Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-04-12
To Indian Pueblos
and Cliff Dwell
ings
HAD PLEASANT OUTING
Will Return in Fall to Wit
ness Harvest Dances and
Indulge in Hunting.

1T was very interesting trip from
every standpoint and especially as
an introduction to study OF the his
tory of the Southwest"
EX-MayOr Carter Fl. Harrison of Chi
cago made the foregoing remark last
evening when interviewed by repre-
sentative of the New Mexican rela-
tive to his tour of the pueblos north
of Santa Fe in company with his
brother, w. Preston Harrison, also OF
Chicago.
cominu Back Again in Autumn.
Mr.. Harrison stated that he was SO
delighted with the wonderful scenic
beauty of the surrounding country and
with the multiplicity of objects OF
historic interest that he and his broth
er are planning to return in the fall
for a longer sojourn. He said that
when they come back it is their in
tention of spending part Of the time
hunting and fishing at the headwaters
of returning in time to witness the an
nual fiestas and dances OF the varr
Gus Indian pueblos in Rio Arriba, Taos
and Santa Fe counties.
Chicago's former executive looked
as if the trip had agreed with him as
he sat in the lobby of the Pal
ace Hotel describing the route
traversed and the unique, quaint
and highly interesting sights that ne
had beheld. OF rugged physique the
Journey had not been bit fatiguing
to him and he had enjoyed the respite
it afforded from the humdrum and ex-
element of great city. He felt like
boy again and politics and all else
were forgotten for the nonce.
Route Traversed by chicagoans.
1--WE went from here to Servilleta
by train and then drove to Taos, TAX
ing the mail stage from there to Bar
ranca and thence going to Espanola,'
he said. "We made our headquarters
at Espanola for several days making
side trips to the pueblos Of Santa
Clara and San Juan and 10 The Cliff
dwellings of Puye canon.
Il think the drive from Servilleta
to Taos in and out of the Rio Grande
canon and from Taos to Barranca Is
simply superb. That drive in itself
in my estimation would have well
repaid us for the entire trip. On the
drive in to Santa Fe we came by way
of Santa Cruz, San Ildelfonso, Pojoa-
que and Tesuque.
Visited Puye Cliff Dwellings.
"We did not have time to go
through the entire cliff dwelling re-
gion and only visited the Puye canon.
What territory we did cover, however
We went over carefully. | am told
that one of the series of the cliff dwell
ings in this neighborhood is represen-
tative Of all as they are practically Of
the same type | counted ten rooms
in one row of the ruins of the com
munal house at the top of the cliff
at Puye. There must have been at
least two hundred rooms on the first
floor of this building judging from the
vast area it covered and the chances
are it was two or three stories in
height.
Found Indians Thrifty Set.
with the exception of Taos, which
we reached on Sunday, we found all
of the pueblos practically deserted.
The Indians were nearly all out in the
fields cultivating their crops and they
seemed to be an industrious set of peo-
pies. They received us with cordial
ity when we presented letter of in
PRODUCTION which was kindly given to
us by Judge Abbott, the special attor-
ney for the Pueblos."
Mr.. Harrison had camera with him
and he secured number Of pictures
as souvenirs of the trip. At Taos he
photographed the governor of the
pueblo as that dignitary proudly held
the silver mounted ebony cane which
was presented to the Pueblo Indians
as a token Of good will by President
Abraham Lincoln.
Amusing Experience at Tesuque.
In speaking about the pictures taken
on the trip Mr.. Harrison told of an
amusing incident which happened at
Tesuque He said he was standing,
camera In hand looking at the adobe
chapel, but was not going to make a
picture of it because his films had been
exhausted.
An Indian approached him. my
lieutente Official said the Indian
Then he began rattling off string OF
Spanish. you'll have to talk United
States" Mr.. Harrison observed with a
shake of his head. II can't understand
that lingo" The Indian then inquired
in broken English II the white gentle.