The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
BY NEIL VI. JUDD.

by NEIL VI. judd
GANTA FE. n. NJ. June 1S.-Santa |
Fe is the acknowledged center OF
- a district that surfasses all other
historical fields IN America Within a
few miles of the city are to be found
the remains Of the Spanish conquerers;
modern pueblo Indians occupying the
same dwellings that the Spanish sub
dued. and a wealth Of archaeological
material that antidates the arrival of
the white men in America.
At Taos. siXty-eight miles north OF
Santa Fe. lies one OF the largest and
Oldest pueblos I'm America. IL was here
that the spaniards met with the most
opposition and here that General Pope,
in 1850. melted the pueblOs. and drew
up the plans of revolt that led to the
temporary expulsion of all the Span
iards in the territory. Twenty miles
north Of the city is the ancient pueblo
OF San Ildefonso, where the natives
still farm their little corn patches on
the banks Of the Rio Grande. Across
the river. nine miles west Of town, is
the small but thrifty pueblo village OF
TesuQue.
There Is much within the city itself
OF interest to the tourist. The old San
Miguel chapel. built approximately in
1850. stands within two blocks OF the
plaza II Is no longer used for re-
/ ligiOus services. but Is open TO the pub
/ lic' an old friar is always ready to
conduct stranger through the build
ing. explain the famous mural decora-
! tons. and give the dates on which GER
/ tain sacred relics were brought to
America by the spaniards.
\ On the north side of the great cathe-
/ dral is a small, thick-walled room. the
/ PerrOquia, to which Bandelier gives
\ the date OF 1922. making it the oldest
church in Santa Fe On The hill across
the river is another old chapel. erected
\ by De Vargas. when he took his vow
/ IN 1892 that he would Christianize the
\ natives This was during the second
\ conquest OF New Mexico. after the
90 IL aa rNaHrr s1F
/ On the crest Of the hill overlooking
the city from the north lies the remains
II Or old Fort Marcy, together with its
former reservation. only a faint trace
/ OF the walls is to be seen today TO re-
\ mind one OF the immense Qualifications
II necessary to Withstand the vicious at
I lacks OF the Pueblos. Near this IS the
/ ruin Of another old Spanish fort. La
n Garita. the last walls Of which fell only
a couple OF years ago.
III Old Governors Palace.
Just across the street from the plaza,
l the park occupying the center OF the
city. is the old governors palace. a
! building that covers a quarter OF q
| New Mexico Historical society and the
| American School Of Archaeology. a
branch OF the Archaeological Institute
/ OF America It is a low one-story
| adobe building with walls three feet In
| thickness. Its age Is given as very
| nearly three hundred years. II having
been the homo Of forty-three consecu-
| tive governors.
In the Historical society rooms r. 70
be found vast quantity OF archaeO-
! logical material gathered from al
I parts OF the territory. II shows. IN
chronological form. the different stages
/ OF advance or the ancient Pueblo and
other peoples who formerly dwelt IN
the southwest The main work OF the
| society Is. OF course. to preserve those
things Of interest to the territory It.
self.
The School OF American chseolosy
while still young, r. doing some very
creditable work. Under its director
DR.. Edgar I. Hewett, an attempt IA,
been made to collect antiquities from
all parts Of America. to gather the ma
terial from each district in a room bl
itself. and to give to each collection an
artistic background that makes thu
whole readily Ineligible TO one not
IS in charge OF the museum: Jesse r
Nusbaum. official phOtogra pher for tn
American school. has charge OF all re
construction work about the building
Carl Lotave, an artist of wonderful
ability. is engaged in painting tn
mural decorations to be placed upo1
the walls OF the various rooms.
In the Puye room. the only one 81
far completed, are six cases Of well
arranged material Set In shallow re
cesses In the upper walls are thfrteel
OF Mr. LOtave's excellent paintings
Five OF these are from seven to eight
cen feet IN length. the other eight be
ing smaller corner decorations One o
the openings into the rooms and tn