Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-04
DOWN-THE-VALLEY TIPS
Some Reference to Distinguished Peo-
pie About Los Lunas-Permanent
Cures by Schlader-An End
less Coffee Supply.

To the Editor of the New Mexican.
Los Lunas, Dec. 2, '95.-On my way
south ! stopped over at this district
place in order to get acquainted with
this lovely section Of your wonderful ter
ritory. The more I travel over New
Mexico the more become convinced of
its grand possibilities. There are in this
fertile valley, equaled only by the Nile,,
thousands of acres awaiting American.
capital for development. This section
will questionably be one day or an
other the garden spot of New Mexico.
In 100, Don Domingo de Luna, a
grandee Of Spain and first cousin Of the
Duke of Albuquerque, at the head of a
colony of fifty Spaninh families, formed
the settlement of Los Lunas. There we're
among the settlers besides the Luna
family, three other families of distin-
guished parentage, the Jaramillos, Oteros
and Bacas. From that time to the pres
ent day, these families and their descend
ants have governed this section Of the
country without interruption.
THE LuNAs,
however, were the feudal lords to whom
all rendered tribute, and as matter of
fact they have to-day the same power
that they have had from the beginning.
The present representative of this dis
tinguished family is Don Solomon Luna,
the head of the family, genial gentle
man, wealthy, refined and accomplished.
At present he is the collector of this
county. Max Luna, nephew of Don
Solomon, recently married to lovely
daughter of Capt. Key, of the U. s. army,
is the sheriff of the county. This young
man, though very young in years, is one
of the best educated and most accom-
plished young men Of New Mexico. He
is worthy son of his noble father, Hon.
Tranquilino Luna, who represented this
territory in congress for number of
years. Next comes the only surviving
daughter of the Luna family, Mrs. Eloisa
Luna de Bergere, in all probability the
most beautiful woman in New Mexico.
She is married to Mr.. Alfred M. Bergere,
young man we'll known all over New
Mexico, and descendant of distin-
guished Italian and English family, who
is at present treasurer of Valencia county.
These people live in regal style, sur
rounded by all the comforts of life, and
their homes indicate in all their appoint
ments the most exquisite taste and high
est culture. Mr.. Bergere is surrounded
by family consisting of eight beautiful
children.
As nowadays everything
PERTAINING TO soHLADER
is of interest permit me to inform you
that this is the place where he first made
his appearance in New Mexico. Some
time last July man arrived on foot at
place about one quarter of mile below
Los Lunas. He pitcbed little tent near
small Mexican village known as Casa
vieja. Early in the morning the man
called at the nearest house occupied by
an old woman by the name of Maria
Chaves, to ask for some matches with
which to start fire on which to cook his
breakfast. Schlader noticed that the
woman could not use one of her arms
and inq uired what was the matter. The
woman replied that she was partially
paralyzed and had been 80 for many
years. He said he could cure her and
after rubbing her arm for few minutes
he left for his tent. In less than one
hour the woman discovered that she
could use her arm and the news spread
like wild-6re. From that moment the
"sanador"
BECAME FAMOUS.
he was at once taken to Los Lunas by
the Artiago family to visit sick child.
Afterwards he treated hundreds of people
and have found evidence of some really
wonderful cures that he effected while
here. There are many extraordinary re-
ports among the common people which
can not be believed very readily. For
instance he cured a woman by the name
of Desideria Baca. He gave her pack
age of roasted coffee and few pounds
of flour. She claims that since that time
she has been using coffee from that pack
age and it never has been diminished.
The same quantity remains! I have
found ont that he
REALLY DID oURE
a number of persons hereabouts.
He cured Mrs. Maria Luna de Chaves,
wife of Hon. Jose G. Chaves, stock agent
of the Santa Fe road. She had been suf-
fering with severe attacks of neuralgia
for fifteen years. She recovered perfectly
under his treatment. The wife of Hon.
Federico Luna, Justice of the peace of
this place, was cured of chronic head !
aches. Her mother was radically |
cured of insomnia and rheumatism, by
placing handkerchief that he blessed
under her pillow. He also cured Hon.
Patrocino Luna, chairman of the board
of county commissioners, of some very
complicated and long standing troubles.
The people of this valley have great
faith in the "sanador." He explained
to all that his power came from the
Heavenly Father, and that he was only
his agent on earth. More miraculous