El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-07
Early History of the MesiIla Valley;
Little Known Facts About FL Paso

7~esf5fo OF military post on the rlSnt
bank OF the Rio del Norte- travellers
sion at Paso del Norte TO lay in the
necessary provisions for continuing
their route 10 Santa Fe-
n Pnso ReSembIed AndaIusia-
The environs OF the Faso are ue-
1iciOus and resemble the finest parts
of Andalusia. The fields are cultivated
with maize and wheat and the FlAe-
Yards produce such excellent sweet
wines that they are even preferred
"a the wines of Parras in New Bisc2y-
The gardens contain ia abundance an
fruits Of Europe-figs. peaches, apples
1T is hoped that the intendencias
Of Durango and New Mexico will IN
time rival Galicia and Asturias in the
production OF flax
The Lure Of Gold
Alexander Won humboldt says me
provinces interna de ia coliletll1l. ny "a
were created into captain Senetaleg
in 1779- II was composed OF 80 80
SQUARE leagues The ascencancE Wnlci
SDafn then had IN Europe was, IN one
sense, well deserved IL was an as as
cendancy which had been gained by
Unquestioned superiority IN all the
arts Of policy and Of war
At the same time Spain had what
Napoleon desired in vain-shlps, coloh-
les and commerce, ana ali the Sold OF
the west
Bancroft says. Vol NJ, page 800;
cold and codliness were the two
Spaniards to overrun and occupy me
lands discovered by Columbus me
dissolute Indulgence of these passions
so opposite. and yet in them SO
strangely blended. resulted not alone lh
the determination Of the ancient glory
OF Spain. bat sent rottenness 10 the
bones of the then most powerful ma
ton of Europe
some claim to have computed that
during the first century, there went
from the new world TO spain silver
enough to make bridge across the
Atlantic yard and a half wide ana
TWO inches thick, or that brought TO
gether in "a heap it would overtop the
mountains Of fotosl
Postoffice Established
in 1915 the following was puoisneo-
Don Felix Maria CalleJa del Key
Bruder. Losada. Flores, Campena, y on
fero de Espin0. lieutenant general OF
the royal armies vlceroy- governor
and captain general OF TINS New Spalil'
president OF royal audiehce tieIe 80
superintendent general. suD-CeleEale
OF the royal treasury, mines quick
silver tobacco. judge. president OF Inc
royal board. sub-delegate general OF
the postoffice OF this Kingdom
The lords directors Of the postofflce
have sent me q decree dated august
8 which reads as follows
Il the king. Don Jose Miguel de Car
bajaI y Vargas NanriQue de Lara, Sha-
vez SotomayOr. Garlic de AibornoZ-
Fernando de Cord0va Hurtado de Men
doza Silva Gusman Cuezacat duke o.
St Charles. count of CasrlllelO and OF
Puerto alderman OF the castle OF Non
1achos- patron Of the province OF the
Twelve Apostles Of the order san ran !
cisco in the kingdom Of Peru; com I
Inander of HichOguarl. OF the Correo- !
perpetual MAYOR of the Indies, Islands /
and lands. Of the ocean already as
covered and TO be discovered Srande OF Z
Spain Of the first class, etc, etc. Knight I
OF the Order OF the golden fleece {
grand cross Of the royal and dis
Tinguished order of Charles III Z
commander OF EsparroEosa of Lares
in Alcantara, supervisor general ,
lord of the bed chamber. Heuten- I
ant general of armies. first secretary (
of state. conservatJr OF the University >
Of Salamanca. member OF the roEat f
academies Of Spain and OF alIauollo (
do hereby order my ChancellorS, treas .
urers. administrators. vlcerCys- captains 4
general. intendents- mayors 10 help F.
establish posts. poStoffices- roads. n ign O.
ways. canals and stations IN both SPAN +,
and in the Indies 50 as To iaclllale .
the postal service Given At the palace 4
the 3rd day of August, 1919
That the same may reach ALL or +
der il published in this capital and an .
cities. villages and to all places in this .
kingdom and have same circulated by .
all tribunals. magistrates ana cnleLS {
that same be known and observed
Given in the royal palace. Mexico, 3 OF
March. 1915. Felix Caneja-' /
People Were Thrifty.
II. D. Ward, London 1874 in GrigSs
'-N1ines of Chihuahua" Is quoted as
TO the inhabitants Of the southern
provinces. everything north Is terra
incognita.' and the traveller IS surprised
after passing It, TO find an improve :
ment IN the manners and character OF
the inhabitants Of New Biscay- where
the change first becomes visible rms
may be considered as the key OF the
whole north. which is peopled by the
descendants Of settlers from the most
industrious provinces Of Spain (Blscay-
Navarro and Catalonia VINO have pre-
served their blood uncOutaminated by
the cross with the aborigines- and who
retain most Of the habits and feeling
Of their forefathers- They have much
loyalty and generous frankness. great
natural politeness. and considerable &C
tiVity. both Of body and mind The
women instead Of passing their days
in languOr and idleness. are actively
in affairs Of the household
and neatness and comfort are nowhere
so great and general as in the north
These chara creristics extend with some
local notifications. TO the inhabitants
Of the whole country formerly oeuOml-
mated the internal provinces Of the west
(Nueva NiZcaya). and which now com
pose the states OF Chihuahua, Durango
Sonora and SinalOa. with the territories
of New Mexico and California, contain
ing some rich mines Of silver. which
is coined at the minis in Chihuahua |
and Durango
trfbuted 10 abandonment Of mining in
Spain. forgetting even the thought Of
the wealth Of the mother land for the
vision Of the distant FL Dorado"
Kearney Takes Possession.
Gen Kearney. in a proclamation TO
the people OF New Mexico. dated Aug
-. 1876. said:
I have come amongst YOU by orders
Of my government TO take possession Of
your country and extend over 1t the
laws of the United States We con-
slider il. and have done 50 for some
time. part of the territory Of the
United States. We come amongst YOU
as friends. not as enemies; as prOtec-
tors not as conquerors- We come
among you for your benefit not your
injury q
'.Henceforth 7 absolve you from all
allegiance to the Mexican government
. I shall not expect you TO take
arms and follow me TO fight your own :
people who may oppose me but now
tell you that those who remain peace
ably at home. attending 10 their crops,
and herds. shall be protected
From the Mexican government You
ta--a never received nrofpfrfnu- The