Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-26
SUMMER SCHOOL
STUDENTS SHOWN
RARE OLD BOOKS
Senator Catron Places on tx
hiblt in Palace of Governors
Volumes Dating Back as
Far as 1867,

fsptciAL oisPATcH TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, June 25 - European
hooks mostly Spanish, printed as ear
IL as 1851, bound IN velum, apper-
tanning to Mexico and New Mexico in
great part were placed on exhibit to-
dav i'm the summer school at the Old
palace. by Hon. Thomas b. Catron
United states senator They are but
a few volumes of hundreds purchased
bv the senator years ago In Durango
and Mexico City, being part OF the
famous Fischer library.
So important was the purchase that
Mr. Catron sent to Mexico the late
Adolf Il. Bandelier archaeoogist and
historian, to examine the books and
PASS upon their authenticity. Father
Fischer was a German by birth who
was ordained to the priesthood at Du-
range. Mexico. His life ambition was to
write a history of Mexico and for that
purpose he gathered a great library.
Seven times he rewrote the manu-
script and seven times he destroyed
il and death prevented his making
The eighth attempt He was inter-
rupted by the invasion of Macmillan
and became the trusted adviser of
the latter. lie was appointed private
secretary to the emperor and after
Naxmilian's execution he wandered
about Europe purchasing books and
manuscripts bearing on the history
of Mexico. Especially rich is the IL
brary i'm legal and ecclesiastical vol
umes. The books We're brought to
Santa Fe and may be found in part in
the large library of Senator Catron
on the second floor of the Catron
block The books represent for
tune.
Folio i'm Latin.
Most imposing of the volumes on
exhibit Is a folio in Latin The title
page is beautifully illumned in red
and black. The initials throughout
the work are done with extreme care.
In fact the entire lettering is done
by hand.
OF perhaps most interest are the
bound ceduas. Spanish manuscripts
embodying orders of the king relative
Ia New Mexico and Mexico issued two
or three hundred years ago. As one
leafs through folio after folio, one IS
struck bv the careful penmanship OF
those early days
The books will remain on exhibit
until tomorrow afternoon SO that the
visiting editors may see them. Later,
# is expected to make q complete eX-
hibit of Spanish books and manu-
scripts in Santa Fe when the Cathe-
dral of the Desert will afford adequate
exhibit space.
With the Catron books. are shown
number of volumes acquired by the
school of American Archaeology IN
Guatemala and appertaining TO carry
spanish-American history
Old English Volume.
The only volume in English is loan
cd bv Col. Ralph e. Twitchel, and
was printed in 1886. 1t Is "a Little
Description of the Great World by
Peter Heylen and is the first BOOK
printed in English to describe New
Mexico, of which it says.
"Quivira is seated in the most west
ern part of America, just over against
Tartary; from whence, being NOT
much distant it is supposed that thc
inhabitants first came into TINS new
world. 1t Is full of heritage, ana en-
ioyeth a temperate ayre; the people
are DESTROYS of glasse more than soiu
and in some places are Cannballs'
The chief riches of this country, are
their kline (buffalol. which are to this
penple. as we say with us OF our ale
to drunkards meat. drinkc and clothe,
and more too For the hides yeeld
them houses, or at least the covering
Of them; their bones, bOdklns' tneh
hairs, thread their sinewes, ropes
their hornes. mawes, and bladdefs'
vessels: their dung, fire: their ealVe-
skins. budgets to draw and keep wa
ter: their bloud, drinke; their tlesh'
meat. There is thought to be some
traffick from China. or Cathay hlther.
For when Nasques de Coronado con-
quered ii, he saw in the further sea
certain ships, not Of common maklhs,
which seemed to be well laden, anu
hare in their proves, Pelicans' Wlllcli
could not be conjectured to come from
any country, but one Of these Two
Having now said this MUCH concern
ing Quivira in general. IT Is tlne We
should proceed to her provinces
which are Cibola. and Nova Alploil.
"Cibola, lyeth on the east SIDE, anu
taketh its name from the chleIe cllle'
the next to which is Tolontoa, sluates
on river SO called. Tlnguez, puth'
by the Spaniards, who, under the CON
duct of Francisco Nasquez di Coro-
nado. made this province SUBJECT "
their king, Ammo 1910.
Nova Albion lyeth on the west sioe
towards Tartary. IT was discovered
by that noble captaine, $. Francis
Drake. An. 1885, and by him calieu
Nova Albion: because the king VIII
ingIy did submitte himselfe TO our
queen. The country is abundant ~
fruit, pleasing both the eye and tne
pallat; the people are given TO hospl,
tality. but withall to witchcraft anu
alteration of divels. The chief city L
called after the manner Of the prov
nee Here is a hare resembling
want (mole) in his feet, and car y
his taile; under whose chin nature
has fastened little bag. which she
has also taught him to use as a store
house: for in this having filled ms
belly, he preseryeth the remnant ~
his provisions. (Prairie dogY) me
bound betweene this Quivira ana Mex