Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-12
NEW MEXICO IS
INVITING FIELD
FOR EXPLORERS
Eastern Universities, Museums
and Scientists Seized With
Fever to Investigate Ruins
of State.
ESPECIAL eoa1rsroaosses TO ~oHr,ss ,oos~.li

SPECIAL coRREsPospsnct 10 noRHNs JOURNAL
Santa Zee, April 1l.--Eastern uni-
Nersties museums and scientists are
seized with a fever to explore eXca4
waite and study the prehistoric ruins
of New Mexico. That means thou
sands Of dollars actually spent within
tho state, with local business men and
local labor; il also means mighty
good advertising and an increase OF
knowledge about the history and ar
chaeology Of the state.
The board Of regents Of the Mu-
scum Of New Mexico, which has ac-
quircd the sites of the Pecos. Cuaral
and part Of the Tabira ruins. at its
meeting today granted permission to
Charles 5, Peabody and Prof Alfred
Vincent Kdder, of Harvard. TO make
a complete excavation of the ruins at
Pccos which will take several years
to complete Phillips academy al An
dover has made a grant of $4,000 an
nually for the purpose and the work
will be under the immediate direction
of Kidder, who was one of the first
students Of the School Of American
Archaeology at Santa re, of which
Peabody is the secretary of the man
aging committee. kidder is assistant
curator Of the Peabody museum of
Harvard and field director Of archae-
ology for Andover.
Pecos Ruin Important.
The Pecos ruin viii disclose most
important archaeological results as it
was not only the largest pueblo of
them all when Coronado visited II
but being on the border that separat-
ed the plains from the desert Indians
It may throw much light on the pre-
historic condition of the plains In
dams The job that Kidder sets out
to do is a most thorough one and he
is to have the assistance Of Jesse Nus
baum. of the New Mexico museum, 10
strengthen the foundations Of the mis-
sion church ruins The entire pueblo
and all the surrounding sites are to
be completely excavated in "A scientific
manner, Mr.. Kidder writing THE
plan Of work proposed by the depart
ment is briefly as follows: The site
together with It's cemeteries. rubbish
hears and dependent small ruins, is
to be excavated IN the most thor
ough manner lastly il is TO be left,
entirely cleared OF rubbish. In such
condition as 10 be available for eNami-
nation by students IN the future. No
actual restoration is contemplated but
proper rep4ir, strengthening. drain
age, gutterlng and roofing of espe-
oially important or pcrishable and
xposcG spots v ould be undertaken"
The worl. will be visible from all
and local trsins on
the Santa e. between Lamy and Las
Vegas Bclng on the Santa Fe trail
and the OH Trails road. the eNcava-
tons as we'll as the ruins viii become
one Of the most noted spots on the
automobile highway between St Louis
and Los Angeles It is directly tribu-
tary TO Santa Fe, being only twenty
miles out OF a fine road. An hours
trip, a four hours horse
back or carriage trip or a five hours
walk will take the tourist from Santa
Fe to this notable site which will be-
come most spectacular tourist at
traction.
TO Cooperate IN Excavations.
The board of regents yesterday also
voted its corporation in the pro-
posed excavations by DR.. /. w w
Wilson, director Of the Philadelphia
museum, which has granted a sum
for excavations in the Pajarito park
thirty miles west of Santa l'e. The
site Of the excavations VIII be at
Otowi, easily accessible TO Santa l'e.
DR. and Mrs Wilson attended the
summer school at Santa Fe and the
School of American Archaeology will
year and became so interested that
they secured the grant for the work
this year
In addition, n. Nelson will resume
his exploration and excavation work
south of Santa Fe in the TETON re-
gion early this summer DR.. Walter
FeWkes will continue his work in the
same line on the lower Mimbres. The
School of AmericanArc haeology will
fence the ruins at Cuarai. strengthen
the mission church and maintain an
excavation camp for three months in
charge of Jesse Nusbaum OF all these
expeditions, the New Mexico museum
will receive material, so that the en-
largement OF the exhibition facilities
such as viii be furnished by the con-
struction of the Cathedral of the
Desert has become a great necessity
The regents also authorized the fit
ting up of several studios for artists,
as several artists Of renown desire to
spend the summer in Santa Fe and
will induce others to come from time
to time if studio facilities are pro-
vided An artists colony will be a
desirable addition to Santa FEES pop
ulation ard attractions Announce
ment was made in addition of a num-
Der of persons of means, influence
and standing who have decided to
come to Santa re this year both for
reasons and because Of other
attractions in the way OF culture and
that the city offers