The herald., 1894-08-25
PLEASANT TIMES AT CARLSBAD.
A Pleasant Place in Which to
Take the Waters.
A Gathering of People Of Distinc-
tiOn.
The Beach Adds to the Attraction of
the Baths-Archbiehop SAL
pointe's Interesting
Career.
CARLSBAD, Aug, "a, 1894.

CARLSBAD. aug. "a, 1871.
DEAR HERALD:-Thers are few places
that can be more enjoyed by one Of
quiet disposition than this. 1t is situ-
atsd directly on the coast, within sound
OF the rhythmical rrmblings of the great
ocean, kissing the beach with its spent
rollers, and thirty-fve miles to the
northward OF San Diego. Tho hotel is
great and pretentious building that
rose out of the speculations of the last
BOOM" 1t ia conducted in good style,
and peace and perfect repose can be
found in it by those who are tired OF the
noise and bustle OF the busy centers.
The principal attraction here are the
springs. The waters are highly recon-.
mended by eome of our leading physi-
clans for the relief they bring to persons
who are afflicted with rheumatic and
other nervous oubles. Nor is the To-
cality named Carlsbad without reason.
The analysis OF the waters shows them
to pe very much impregnated with the
same curative properties of the famous
waters of Carlsbad. Germany. But the
world at large is 80 ignorant OF this i'm
portant fact that the number of guests
at the hotel is very limited. Yet if the
guests are few, they embrace among
their number persons of considerable
more than ordinay distinction. The
church and army is we'll represented.
AT one table sits an archbishop and
a bishop of the Catholic church at an
other sits one of the most sympathetic
and eloquent divines OF the Presbyteria
church. and near him a popular and
distinguished officer of the United States
army. AT other tables are seated q we'll
known Los Angeles doctor, but retired
from practice. journalist, aud gentle
men prominent in fruit culture and in
business circles. Here, however, there
are no distinctions and all stand upon
the equalizing level of perfect fraterni-
cation.
Archbishop Salpointe, who through
age and in6rmities has retired from the
archieopiscopal see of New Mexico, and
made his retreat at the hoepitable sta
ton of his compatriot and suffragsn,
Bishop Bonigads of Tucson, Arizona,
ia here for the benefit OF the waters, &C.
companied by his friend, Bishop Boni-
gade, who has also physical troubles,
and is testing the efficacy of the
springs with his venerable superior.
DIR. Chichester of Emmanuel church is
also hero with his wife and infant
daughter, spending his vacation and re-
invigorating his system to energetically
resume his exhaustive labors as pastor
of his great and popular church. Major
Elderkin, U. s. A., ia here too. wooing
the goddess Hyseia with all his fascnat-
ing and seductive allurements, and. as 1
l.. - l. .I ~
making the tickle divinity surrender to
his potent arms and Irresistible wiles.
In addition to the mineral baths the
beach here affords a moet attractive
goal to those OF us who love to disport
in the buxom waves and have delight
full tete-a.tGte with Neptune. The shore
shelves very gradually into the watery
depths, and the undertow is impercept.
ible, 80 that the beach affords safe and
alluring attraction both to expert and
inexpert swimmers. The former can
enjoy the pleasures OF natatorial exer-
else in the smooth and deep water be-
yond the breake.s, while the latter can
"play fantastic tricks before high
heaven" in the nearer shadows where
they can always feel bottom.
Archbishop Salpointe is very inter-
esting parsonage. French by birth, he
has otficiated in Mexico. old and New,
for So years. He takes great interest in
the historical traditions and facts Of the
old missions, both in California and in
Arizona and New Mexico. For many
years he has been gathering notes OF the
annals of the establishment of religious
seats and churches in New Mexico.
This is most prolific and interesting
field of research, and one that has been
greatly neglected. When we reflect that
the Christian standard was first planted
in New Mexico in about 1910, we can
realize the interest that would attach to
q book that would give us correct and
reliable history of the conversion OF the
wild natives OF that country and bring
it consecutively down to the present
epoch. OF course the material for such
a work can only be found inside the old
church, for up to generation or two
ago there was very little real history
outside OF that which was made under
the directing eye OF the soldiers
OF the cross. In 1910 this VIII ole CONT
nent was very new world. 1t WAS
only 4S years from the time, Column
bus first espied land after his wonderful
voyage OF discovery, and but "a years
after fernando Cortez overthrow Qua
tsmozin. the successor OF his prisoner,
Montezuma, and subjugated the Mexi-
till and made them subjects to the
crown OF CASTLE. 1t was. indeed, less
than 20 years after the great conquista-
dor had penetrated Arizona and discov-
cred the Gulf OF California, which was
fret known to European geographers as
the sea OF Cortez What field OF re-
search for the intelligent and enthusi-
astic student the archives of the
churches OF New Mexico muBt be
And how delighted the world OF letters
would be if the venerable arch bishop
who is now collecting notes should by
his labors blaze the way for some future
writer to give US succinct history of
the churches and missions, and OF what
the fathers toiled through. suffered and
accomplished in three and half nota BILE
cen turies. j. j. A.