Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
Notes of Interest
From State Museum,

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| lsrseiAl cosrssrosorses 70 sosNss soDrsAh
| santa Fe June li.--That key TO
| the Hittite language has been dis
covered was the announcement made
today by Dr. Morris Jastrow, Jr.. OF
| the University of Pennsylvania, while
ut the museum. The Hittite language
was one of the great mysteries Of
archaeology and the discovery that
viii enable archaeoNpists to translate
II is equal to the discovery OF the Ro-
setta stone that gave the key to the
Egyptian hieroeN phics. Or Jastrow,
while in the ceremonial cave In the
Ri,o de los Fr9ioles yesterday, de-
clared; only twice IN my life before
have | been as thrilled as this by any
sight---when | stood for the first time
on the Acropolis at Athens and the
temples Of Baalbeck. If cultured
America knew what Santa Fe and
surroundings have 10 offer in sceilerS
historic landmarks archaeology and
climate, the Santa Fe couldn't run
trains enough to carry the crowds
hither."
Today DR.. and Mrs. Jastrow visited
Tesuque. At the Rito ii was found
that the trail in the canyon huilt
by the forest service offers a much
easter lngress and egress. strong
ladders have been built into the more
inaccessible caves and especially into
the huge ceremonial cave which was
discovered by Mrs. A. j. Abbott some
seven years ago. The road to the
Rito is in better condition now than
it ever has been.
a. NJ Tozzer, assistant professor of
anthropology at Harvard. Is expect
cd to arrive in New Mexico SHORTLY
to visit Dr. A, V. Kldder at the Pecos
excavations Toz2er, II Is understood,
has the latest tldings from Sylvanus
G. Morley, formerly connected with
the school of American Archaeology
Morley, so il is reported, on his most
recent visit to the Maya ruins in
Guatemala and southern Mexico. had
many thrilling adventures ana es-
capes, and for while was the captive
of band OF zapatlstas, being re-
leased only short time ago.
Now comes new claimant to the
honor Of being the oldest white set
Element In the United states. New
Smyrna, Fla, has sen; up its claims
to the Florida Historical society of
having been settled prior TO Saint
Augustine and with its claim sends
what it considers documentary proof.
The museum library has just received
report by John Y Detwefler who
recently visited the museum, which
embodies New smyrna's argument.
The state penitentiary is delivering
10000 brick at the new museum site,
being part Of the order of a million
brick. The steel for the footings of
the foundation is TO be here next
week. when work will be resumed on
the structure and pushed TO compile
ton as quickly as the arrival of ma
terial will permit
The following registered at the
museum. Rev. Hugh A. Cooper, or
Albuquerque. and William Hiram
Foulkes, of Philadelphia, the celehrat
ed Presbyterian divine and author,
who had both been fishing on the
upper Peeos at the Valley ranch; I. |
r. Weedman, Denver. colo; A. NJ
Arnts, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Louis |
p Fritwell, Hassell, ~ M; Pearl
Brown, Lena Sewell. Vera Sewell,
Hamlin, Tex. Jesse Wooton. Mon
toya Lindsay r. Mckinley Marion
Crowne Mckinley, Brooklyn, N. y; /
Mrs. b. Hugh Gibbs, Los Angeles DR.. /
j. Y. Mcdonald, Nation, H. Grace |
Erickson, Olaf Erickson. Albuuuer- |
Que; Telesfor Chavez Castillo, Mar (
tin Chavez y Castillo, Juan Montoya
y Castillo, Magdalena; w. l.. Craw-
ford, Roanoke, Va. Helen Lome, |
Cleo LaRue, Chicago Mrs. II. ).
Cumpsten, Hagerman; Mr. and Mrs t
a. G. Harter Hagerman; c. A. Ehlert, /
Bisbee, Ariz.; jim Payne, Mountain T
air; Glen Spidle. Ravenna, MOI
James II. Hatcher, Pagosa Springs /
colo. Mrs. L. NJ. Ashley, Denver; +
Mrs. A. Fl. Holder Boston Mass,
Mr. and Mrs. George II. Wheeler. Al I
v +. Nelson Sanford. 4
Colo, James j. Breen, Oatman, Ari2 I
Mrs A. Breen. Oatman: Mrs. Allan |
Denver; Harry Berlin, |.
New York city; Miss Mildred Naples,
jefferson City, Tenn; Mrs. Robert /
Ernst. Belen, T. r. Provence, A. r. |
Swank, Wiles Point, Tex, Mrs
Charles Beet, Trinidad Mrs j. A. \
Ieancon, Colorado Springs; Leopoldo
Chavez S, r. Daley, Eugene Daley,
Tubero, n. NJ. H. Il. Hicks, Durango 4
Mr.. and Mrs. e. NJ. Murray Pasa
dena, Cal. who left in the afternoon
IN their Franklin car for the Rito de
los Frijoles, taking with them Mr..
and Mrs Roy rockingham. of Phil
}. j. Moran, washington,
D. c.. A. 4. Mcconnell Alhnnuernne