Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-27
FROM new MEXICO.
Early and Interesting History Of That
Territory.
INDIAN AND SPANISH WARFARE.
The Stars aud Stripes Raised In the
Name Of the United States. AR.
tlTal OF the Mormon Battalion.

oo4ar,rda,s a. ne UrsTnrr NrwA
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Fob.
Z, 1894. During my brief stay Ia Santa
Re | was buslly engaged whiting mn'
seums, old buildings, and converting
with old residents OF this old end cx'
csodinEly interesting town, but | have
been somewhat disappointed Ia net
being able to obtain accurate dates in
regard to ils early history.
A Spanish Ffiar by the namo OF
Marcos do Mia ami Fmnclico Vas
qusz Coronado are generally supposed
10 have been the ilrst Europeans 20
tread the coll Of what Il now the icfii'
tory Of new Mexico. Tho tirst named
visited this Zuni rueblos Ia Juue,
1893; the latter, guarded by Ffiar Mar.
Gus aud followed by $50 men At aimai
came In 1910 AMI occupied several
Indian puebloI, going as lar north at
the resent rite OF Albuquuiquc,on tlu
Rio Gfando. a permanent ssiiiemunt
was made by The spAnlatls late 10 ihn
sixteenth century, nut the exact yrat
m which Santa tie was ilfat occupied
by the Spanlarda no ouo seems 10
know. THIS much may be said MOT
Santa Fr, IN New Mexico, aud 81
Augustine, Florida, were pcopioi by
the follower % the cross about tho
came time. santa Fn l. considered by
many 10 he the oldest city IN tue
THatF.N AHaF.s fTANa l. HnFHHNUIU lHUHFHUN
10 VIZ be permitted u reckon ihu ilmv
It wa occupied by the Lamanitus boz
fore the spaniarda came. Max Ffosi,
Esq, secretary Of the bureau Of immi.
grafton Of the territory Of New Next.
co, has Just published a book Of aii
pages, on the resources Of New Mexico
ia which also he presents a condensed
historical sketch Of the territory.
Abiding 10 the founding VI Santa 70
he say;
"iu 1851, after many voxalioua de-
lays, Don Juan de Onntu entered Now
Mexico with 100 soldier aud $50 iami-
lies Tor colonization. On September q,
1893, he founded town az Chamita,
opposite the pueblo Of san Juan 90
Santa fo county, know u o. Han Gabriel
a. lfh Espanulul, which was abah.
donod In l6U5nud the colony Transferred
10 santa Ft. The Pueblo Luz
ulana with tho exception Of the
Acomans submitted prhccably.
rhcso latter made several attempts
b. enttap Ani kill Onatu, but
failed. After struggle In which tho
Spaniafds displayed all tho romantic
bravery OF the conguistadores, entrance
was gained 10 tho city over terrible
Chaam by means of beam thrown
across II. Alter the Spanish Victory,
thesn Indians became very peaccabr.
From this period until 1880, santa Fc
was the only European settlement OF
note IN New Mexico, but the Hpauiarda
had spread out anu established towns
Tor minufs and settlements VI families
m every direction"
How long Santa Fe had existed ~
au Indian pueblo (villagel viii perhaps
never be known, until tho contents Of
the records which the angels are max.
ing Will be- revealed 10 mankind. II
may have boon founded by tho Ne.
phltea for hught We know.
In 1850 the Pueblo Indians Tobellci
against tie bpanlards, who had 0p.
pressed them Ia various ways. One,
Olefmin, was spanish governor nj tho
lime. When the outbreak occurred
tbs outlying ranches were tayaged
with hre aud violence. GoyOfnor
Olormin, with his soldiers and one
thousand women aud children, were
bvsieged Ia the old "PahCc," build.
Ing sui standing on tho north side OF
the plaza OF public square, in santa
Fe. On August "a, 1850, the garrison
found the place cut Oh from food aud
water. A vigorous sOtiiu was made,
TIC natives routed, ami glad OF Tue
opportunity, the belrngurfud SpAuiatIa
tsok ~ their sorrowiul retreat. In
Oilobsr Of the same year they entered
~ PaO, on the RIO GfEudp, now iu
tCXas, sorfy.looking crowd number
ing l,bi5 souls Including 800 friendly
Pueblo lndians-all that were loft NJ
the Spanish colonies. La the rebellion
ill pufs0ua, Including IS soldiers aud
II Catholic priests were killed,
The Pueblo Indians retained control
Of New Mexico from loss 10 1872, dur.
ing which time many valuable records
were ruthlcssly destroyed; the Spanish
language uui tue planting OF such
grains aud seeds gs the Spauiaris had
Introduced were prohibited, La thg
spring u 1902 Don Diego dn Vargas
AlIAia Lul Jam WAS appointed governor
OF ,hc low province, Quickly nsscmul.
log an army OF 300 SiAntaTIH aud 400
lndiauF, hu invaded, uycrrln aud con,
uVerod tho territory DURING that year
(l1V.l, and returned 90 Ia pasu tu
bring back the families who Dad lpeu
90 Bummarlly oviUtet by the pueblls.
lilo again entered thu provinces
ia 1893, but tho Inlians now
being aroused 10 offer all possible 90,
si'lauco 10 required all tho bravery,
talent and gtuulnlsnip uu the par, Ul
tue hpaniatds 20 make the expedition
tuCcrssiul, After tWO lay'a battle,
however the new governor reduced
The Pueblo that the IHu0s Indians had
established on tho ruins Di santa he
aud by rapid, wcll.timeI iuuusi0uu
into the surrounding country bf0uE bat
something like order out OF the rglguiup
chaos.
In 1904 and 1905 the hut Americans
traders, unloroi santa Ft. Soon alter.
wards Captain Lsbul1u NJ. Pike visited
New MuAicU, lilo accomplished moth
lug Of great Importance, but lGiJ gu
enduring monument u frontier pluck
aud courage on the lofty Colorado puaI
commemorative Of his name -piktf.
Peak Unwiltlngly hu erected .urI
ia tue san Luis valley uul fai.ra
tho American flag on Mexican
blll. For this he was rauHI
under arrest brought 10 SANTA Fu bon
1900 ana forwarded 20 tbs Cigy OF Mex,
400.
In 1879 a party OF g. LolI,,