoining the
palace, and are exceedingly popular with
the people OF Santa Fe. n.
The rooms of the palace and the rooms
of The New Mexico Historical society,
which are in the same building, are filled
with the most interesting relics, docu-
ments and momentos of the past history
OF the county, many of them hundreds
of Years old.
UNIQUE CITY.
Our train remained at Santa Fe over
night, and the next day, with the assist
ance OF the citizens, we spent few hours
in seeing few OF the more prominent
points OF interest. The state capital is
one OF the finest public buildings in the
southwest, but it is modern and does not
differ materially firm others of its kind.
The town, however, as q whole and in
detail, is most curious, and there is moth
ing like it anywhere in the country.
Aside from its Old churches, 200 and 800
years old, filled with old relics, Its narrow
streets, filled with Mexicans and Indians
trafficing in the products of the country,
and the ever present burro, (which takes
the place of wheeled vehicles, the low,
one-story adobe houses, and over the tops
OF which tall man can almost look,
present a scene that looks entirely foreign
to citizen OF the United States who has
not before seen this specimen of south
western Spanish.Americsn civilization.
A LAND OF ROMANCE.
What was able to see in Santa Fe and |
in the hasty run through the country sur
it was only slight taste and |
suggestion OF the interesting historical
associations of the territory OF New Mex
co and OF the great mine of romance aud |
that has been accumulated by
ts people since the Spanish conquest
The visit to SRnte Fe produced probably
as deep an irSpresaian IL any that was |
made upon the famous transcontinental
nip. We had been in so many towns
hat had sprung up in few months or
ew years that the sudden transition to q
,ity on the edge of the desert nearly 800 |
'ears Old was both startling and impress
i've.
A GREAT TERRITORY.
Besides its age Santa Fe has many
laims to consideration as center of the
rade and industry OF the great territory
# which it is the capital, territory which
indeed exceeds the combined area OF the
Iew England states and New York. The
ANITA Feans, like all the rest of the peo.
lie OF the territory, are enthusiastic for
tatehood and that desire is breathed in
Il of their newspapers and in all of their
ublic utterances. The people also make
xtensive claims as to the desirabiity
t Santa Fe as health resort. 1t is over
200 feet above the sea, has clear, dry
and the sun shines nearly
very day in the year. If the reader
roposes to travel across the continent
e will never regret taking in Santa Fe or
ding over the Santa Fe route. If you do
ot travel you will find the literature and
istory of the city and territory, as far as
has been written, most entertaining
nd instructive. In the Daily New
lExIcAN, published in both English and
Danish, Santa Fe has most progress
i've, well edited and creditable news
aper, which is as full of 60 and enthu-
asm az any in the west.