Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-07
NEW MEXICO IS
MADE A FEATURE
BY Smithsonian
Annual Report of Institution
DeyoteS Much Space to
Archaeology of Sunshine
State,


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Santa Fe JulN e. New Mexico
looms large 100 word and picture n
the annual report of the explorations
and field work 1T thc Smithsonian
institution, which is inst from tho
press
The sun and the Ice People among
the reWa Indians of New Mexico. by
Mrs. Matilda COKE Stevenson Of santa
Fe, gains pathetic interest from The
fact that Mrs Stevenson died recently.
10 describes one of the most interest
ing ceremonies at san lldeionso, rs
miles north of Santa Fe. The story
brings in the astrological reference
To the present site eff Santa he for
there it was that the mother of the
sun landed In her canoe after helne
tossed about by the angry waves of
the deluge, and there, ou Fort Marcy
on which the walls of "a great pre-
historic city may still be seen, gave
birth To the sun and the Moon. The
ceremony described takes place from
February To l7 and is most poetic
in its ritual. finding its climax on the
last night when the dance continues
all night AT sunrise the offerings
and the sands Of the sand painting,
wrapped i'm a cloth. are deposited IN
the Rio Grande TO float to the ancient
sun Father
New Plants IN New McNico.
Paul c. STANDBY describes his five
weeks botani2ng expedition in the
Brazos canyon, Rio Arrtha county
Half tones give some idea of the
grandeur of the canyon About soc
specimens of plants were collected, in
Guiding species formerly unknown to
New Mexico and two species ot lichens
never before described. Twelve spe-
Cies of ferns were collected, three of
which were formerly unknown i'm the
state Several of the plants are en-
tirely new to science.
Neill Nj. Judd describes The cNpe-
diton of Dr. Edgar L. Hewitt of the
school of American Archaeology TO
Quirigua, Guatemala, last Year, and
illustrates it with Cine photographs
taken by himself Speaking of the
replicas of the great monuments then
made with the aid of Wesley Brad
field of the school at Santa Fee, the re-
port says The results far surpassed
those which had been previously Sc
cured with other processes The
replicas are now in the California
building at San Diego together with
the great mural PAINTINGS of Carlos
Nierra of the school at Santa Fe and
the fine bias relief friezes made under
the auspices of the school a Santa
Re. the whole forming the most strlk-
ing and beautiful exhibit at san
Diego. entirely filling the superb cali
fornia building
SgIpnpp of Man
The report describes the exhibits
illustrating the natural history of man
at the san Diego exposition, which IL
took three years 10 make They are
original ana much more Comprehen-
sve than any previous exhibits in this
line, either here or abroad saws the
report Dr. Edgar J. Hewitt Of Santa
Fe is also IN charge of that exhibit
Considerable space IS given to the
excavations in the Mimbres valley Of
Dr. j. Walter Fewkes. of the manag
ing committee of the school of Amer
lean Archaeology The discoveries
there were quite unexpected and add
to the knowledge of pre-
historic New Mexico. The principal
ruins are located ON the ranch of +.
D. Osborn who first drew the atten-
ton of the Smithsonian institution tor
them. From the excavations it APP
pears that the Mimbres valley was
peopled in prehistoric times by a Sc
dentary people who had attained con
siderable artistic development as is
shown by the pictures Of the beauti-
full pottery
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