Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-20
NJ, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1907

to write up the Pueblo indians an
after a stay Of a few days know NOR
about him, write more about him
than those who have made him
life study and are associated wit
him for years, TO these writers ar
due the circulation of the many fables
imaginary and untrue impressions o
the Pueblo Indian. AS a chief justic,
of the New Mexico Supreme Cour
has said: place one thousand Of thu
best Americans to be found in New
Mexico, one thousand of the bes
Spanish speaking natives OF the Ter
ritory and one Thousand of the
worst Pueblo Indians side by side
and there will be found less murder
rape. theft and other crimes among
the thousand worst Pueblos than
among the thousand best individuals
of the other two races. Is not the
Pueblo Indian therefore worthy Of
esteem and justice?' He certainly rs
one of New Mexico's great assets. as
the Speaker aptly put it.
The March Of Coronado.
r. 4. Twitchell, of Las Vegas, was
the second speaker and he explained
the objects of the Coronado Memorial
Association recently incorporated un
der the laws OF the Territory. He
preiaced his remarks with an appeal
for the study of New Mexico history
in New Mexico schools, it's graphic
representation by pictures on the
school walls so as to dispel the ig
norance which is so general through
out the United States regarding the
early Spanish explorers and contrasts
strangely with the general knowledge
OF the earlier English explorations to
be celebrated this year by the James
town Exposition. Mr.. Twitchell gave
a graphic picture of the conditions in
the City of Mexico at the time of the
first explorations of New Mexico only
a decade and a half after the discov-
cry of America, After dwelling briefly
upon the expedition of Friar Marcos
and the stories of the negro Este
van, he sketched the route taken by
Coronado in his great expedition.
which places him on the same level
as Cortez as great explorer. The
expedition covered five thousand
miles while for two hundred years
afterward, the pioneers of the Allan
tic Coast penetrated no further than
$50 miles inland. Las Vegas was the
most northernmost point in New
Mexico reached by Coronado's lieu
tenant, Alyarado. The expedition
turned back following the Pecos to
the Staked Plains and then proceeded
again northward as far as the Cotton
wood River. a continent of the Ar
kansas. The word picture drawn of
-hese intrepid explorers, their lust for
gold and adventure, was very eloquent
and prepared the audience for the
appeal on behalf of the Coronado Me-
mortal Association, a resolution being
unanimously adopted urging general
Interest in its objects, which includes
the erection of a suitable monument
at Las Vegas. and asking the legis.
ature to extend financial aid The
speaker read the names of score Of
men who have each already sub.
scribed 800 toward the erection of
4 monument. In conclusion Mr..
Fwitchell advocated the erection of
more monuments, especially at Santa
Fe. TO commemorate the great events
Of Southwestern history He urged
he beautfying OF Santa Fe so that
avery resident of New Mexico may
be proud Of the Capital of the COM
He drew a parallel be-
,ween Boise, the capital of Idaho,
which has become little Paris
through the efforts of the people of
IDAHO, with the present condition of
Santa Fe. He said that Santa Fe has
thousand times the scenic beauty,
thousand times the historic and other
that Boise possesses,
which latter is surrounded by dusty
sage brush plains and yet is beauti-
ul on account of its wide asphalted
streets, its public improvements, its
haded thoroughfares and beautiful
ZONES and gardens. He said it was
lot only the duty of the people OF
Santa Fe to make this city more
beautiful than any other on the con-
inent but also the duty of the people
VI the entire Territory. That this
,an be done is shown by the example
1f Boise, so much more disadvantage
,usly situated on single branch
inc of railroad, and lacking the halo
If romance and sentiment that clus-
er round about Santa Fe, not to
speak of Santa Fes great scenic
beauty and its peerless climate. i.
The Work Of the Society.
President Prince then proceeded to
make report of the work of the So
,iety and especially of it's acquisitions
turing the past two years. He said it
,ould be proud Of what it had accom-
,lished, BY it's means had been made
he only collection Of histo.' obiec-s
II the Southwest. A few years ago
III of our antiquities were being TAX
IN to the East or to Europe The So
,iety was poor, there are no great men
If wealth to be appealed to as in the
Cast, but by perseverance it has Sc
.ured the large collections of prehis-
oric Indian and Spanish objects
which filled its rooms. He told of
he struggle to obtain the Cole COL
ection, which cost $500, and the
Ieister collection of excavated pot
cry. During the last two years