Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-30
"Can YOU show us a cliff dweller?'

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That was the first question asked
by the first geographer who stepped
from the special train of seven coach
es which arrived here from Colorado
at S:4S o'clock this morning, bringing
their forty guests-savants from ls
of the greatest universities of Europe,
Z the excursion of the American Geo
graphical Society of New York and
who are in turn the guests today OF
Santa Fe.
1t was a question which showed
plainly that the eyes of the inquiring
world are turned toward Santa Fe as
the unique city which has around it
ruins so ancient that we'll has the
question been asked, 'Why go to
Egypt before seeing Santa Fe."
There was a look OF disappoint-
ment when the news was broken to a
group of eager geographers that the
cliff dwellings are some miles away
that the roads in New Mexico have
not yet been macadamized-tha the
awakening to the tourists interests is
just now the subject of agitation here
but that undoubtedly the day is not
far distant when Santa Fe will be
able to take visitors to the cliff dwell.
ings and back in few hours.
But we have Indians and an In
dian pueblo to show you and dance,
"a real Indian dance, for the after
noon," the visitors were informed.
The eeographers were satisfied and
said "Hurrah" in Babel of tongues.
DR.. Edgar l.. Hewett, representing
the School of American Archaeology.
was the first to greet the geographers
headed by Prof William Morris Da-
Wis, of Harvard University.
"We have had splendid trip, so
far, and judging from your skies, this
is going to be an ideal day." said Pro
fessor Davis. Fair weather is of in
tense interest to our party in which
there are so many who take pic
lures"
Prof Davis then asked DR.. Hewett
to say a few words to the party, out
lining the days entertainment.
Soon the din of "chug-chug" of the
automobiles gathering at the depot
announced that those in charge of the
geographers' transportation to the In.
dian village were answering the call
to arms" 1t was an imposing ar
ray of cars, of all colors and makes.
MANY HAVE Boards.
But more striking was the gather
ing of passengers from many
lands, talking, however, mostly the
worlds language-English or Ameri-
can, as you choose to call it..
First of all, the faces were dis.
tinctly "savant" in appearance.
There was the flowing beard, the
thick eyeglasses and the low collar.
There was scarcely clean-shaved
face in the group-not that the sa,-.
ants had neglected to take their safe
ty razors along, but because they did
not shave at all.
That portion of facial appearance
not covered by whiskers was covered
with tan-the healthy color indica-
tive of the outdoor life.
And what variety of headgear!
At no millinery display of the sex
could there have been greater varsity.
There was the Tyrolese hat of the
Swiss professors; the peculiarly high
banded affair of the English; the
"chic" little "chapeau" of the Pari.
sian, and the stylish fedora of the
Italian. Some of the ribbons on the
hats suggested the college student
But more varied than head-geaT
was leg-gear!
1t is safe bet there was not man
in the party who did not have some
kind of trouser-holder around his
calves-or ankles. Some of the trav-
elers wore the American or English
pig skin puttee; others had puttees OF
cloth and still others the leg wraps
of dark brown or pearl gray. But
the most interesting arrangement
was that of Cincinnati professor
who had just come back from the
Alp district and wore his little Alpine
climbers which were about ten inches
high and were buckled around the an
kle. Easy to carry in my grip" he
said, by way of explanation.