Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-18
A LAND Of
MANY WONDERS
Archaeological So
ciety Will Make
It Known.
new ROAD NOW ASSURED
Purchasers Of Timber on Baca
Location Will Rebuild
Buchanan Bridge.

The Santa Fe Archaeological Society
held a well attended and interesting
meeting last evening in the historic
Old Palace, being the guests Of Judge
N. B. Laughlin in his Offices. Judge
John r. McNe presided, and in the
absence of Secretary Frank Dibert,
Paul A. r. Walter was chosen to act
as secretary. The following were ad-
mitted to membership: Robert s. Dem
Ter OF Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Samuel
Eldodt, Of Chamita, j. H. Vaughn, A.
W. Trelford, Mr.. and Mrs. F C. Dez-
enudorf, H. F. Stephens, O. G. Watson,
H. P. Bardshar, R. NJ Cheever, A. M.
Speer, w. E. Griffin, w. s. Harroun,
s. Spitz, Mr.. and Mrs. Sharon, Mrs. j.
T. Newhall and Mrs. A. P. Hogle. AS
thirty-six members were admitted at
two previous meetings, and thirty-five
was the original membership, the So
ciety now has eighty-eight active mem
bers. It expects to increase this to at
least 200 before the end of the year.
The following officers were elected
last evening: President, John R. Nc.
Ne; vice president, l.. B. Prince; Sec
retary, Frank Dibert; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. j. E. Wood; treasurer
A. H. Brodhead. Professor w. e.
Garrison, Mrs. N. B. Laughlin and Ma
jor Fred Muller were appointed COM
mittee on excursions and Paul A. F.
Walter a committee on publicity and
printing.
Much Business Discussed.
"A number of matters OF moment
were brought to the attention of the
society. Ex-Governor Prince present.
ed official copies OF the Andrews bill,
introduced III Congress for the estab'
lishment Of the New Mexico Cliff Dwell.
lers' National Park west Of Santa Fe
and Of the Lacey bill for the preser'
walton OF American antiquities. He
exhibited map Of the Santa Clara In
dian reservation which includes the
Puye and Shufinne cliffs, two of the
most celebrated spots in the Pajarito
Park. Both are considerable distance
from the Santa Clara River and Oi
no immediate benefit to the Indians
having been included inadvertently, as
Professor Edgar L.. Hewett declared
by some departmental clerk who knew
very little about the cliff dwellings
The society decided to make an effort
to have at least the Puye, covering
two sections Of land, withdrawn from
the reservation, expecting the coop
GRAFTON of superintendent Clinton J
Crandall and Judge A. J. Abbott, at
! toFney for the Pueblo Indians, who
had before the establishment OF the
reservation agreed on line which
would haxe excluded the Puye. A
committee consisting of Ex-Governor
IL. b. Prince and Major Fred Muller
4 was appointed to take up this matter
with the Department of the Interior.
"A. B. Craycraft of the committee.or
roads reported that Chicago syndi
cate had bought the timber on the
Baca Location Grant west Of Sants
re and sent an engineer to Santa Fe
last week to survey road to tht
timber. This engineer had decided II
favor of rebuilding the bridge ovel
the Rio Grande at Buckman's and tht
repair and the extension of the Buck
man Road, which will give Santa r.
much nearer road to the most inter
\ esting points in the Pajarito Park
This committee will probably also talk
up with the board of county commits
sioners the matter Of repairing th'
road from Santa Fe to San Ildefons'
ana the putting up Of guide posts q
convenient points.
Judge John R. McFie reported tina
\ he Is negotiating with Hon. H. @. Bur
sum, OF Socorro, for the Ben Hsr room
ia the Old Palace for permanent head
quarters Of the society. The room ha
been leased by Mr.. Bursum for terri
torial Republican headquarters but !
\ not being used at present
Ruins Widely Known.
A letter was read from Robert
Demler, member OF the Bar at Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, who Is at Espant
la Tor IFS health, asking that he be az
n mitted to membership in the societ
as IA all his travels, which have bee