The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-06-05
Santa re, n. NJ. Nav "A. 1919

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Probably no state in the Union mas
more mysteries than the state of Ne--
Mexico. There are many remains OF
the ancient cities of the CliG Dwelless.
ibut their history is seaied 'scok to
the world, and there are town. scat
tered over the STATE that are still
thriving communities WITH hisfo y
running back to the time or 100 yea S
or more beyond the time when the
place where New York city now is.
was wilderness. Their history ex-
tends 10 time when the memory of
man rnnneth not TO the contrary
Santa Fe. with its old church that was
built over 800 years ago. Bnt il is not
the intention in this article 10 give
a write-up of Santa Fe as its history
n too we'll known TO the readers OF
The Record. II was IN the Rlaza here
in the center OF Santa Fe that Gen.
Kearney in 1916, 73 years arc pro-
.claimed the annexation OF ;he terri
tory of New Mexico 10 the United
States. On thar occasion he said:
s.Ne come as ffiends TO make you a
psrt Of the republic OF the. United
States. In our good government, al.
men are equsi. Every man has a
right to worship God according 70 his
heart.-
The two towns that II is my desire
to give brief story OF at this time
arc Mora. the county seat OF Mora
county. and Taos. the county seat OF
TAGS county
Mora is located on the Eastern slope
cf the SanPre de Crisfo range. 30
miles from q railroad. while Taos =
on the western side OF the same range
and about 30 miles from railroad.
Mira was settled little over 500 years
ago by the Spanish. hut long before,
perhaps thousands OF years. before
white man set foot on the soil of that
section. the Pueblo Indians had built
their pueb,os and were still there
when the white man appeared. About
SO per cent of the people of Mora are
Spanish and 2exicans and you hear
but little language spoken except
Spanish. There are some men and
women in the town. who. from their
appearance. one might think they had
lived there since the town WAS settled.
or had been resurrected from some Of
the ancient fombs of Egypt so old and
cadaverous they look. The only bui d.
ing In the town that has the appear
snce of modern life is the court house.
II is very pretty red stone structure.
There are few frame dwellings. but
the majority are adobe.
The only hotel in the town. the Mora.
Is operated by NJ. Butler a wide
awake and live wire. and man who
takes great pains to make his grests
feel af home. He is a genuine boos-
ter. In this hotel are TO be found
many interesting and ancient relics,
but TO describe them would make my
article too long. The one thing that
Interested me most was room full OF
pictures painted by little iBdasn riri.
She was a Teea or Mockasin Indian.
and was adopted and raised by fam
iiy named Walton. and took the name
of Cora Walton She was educated
In the East She only lived To he
about 81 years old. dying about two
years ago. During her short life she
painted many beautiful and really
wonderful pictures. One of her pro-
drctIons. MOONLIGHT" has been pro-
nounccd by artists as a mas. erpsece.
bt:.. 49,. ene that attracts the most at
tert'on IS life-size picture she paint-
ed II herself 1t Is a wonderful pic