Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-03
Jae, Eastwood. Writes 40 In
tefsslIlg Story From San
te fe, New Mexico
Found. Many Great Sights
Among Quaint Old Villages
T. I'LL That SeCtIOD

icAI AIotoO1 .NAcv WcChS 8 AOI a.
extensive trip in the West, writes thu
following interesting story for thu
| WATERFOWL, Is. d. Herald, published
by his father: &
"Sante Fe, N. NJ, July 8, 1913
La Ciudad de Ia Sante Fe-the
CITY of Holy Faith.
I'VE have now fingered ten days III
this quaint old village ana still find
features in this, the Oldest city III
the United States. We have seen the
oldest building, the oldest church and
countless other spots of historical
interest. Among our first pilgrimages
was that which took us up to old
Fort ME4cyn the point from which
DeVarggSs she1led the city away back
in the @venteeth century, when the
toWhp Was recaptured from the In
dians. VIZ fptbKed about in the ruins
of'fhee' old Wrt'ahd In the adobe walls
found several fragments Of pottery,
burned no one knows how long ago.
We also stood at this point and alb
sorbed our share of a beautiful New
Mexican sunset.
Location Of sante "a.
"Sante Fee Is located in the lap, so
to speak, of the Sangre de Christie
mountains, and is some eight miles
north of the main line Of the Sante
Fe railway, the heavy grade from the
main road having initiated against
its construction into the city. Be.
sides this branch line Of the Sante
Fe, the Rio Grande narrow guage
comes into the ctyyvYtorr the north.
On account or Iits' 'tt6SmpafativeHnfp IN.
accessibility, tourists YaIes'beenf Q In
clined ia. pass the ola city by iahdoin
consequence not Infested With 8 the
usual number of dealers and sfakirs
whose chief aim in life is to separate
the unWary traveller from his. store
of the needfulHbe 1t large or small.
In a few years, however, the capital
of New Mexico is sure to awake from
its lethargy and begin to exploit its
many. advantages and features Of
natural and historical interest.
Among the chief attractions is the
Old Palace. built three hundred years
ago and has been occupied by al.
most q hundred governors embracing
Spantards, Pueblo Indians, Mexicans
and Americans, having been occupied
as a dwelling By the executives prior
to 1920 and ending With GoV.EEeorge
Curry in 1909, ut Mas.4 IN fthig9 old
structure that Gen:sIe*aWallGce coin.
pleted his masteIpieeee9g.' ESesnd eHuf,"
when he was govlefnoroH New Mex
leo. This building has been restored
in late years and is now the home
Of the American Institute of Arch:
aeolOgy and the New Mexico Histor.
ical society, The latter maintains q
museum composed Of countless pieces
of pottery, ancient agricultural, do.
nestle and military implements. On
the walls are beautiful mural decora..
tons, portraying the cliff dwellings,
the pueblos of the Indians and the
advance Of the S%paniard. This is one
of the most interesting museums the
writer has ever visited, and one can
spend hours In studying the histories
and manuals devoted to the most an.
cisht ct4flizatf6H son the, American
continent. %lecsbtnlT ~
~ ''s shrlne o. San Miguel.
'Anothers point of especial interest
is then hrlnefiof San Miguel. This
edifce Of worship was erected in the
early part of the seventeenth cen.
fury and If the history of the struc-
ture could be told in its entirety it
would unfold tales of marvellous zeal
and self sacrifice on the part of the
monks and soldiers who 20 long ago
journeyed from Spain in search Of
the Eldorado. In the church is on
old bell, cast in Spain more than a
century before the discovery of
America. This old bell is zealously
guarded by the monks and is not al.
lowed to be taken from the church.
Paintings about the altar are said to
be even sollerst than the bell and are
aRf6 have been the work of the
earliest Spanish masters. An attend.
ant will show the visitor about the
church and decribe in detail the
points Of Interest.
1.-THE dd Of the historic old Sante
Fe trail ~ pointed out to the visitor
"a, 10 atao the Fonda, the old hotel
where the stage coach OF the early
day snanloatsd Its passengers. This
old building has been the scene Of
many stirring events and In the hey.
dav Of, Its existence had a hotbed of
political intrigue-and worse. Gam.
bling was . Legitimate occupation in
the. hotel3xnd many. a had man has
been sbiu4nped or" on account Of be-
18th an extra ace or,
rh0tA kt1t1isNnE. still, being slow on
the draw. Fire recently partially de-
the Fonda. but steps are be.
Ing taken to restore It.
THE oldest house in the United
Is located near the San Miguel
and ID said toahave been built
by the Indians long before Spanish
invasion. It has been continuously
occupied up to within the past year:
Many Deauty Spots.
There Are many places of extra
ordinary. natural beauty, and trips
can be taken At -amall expense to
that vie In scenic grandeur
the better advertised points III
the sister state OF Colorado. A trip
taken the tore Daft fOf the week TO