Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-12

SANTA FE. n. NJ, Decen ber7.
While here | am n the Oldest city o.
the United States except one. II is
located In the basin of the valley oil
the Santa Fe river. with everlasting
mountains on three sides, some OF
which rise to the altitude OF thirteen
thousand feet above sea level. The
valley of ths Santa Fe stretches away
TO the southwest.
As one walks along the streets OF the
place he Is constantly reminded of the
TACT that he Is In the midst of aui sur
rounded by things that are old and de
eaying. The business part of the city
faces public SQUARE or piazza on the
four sides. There are few modern
business houses, but ore whole side
and parts or TWO others are coastructed
of sun-dried adobe brick; are one
story high, fat roof with porticoes ex.
tending the full length of some OF
them over the sidewalk.
These buildings are divided eff into
nffiees, lodging rooms and store-rooms
and when plastered. white-wasbee
and finished with wood work. as mos
# them are, they furnish no mear
quarters in which to live or do bust
ness.
Three-fourths of the dwelling lou se.
are of this character and are occupied
chiefly by Mexicans. The streets ar.
generally mar -ow. so much so tba'
When you drive into one you must e
through to another and you cannot
turn round therein.
The city claims population of seven
thousand, the largest psr cent of which
Mexicans. There are some thou
and Americans. and these do prett,
much all the business of the city. The
average Mexican is a slow ploddine
elbow, caring little about improve
nent, personal or material, and is not
much in advance % where he was two
hundred years ago. And as a result he
knows little and cares less about pub
lie affairs. | am Informed that it is
othing unusual for the people to elect
. member of the legislature that can
neither read nor write, and yet the
territory is knocking at the door and
praying to be clothed with the dignity
f stat hood.
If he gets enough to eat and wea,
md has place in which he can sleep
,e is satisfied.
One of the amusing things to ten
Ter Il o. is to see coming up the street
+, half dozen jacks of wood looking as
hough they were moving alo of
heir own volitiop. bnt on closer in
pection he will discover underneath |
zach jack, a little donkey, marching
40 lg as con'eutedly as though he
vas in a clover field. The owners of |
hese little creatures will drive them to |
he mountains, seven or eight miles
ut wood into pieces about twelve |
Dc1es in length, pack it on the donk
US back fastening it there with
traps. and with from two to five bur
os. he will drive back to the city and
ell the wood for what he can get for
!, which is generally twenty five
ents per load, and in this way per
APPS will make three dol ars per week
ome parts of the city are very old.
hat on the north side of the Plazza ia
aid to be three hundred years.old. 1t
called the GoxaFpq phat thg spshfsn l
overnor- general had his residence. /,
ffices and from which he ruled all
lis region of c, uatry in the most ap-
roved style of Spanish ruling. 1t is
ow occupied by the post Office, the
overnment Office, secretary of the
srritory, Historical society, etc. Ac-
ording to his tory the first successful
tempt to plant a colony in this val
y was made in 1913 by Coronado.
Spanish noblenan, s1few 6, iers and
blowers. The new corners manifest
] the usual spirit toward the Indians.
lat of wrongs and mistreatment,
Tough they were received by the
adams with kindness and friendship.
ey were however sowing to th1 nd
nd of course in the end reaped tue
hiriwind For in 1850, one hundred
sars later, the wrong perpetrated by
le Spaniards became SO uubearable
lat the Indians under the leadership
one by the name of Pope rose up
most as one man and with sword
Id fire and tomahawk snote them
p and thigh and stayed until all were
augh cred. o. course this in history
called horrid massacre on the part
the Indians, but like co. hict on
e part of the white man would have
zen stated heroic effort to rescue
5 country from the grasp of hated
ID cruel master.
THIS is the account of the Pueblo
dams and here they have their
mes, living in peace and harmony