Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-02-08
Local Archaeologi.
cal Society to
Raise Money
ADDRESS BY PROF. HEWE77
Director Of American Insti-
tute Tells of Work Being
Done Elsewhere.

With view of gaining more det.
mite knowledge Of the habits and Gus
toms Of the ancient people who inhab-
tied this part of the country uncount-
ed centuries before Christopher Co.
lumbus set sail on his voyage Of dis
covery, scientific excavations on a
larger scale than heretofore attempted
are to be made in Pajarito park
which lies short distance from Santa
, Fe. This decision was reached last
night at an Informal reception which
was rendered to Professor Edgar T..
Hewett, director of the American In.
stitute of Archaeology, at the resi-
dence OF Judge and Mrs. John r. Nc
Fie, corner of Manhattan avenue and
Galisteo street.
The Santa Fe Society of Archael.
ogy has pledged itself to contribute
$500 to carry on the work of making
the Investigations, which will be un-
der the personal supervision of Pro
fessor Hewett, who has already delyed
into the mysteries of Pajarito park
This tract is veritable wonderland
with its prehistoric cavate houses hol
lowed out in the tufa lined canons, its
ancient cliff dwellings crumbling into
decay, its sentinel like stone tents, its
weird photographs and other evidences
OF an earlier civilization, which make
1t source Of pleasure to the sight
seeing tourist and place of absorb
ing interest to the student of ancient
history.
Who were the cave and cliff dwell
ers, where did they come from, what
became Of them, and was one an off
shoot Of the other are some Of the per-
picking problems which ii is hoped
will be solved by these Investigations
and scientific research That they were
of more or less domestic tendencies is
indicated by the fact that their abodes
were constructed with a view to per-
manency and many of them are still
in a remarkably good state of preser-
walton. That this whole section en-
bracing New Mexico, southern Colo.
RADIO and southern Utah was once very
populous Is also an undeniable fact
because Of the large number Of cave
and cliff DWELLINGS, scattered over this
part of the Southwest.
Branch Station to Be Established
Here.
Some thirty or forty persons who
are interested In explorations in the
Pajarito park and most Of whom are
members Of the Santa Fe Archaeology
ical society attended the reception last
night, feature Of which was an In.
terestlng address by Professor Hew-
EFT who is we'll known to many resi-
dents of the Capital and who formerly
lived In New Mexico. Mr.. Hewett out
lined in brief the work that is being
accomplished by the national archae-
illogical body and what is being plann-
ed for the future, but devoted his re-
marks mainly to archaeological inter
ests especially pertaining to Santa Fe.
With the cooperation Of the local So
ciety he said a branch station Of the
national body could be established
here which would make it general
depository for the archaeological
treasurers unearthed in proximity to
this city instead of having them sent
elsewhere as has been done heretofore.
During his excavations among the
cliff dwellings and cavate houses last
year near this city he said he uncover
ed over three thousand specimens in
the shape of pottery and other anti
qulties, most Of which was sent to the
archaeological museum or depository
station at Los Angeles.
Should Keep the Old Palace.
Mr.. 'Hewett brought a message to
the people of New Mexico with refer
ence to the American school Of arch
aeology which 1t Is proposed to have
established In Santa Fe. The Old Pal
ace 1t will be remembered was by an
act Of the last territorial legislature
offered to the United States govern
ment as a national monument with
the only proviso that 1t be made the
seat of school Of archaeology under
the American Institute. Mr. Hewett
said it was inadvisable for the nation
al organization to open an archaeolog-
ical school here at the present time
owing to the recent financial depres.
sion bu he said Santa Fe offered in
ducements for an institution of this
kind which were deemed superior to
those of any other city If a museum or
archaeological station were started
here he felt that 1t would be long step
forward toward securing the school.
He thought It would be good idea for
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