New Mexico History in New Mexico Magazine: An Annotated Bibliography (Part II)

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New Mexico History in New Mexico Magazine: An Annotated Bibliography (Part II)Author(s): Gerald ThompsonSource: Arizona and the West, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Winter, 1975), pp. 339-374Published by: Journal of the SouthwestStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40168414 .

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NEW MEXICO HISTORY IN

NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

(PART II)

com 'piled by

GERALD THOMPSON

Editorial Note: The first part of this annotated bibliography presented the historical articles that appeared in New Mexico Magazine from 1923 through 1948. The concluding part surveys the historical literature written during the period, 1 949-1 975.

Volume XXVII

Raynor, T. E., "Forgotten Cemetery," XXVII (March 1949), 19, 45-46.

The old Seven Rivers Cemetery, located seventeen miles from Carlsbad, contains the graves of many pioneers of Eddy County. Seven Rivers flourished as an

important stopping place on the Pecos cattle trail. The tombstones have been

damaged by vandals. See also issues for May 1949 and May 1961.

Poage, Evelyn, "Adobe Ranch ... Frontier Outpost," XXVII (April 1949), 22, 33,35-

Built in the 1840s, the Adobe Ranch, southwest of Magdalena, is a landmark that has seen many changes in its 100 years. After the Civil War, the ranch was

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a part of the Red River Cattle Company, which sprawled over 7,500 square miles of New Mexico. Colic Railston, former manager of the V Cross T brand, recalls

many stories.

Stachcr, S. F., 'The Floods That Never Came," XXVII (May 1949), 11, 33, 35, 37-38.

In 1909 the author was the Navajo agent at Pueblo Bonito. In 1920 rumors

swept the reservation that a great flood would come on July 4, and the only way to survive would be to flee. Many Indians abandoned their sheep and cattle in the rush to the mountains.

Voelker, Frederic E., "The Mysterious Traveller," XXVII (May 1949), 17, 47-49-

George A. F. Ruxton, a lieutenant in Her Majesty's 89th Foot, rode up the Rio Grande Valley from Paso del Norte in November of 1846, with an escort of Mexican soldiers. Lieutenant William H. Emory, United States Corps of Topo- graphical Engineers, explained that Ruxton was acting as a commercial agent for the Mexican government, carrying permission to the Santa Fe traders to proceed to Chihuahua City.

Cunningham, Paul E., "Rough Riders' Reunion," XXVII (June 1949), 22, 41-42.

The first reunion of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders was held in Las Vegas on June 24-25, 1899. The article recounts the wartime experiences of Ed H. Todhunter, a Las Vegas resident. Sec also issues for June 1953, March, May and

August 1956, June 1958, and September-October 1972.

"The Mail Bag," XXVII (July 1949), 5, 51.

Fred Arthur, a retired Forest Supervisor, writes of his experiences as a mem- ber of the first party to drive across the White Sands in an automobile. No date given.

Wielandy, Paul J., "Frontier Salesman," XXVII (July 1949), 10, 48-50.

In 1883 the author worked as a salesman for Shorb & Boland of St. Louis, the largest book and stationery jobbing house west of the Mississippl. Once a year he would swing through the San Juan Valley of Colorado to Espanola and back by stage to Santa Fe. He also visited Raton and Wagon Mound.

Lammert, Agnellus, "Mission at Old Laguna," XXVII (September 1949), 24, 5^-53-

The San Jose Mission at Old Laguna was established in 1699 by Friar Antonio Miranda, O.F.M. After the exclusion of the order by the Secularization Act of 1820, the convent fell into bad repair.



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Volume XXVIII

Stoes, K. D., "Mutiny in Old Mesilla," XXVIII (February 1950), 16, 41-42.

The California Column arrived at Mesilla in the summer of 1862. When some Confederate sympathizers escaped, Company K's guards were punished by being placed in irons. Sympathetic soldiers rebelled against the unpopular Colonel

Joseph R. West, and a Corporal Smith was shot by West's orders.

Redfield, Georgia B., Ticacho ... Peaceful Village," XXVIII (March 1950),

Picacho is a small village located forty miles west of Roswell in the lovely Hondo Valley. It is surrounded by the Diamond A and Circle Diamond ranch

holdings. It was established around 1868 by people from the Rio Grande country.

"The Mail Bag/' XXVIII (April 1950), 5, 37-38.

A. E. Curren established the first newspaper in newly established Clovis in

1907. He had learned that the Santa Fe planned to shift a division point to Clovis, and was one of the first in town. In 1909 Clovis had 5,000 people.

Trumbo, Theron Marcos, "The Little Bonanza," XXVIII (April 1950), 11, 40-41.

The first recorded mining activity in the Organ Mountains was in 1849. Hugh Stephenson of El Paso probably developed the first lead-silver mine. Lieu- tenant John G. Parke noted mining activity in Soledad Canyon in his 1854-55 reports. The area boomed from 1881 until 1906, then went into decline.

Woods, Clee, "The Secret Fort of the Apache Raiders," XXVIII (April 1950), 22-23, 35-37.

This article describes a number of small cliff dwellings and walled enclosures

along the cienega south of the Burro Mountains, and within the sight of Fort

Bayard, Pinos Altos and Santa Rita. The sites were probably built by the fore- runners of the Mimbreno Apaches as indicated by shards of pottery.

"The Mail Bag," XXVIII (May 1950), 5, 40-41.

B. R. Utterback tells about his travels over old trails in southeastern New Mexico in the early 1900s. He recalls difficulties in trailing cattle, maneuvering wagons up steep hills, and dealing with spooked mules.

Adams, V. K., "The Medical Pioneers," XXVIII (May 1950), 15, 35-37.

The author discusses early medicine in the Southwest. In 1536 Cabeza de Vaca removed an arrowhead from an Indian's arm; later, Franciscans and other missionaries provided medical attention. The first doctor in New Mexico was Dr. Cristobal Larranga, who arrived at Santa Fe in 1792.



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McCulloch, Frank Eliot, "Family Portrait/' XXVIII (July 1950), 20, 43-47.

Dona Deluvina Vigil y Montes de Santa Ana des Marais was born on Sep- tember 11, 1830, and died in 1894 in Las Vegas. The author presents sketches of interesting periods in her long life.

Westermeier, Clifford P., "The Rodeo Pioneers," XXVIII (July 1950), 21, 47-49.

The author traces the origins of the rodeo back to the fiestas of Spaniards in the Southwest. The first written mention of a rodeo in Santa Fe was in 1847. The article also includes stories about nineteenth-century "cowboy tournaments."

Russell, Steve and Eleanor, "Pause for Adventure," XXVIII (September 1950), 18-19,49,51-52.

Orchard Ranch was established by Judge Melvin W. Mills, an attorney for Lucien B. Maxwell, in the 1880s in a canyon of the Canadian River some

thirty-five miles southeast of Springer. Access to the canyon bottom was by steel cable and drum hoist or by precipitous old buffalo trails. The ranch was eventually wiped out by a flood.

Fitzpatrick, George, "The Inn at the End of the Trail," XXVIII (October 1950), 23-25> 43, 45, 47> 49-

La Fonda, in Santa Fe, occupies a site where some hotel has existed for more than 1 00 years. It has entertained many famous guests and has played an important role in New Mexico's past.

Cunningham, Paul, "Gold Strikes and Bullfights," XXVIII (November 1950), 25, 51-

Gabrino Rendon, who grew up in Las Vegas in the 1880s, reminisces about the early days. On one occasion a hardware store started a bogus gold rush in order to sell an overstock of picks and shovels. He also mentions the bullfights at the nearby Duran Ranch. See also issues for July 1954, June-July 1963, November-December 1964, January 1966, and September 1975.

Lee, Susan E., "The Apache's Secret Spring," XXVIII (December 1950), 16, 53.

In 1885 a rancher discovered a hidden spring in Cox Canyon about thirty miles from the Apache Creek store in Catron County. Apache Indians used the spring during the 1800s, and apparently placed a rock capstone over it to prevent its detection by thirsty whites.

Stivison, Roy E., and Delia Mavity McDonnell, "When Villa Raided Columbus," XXVIII (December 1950), 17-18, 38, 41, 43, 45.

This is an account of Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in



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19 16 and the subsequent pursuit of the bandits by the U.S. Army led by General John J. Pershing. See also issues for February and April 1957, March 1958, September 1959, and January 1966.

Raynor, T. E., "When Pink Tomatoes Bloomed," XXVIII (December 1950), 25, 51-52.

Lakewood, near Artesia, was the site of the Lakewood Canning Factory from 191 1 to 1922. During those years virtually every woman in the small town

peeled the famous pink tomatoes that were "the talk of New Mexico." The com-

pany failed when the workers moved away for better paying jobs.

Volume XXIX

Jones, J. Robert, "The President in Santa Fe," XXIX (January 195 1), 17.

In 1863 Henry Mercure, a well-known French-Canadian trader, became

mentally unbalanced and had delusions of being the President of the United States. After several incidents with the officers at Fort Marcy, who refused to obey his "orders," Henry was visited by a delegation of citizens who requested him to leave the community. He left Santa Fe and died shortly thereafter.

Curren, A. E., "Folsom . . . Frontier Village," XXIX (January 195 1), 22, 47.

The author's father, James E. Curren, established a score of newspapers in the Southwest in the 1880s and 1890s. One of these was the Folsom Idea in the Cimarron Valley. As a small boy Curren would lead travelers from the train to the hotel while beating a drum. See also issue for November 1954.

"The Mail Bag," XXIX (March 1951), 5, 47.

Arthur E. Curren writes about Clayton, describing businesses and persons during the nineties. He includes an account of the capture and hanging of Black

Jack Ketchum. See also issue for August 1966.

Cree, Ruby, "Frontier Bride," XXIX (March 195 1), 24, 41, 43, 45.

Ellen Lucy Clapp came to New Mexico as the bride of Lafayette Clapp in 1882. They made their home in Lake Valley and later at Hatch, where Clapp became president of the Water Users Association for the Elephant Butte Dam

project.

Woods, Betty, "Old Army Post," XXIX (April 1951), 6.

Ojo Caliente was an army post, located northwest of Hot Springs. Here Indian Agent Clum arrested Geronimo in April of 1877 and returned him to San Carlos. See also issue for November 1959.




Muir, Emma M., "The Grave by the Road," XXIX (April 1951), 23, 40-41.

In 1852 a wagon train bound for California from Texas stopped briefly near

present-day Lordsburg to bury a traveler. "A. M." (full name unknown) had died during childbirth. Nat Visal headed the group of approximately three hundred persons. The wooden headstone of the unfortunate woman is still there.

Henry, Kathryn, "Graveyard in the Sky," XXIX (May 1951), 26, 47, 49.

Near Bueyeros, in Harding County, there are three sandstone buttes. Upon the middle one are the graves of those who lived and died nearby since 1882. The first grave was that of the young bride of Guadalupe Cabeza de Baca. See also issue for April 1962.

Wetherill, Marietta, as told to Mabel C. Wright, "A Piano for Pueblo Bonito," XXIX (May 1951), 27, 39, 41.

Around the turn of the century, Marietta Wetherill decided to buy a Baldwin

piano, and began purchasing horses from the Navajos and shipping them to St. Louis for sale. After sending over five hundred horses, she accumulated enough money ($1,500) for the piano.

Wynkoop, Frank M., "Gay Days on the Frontier," XXIX (June 1951), 22, 40-43.

The author recounts stories dealing with the famous old saloons of Santa Fe and Albuquerque. On one occasion a victorious mayoral candidate rode a camel into a saloon, and the strange beast became drunk. Also, the famous politician William Jennings Bryan campaigned in some of the local saloons by drinking water.

Hittson, C. H., "Mountain Mavericks," XXIX (June 1951), 51.

The author's father was "Uncle Charley" Hittson, who ranched north of

Magdalena in the 1890s. Rounding up wild cattle in the Bear Mountains was difficult. Uncle Charley described the cattle as harder to deal with than wild bears and mountain lions.

Cannon, Julia Brannin, and Ellen Lape, "Silver Boom Town," XXIX (July 1951), *3> 45> 47-

Stanton S. Brannin, the author's father, settled in Lincoln in 1870 and furnished game to Fort Stanton. In 1871 he discovered the Metcalf and Long- fellow mines at Clifton, Arizona. Brannin next went to Georgetown. In 1895 the family moved to Montana.

Reed, Bill, "Frontier Adventure," XXIX (July 1951), 26, 43-45.

In 1854 Francois Xavier Aubry set a record when he rode 800 miles from Santa Fe to Independence, Missouri, in five days, sixteen hours. The "Skimmer




of the Plains" won a thousand dollar bet by the ride. Shortly thereafter, Major Richard Weightman disemboweled Aubry with a Bowie knife during a barroom brawl.

McCoy, Raymond, "The Battle of Glorieta Pass," XXIX (August 1951), 24-25, 47, 49> 5*> 53-

The author describes the battle of Glorieta Pass as the "high tide of the

Confederacy" in the West. The crucial battle was fought in the mountains east of Santa Fe in March of 1862. The author credits Major John Chivington of the Colorado Volunteers with the victory.

Shallenberger, Ivah Mead, "Memory of San Marcial," XXIX (September 1951), 26-27, 38-39.

The town of San Marcial, thirty miles south of Socorro, was twice destroyed by floods. The first occurred on August 13, 1929, and the second on September 27, 1929, when the Rio Grande, the Puerco, and Rio Salado rose simultaneously. See also issue for January 1952.

Koonce, Bob, "Railroad Fever," XXIX (September 195 1), 28-29, 48-49.

The towns of Artesia and Hope at one time were sites on a planned trans- continental railroad - the San Diego, El Paso and St. Louis Railway. The railroad was a speculators' scheme and was never completed. The graded roadbed, constructed in 191 1, can still be seen.

"The Mail Bag," XXIX (December 1951), 5, 48.

H. B. Martin states that Pat Garrett was extremely tall, and capable of looking squarely over the head of most men. Furthermore, he says that Garrett had the

longest trigger finger ever seen on a man. See also issue of January 1957.

George, Sadie L., "Frontier Town," XXIX (December 1951), 18-19, 43> 45-

The author describes community life in Wagon Mound in the 1880s and 1 890s. Many prominent residents of the town are mentioned. In 1886 a deadly diptheria epidemic swept away many of Wagon Mound's children. See also issue for December 1952.

Volume XXX

"The Mail Bag," XXX (March 1952), 5, 45.

E. V. Gallegos writes of the death of J. J. Smith, for which Jose* Gallegos was tried and convicted. The writer is a nephew of the accused and contradicts the account in the December 1951 issue. See also issue for August 1952.




Muir, Emma M., "The Vision of Pioneers/' XXX (March 1952), 12-13, 37, 39.

The author discusses two important women in the history of New Mexico. M. R. Koehler Wright helped establish New Mexico A. and M. College while

carrying on extensive business activities. Elizabeth Warren was a founder of the Grant County Charity Hospital. Both women were active before 1900.

Wyatt, Charlotte Howe, "Pioneer Surveyor/' XXX (June 1952), 20, 38-39.

The author's father, John Howe, helped make the first accurate maps of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. He worked on the surveying team under Colonel Smoot and Captain Darling. This party also set the stone marker at the "four corners" site in 1875.

"The Mail Bag," XXX (July 1952), 5, 26.

Mrs. Paul Davis describes Milnesand (Mill-in-the-sand) between Portales and Hobbs. According to the author, the site was originally a stop for cattlemen

driving their herds to the railroads. Milnesand possessed the only watering spot around. In 19 13 a grocery was opened there.

Bullock, Alice, "The Town With Nine Lives," XXX (September 1952), 20-21, 45-

The town of San Pedro, forty miles south of Santa Fe, was the site of a rich

placer discovery in 1828. It subsequently enjoyed several revivals. For a time U. S. Grant was president of the San Pedro Mining Company and on one occasion he visited the property. The mines closed down after World War I.

McCoy, Raymond, "The Battle of Valverde," XXX (September 1952), 24-25, 51-53-

In February of 1862, Colonel E. R. S. Canby's Union forces fought a Con- federate army at Valverde on the Rio Grande. The battle was a hollow victory for the Confederates, as they failed to destroy the Union forces - which retreated within the walls of Fort Craig. See also issue for September 1953.

"The Mail Bag," XXX (October 1952), 5.

Marjorie Hirsch writes about Angie L. Cleve (nee Hendrix), who came in the nineties to New Mexico with her parents. Widowed in 19 13, she served as postmistress at Elk for thirty-five years.

Barker, S. Omar, "Next Door to Murder," XXX (October 1952), 22-23, 54~55-

Young Clara Baasch lived in Las Vegas in the 1880s. Her family did not realize that their next door neighbor, Vicente Silva, was the leader of an infamous gang known as the White Caps. After robbing and murdering several citizens, the gang had a falling out and Silva himself was murdered by his followers.




Hoover, H. A., "Homeseeker's Excursion," XXX (December 1952), 23, 52-53.

In 1904 the author received an invitation from his friend, M. L. Bugbee, to visit him in Cooney. Hoover took the Santa Fe Railway's "Homeseekers Excur- sion" for $23.75 from Chicago to Deming. Hoover describes the stage ride to

Cooney, and the town itself. See also issues for January and February 1953, January 1954, April 1955, September 1962, and August 1968.

Volume XXXI

"The Mail Bag," XXXI (March 1953), 5, 45.

Mrs. T. C. Key writes about M. A. Daugherty and his family, who were

pioneer settlers on the Delaware River near Eddy. In the 1880s they opened an

overnight station, called "Delaware," for travelers. Daugherty worked as a freighter for a time, hauling oats to Eddy.

"The Mail Bag," XXXI (April 1953), 5, 43.

William H. Woodwell arrived in Carlsbad in 1908. He relates his impres- sions of the town and its inhabitants. The well-known Palace Hotel and the

Legal Tender Cafe were favorite haunts of the "lungers" who constituted the

major portion of the residents.

Laumbach, Christina, "Covered Wagon Tourists," XXXI (April 1953), 25, 46-47.

In 191 2 the Laumbach family made a 400-mile vacation trip across north- central New Mexico in a wagon. The author describes the journey and states that

only in a wagon does a person have ample time to enjoy the beauty of the country.

"The Mail Bag," XXXI (May 1953), 5, 45.

Deane S. Bliss lived in Albuquerque from January 1889 to April 1895, an(l comments on the moving of the Albuquerque National Bank. Alexander Forsythe recalls the Pullman car strike of 1894 when soldiers were called from Fort Win-

gate. F. A. Robinett knew a man named Whitman who served with cavalry in

1876 at Fort Leaven worth, and was present at Geronimo's surrender.

Reynolds, Loraine Morley, "Hardware Johnny Quits the Cow Country," XXXI

(June 1953), 20, 50-51.

In 19 16 the author lived at Datil, between Magdalena and Quemado. She remembers a character named "Hardware Johnny," nicknamed for his oversized

chaps, enormous spurs, and concho belt. Johnny accused Ray Morely, a prominent cattleman, of driving off homesteaders. When confronted by Morely, "Hard-

ware" fled town.




"The Mail Bag," XXXI (August 1953), 5, 47.

H. B. Martin traces the history of the Tucker family from Colonel Thomas F. Tucker of pre-civil War days down through his descendants in the cattle and law enforcement business in New Mexico and Texas.

Shenk, G. F., "The First Gold Mine," XXXI (August 1953), 16, 55.

This is a somewhat fictionalized history of Mina-del-Tierra, located south of Santa Fe, at the time of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Young Elk, an Indian miner and associate of Pope, the Taos medicine man, lead the revolt in the mine. In 1692 Young Elk managed to get a treaty provision which forbade Indian labor in the mines.

Chavez, Fray Angelico, "The 'Kingdom of New Mexico'," XXXI (August 1953), 1 7> 58-59-

Until 1 77 1, Spaniards referred to New Mexico as a "kingdom" in various documents, rather than as a province. The kingdom included Santa Fe and other

Spanish settlements as well as Indian pueblos; the provinces were the unsettled

parts to the east and west. See also issue for September 1953.

Wyly, Zona, as told to Ruth W. Armstrong, "Homestead Pioneers," XXXI (Sep- tember 1953), 23, 38-39.

As a young woman, Zona Wyly moved to Capulin in Coif ax County in 19 12 to homestead. On their farm, the family raised vegetables. As the winters were severe, the family moved to Arizona, and later to California.

Johnson, Mae, "Homesteaders in the Cuba County," XXXI (October 1953), 14, 45-47-

Mae Johnson came from Illinois to homestead in the vicinity of Cuba, west of Santa Fe, in 1930. She had trouble getting used to a frontier way of life. Grandma Garrison, a helpful neighbor, was a colorful character who spawned many stories.

Bullock, Alice, "Ranching Pioneers," XXXI (October 1953), »> 33.

Antime J. "Tony" Meloche, well-known pioneer cattleman, settled in Colfax County in 1869, and started the T O Ranch. Alice Bullock, his daughter, was born at the ranch in 1871. The article also contains her memories of the Raton area.

"The Mail Bag," XXXI (December 1953), 5, 45.

A. M. Jackson writes that his ancestor, Alexander M. Jackson of Mississippi, was New Mexico's Territorial Secretary in 1858. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Jackson was appointed by Jefferson Davis to be Arizona's Chief Justice. Andrew Johnson pardoned him in 1866.




Westfall, Mae Davidson, "Valley of the Orchards," XXXI (December 1953), *4> 39-

Rinconada, in the Rio Grande Valley seventeen miles northeast of Espanola, has been inhabited since the 1700s. The author interviewed many local residents.

Mining was important in the early 1900s, but has been discontinued. Now the

region is devoted largely to fruit growing.

La Mon, Rosamond Giesler, "It's a Great Life for a Lady/' XXXI (December

Billy Louden - now Mrs. Tom Lloyd - was the daughter of a soldier who came to New Mexico in 1887. Later Louden drove a stage for Wells Fargo and took up ranching. Billy was the only girl to play polo on the University of Arizona team. She was a WAC during World War II.

Volume XXXII

Byron, Lawrence R., "The Valley of Broken Dreams," XXXII (January 1954), 16,39.

William K. Shape, a convert to Mormonism from Virginia, established a

colony on Carson Flats, across the Rio Grande gorge from Taos. By 19 17 nearly two hundred families had homesteaded. In 1932 a dam was built, but the water leaked out through the sink holes in the malpais, and the settlers moved away.

"The Mail Bag," XXXII (February 1954), 5, 39.

Jim Counselor states that the Navajos' problems are still great. The Indians have an 80% illiteracy rate and appalling health conditions. He attacks the 1930s stock reduction program and says that 90% of all Navajos live at the subsistence

level, with over 30% requiring relief.

Raynor, T. E., "Revival of a Frontier Mission," XXXII (February 1954), 22-23, 41.

A Presbyterian mission was established at Jemez Springs in 1878. A mission school with fourteen pupils was under the direction of Dr. J. M. Shield of Covode,

Pennsylvania. The mission has continued to be active due to the efforts of theology students who travel from Albuquerque to Jemez on Sundays.

Ealy, Ruth R., "Medical Missionary," XXXII (March 1954), 16, 38-39.

The author gives an account of a missionary couple, Dr. and Mrs. T. F. Ealy, who lived in Lincoln and witnessed the bloody feuding of the Lincoln County War in the late 1870s. The account is drawn from Dr. Ealy's diary. See also issues for April 1954, and August 1975.



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Ealy, Mrs. T. F, "Recollections of Old Lincoln," XXXII (March 1954), 17, 4*-43-

Mrs. T. F. Ealy was the wife of Doctor Taylor F. Ealy, a Presbyterian medical missionary who went to Lincoln in February of 1878. He came at the request of Alexander McSween. The Ealys immediately found themselves in the middle of the Lincoln County War.

Charles, Mrs. Tom, "Unraveling the Mystery of the Lincoln Canes," XXXII

(April 1954), 12-13, 46-47-

The governors of the Pueblos have canes of office from Spanish, Mexican, and American governments. President Lincoln gave the American canes in recog- nition of the faithfulness of the Pueblo tribes. Dr. Michael Steck is credited with

interesting the President in the project. In May of 1864, he brought nineteen canes from Washington and presented them to the governors.

Connor, Veda Neville, "Ambush!" XXXII (April 1954), 14-15, 37.

This article narrates the killing of white men, women, and children by New Mexico Indians, beginning with the J. M. White party in 1846. Victorio's band

reportedly killed 1,000 people in eighteen months. The chief himself was killed at Tres Castillos, Mexico. See also issue of August 1955.

Tennison, Ed, as told to Gilbert L. Eggert, "Treasure of San Lazarus," XXXII (April 1954), 21, 44-45.

In 1 899 Marcos Antonio Cristobal Orlando y Luz, known as Crazy Marcos, was mining on San Lazarus Mountain, when he broke into a pocket of well- formed quartz crystals wired with gold. The Santa Fe Gold and Copper Mining Company, formed in Boston, paid Marcos $50,000 for a one year option and paid his partner Danny Jones $40,000 for adjoining claims. See also issue for August 1954-

"The Mail Bag," XXXII (May 1954), 5.

Colonel H. L. Cavenaugh, U.S.A. Ret., lived at Fort Union with his grandfather, Chaplain J. A. M. LaTourette, in 1880. His father, Harry G. Cavenaugh, was a lieutenant in the 13th Infantry at Fort Stanton in 1879. The author erroneously claims that most of Company B deserted when they heard that Sheriff Pat Garrett was coming to make arrests for lynching a civilian in Lincoln.

Cook, R. Elton, "Operation Crossties," XXXII (May 1954), 25, 36.

During the years, 1912-26, thousands of crossties were cut in the Santa Barbara and Tres Ritos areas, and floated down mountain streams in the spring



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to the Rio Grande for the Santa Fe Railroad. A log crib dam and a small railroad were built to facilitate the operation.

Walter, Paul A. F., "The Southwest's Oldest Bank," XXXII (June 1954), 14-15, 49>5X-

The First National Bank of Santa Fe was organized in 1870 at Cimarron and opened in Santa Fe in 1871. Lucien B. Maxwell furnished the capital and was named president. The directors included Henry N. Hooper, leader of the Elizabethtown Vigilantes, Judge John D. Watts, and Peter Maxwell.

Brown, Merle B., "I Remember Chloride," XXXII (September 1954), 21, 45.

The author lived in Chloride during its silver mining boom, and in 1892 moved to Socorro. She tells of life in the mining town. See also issues for Decem- ber 1955 and March 1964.

Clark, Ann Nolan, "The Bishops Rancho," XXXII (October 1954), 24-25, 46.

Jean Baptiste Lamy, Bishop of Santa Fe, was attracted to a small farm in the

Tesuque Valley a few kilometers from Santa Fe, and later bought it and built a

chapel and house there. He spent his final years of retirement there.

Lesure, Thomas B., "Land of the Torreones," XXXII (November 1954), 20-21.

Torreones are towers that were once used for defense against Indians. Indians themselves built the first defense towers, but by the 1750s the Spaniards had adopted the practice. A number can still be seen. The one in Lincoln is an

outstanding tourist attraction.

Volume XXXIII

Keleher, Julia, "Background for a Best Seller," XXXIII (March 1955), 16, 40-41.

Willa Cather made four trips to New Mexico. Two trips of several months

each, made in 1925 and 1926, were devoted to research for Death Comes for the

Archbishop. Much material was gleaned from The Life of Bishop Machebeuf and

assistance was given by two Catholic priests.

Hurt, Amy Passmore, "Go West, Young Man!" XXXIII (June 1955), 16, 45.

Early Anglo settlers from Colorado included Bernard Ruppe, Oren and

Henry Strong, and D. K. B. Sellers. German immigrant Charles Ilfeld came from

New York in 1865, and built up a chain of wholesale houses. Thomas F. Keleher

came to Fort Union as a government teamster, and established a hide and wool

business in Albuquerque.




Kanseah, Jasper, with Eve Ball, "The Last of Geronimo's Warriors/' XXXIII

(June 1955), 17, 42-43.

This is the recollection of Jasper Kanseah, who was the youngest of Geroni- mo's warriors. At the time of Geronimo's surrender in 1886, he was about thirteen

years old. Jasper was sent to the Indian school at Carlisle, and rejoined his people at Fort Sill before moving to the Mescalero Reservation.

Blair, Jess F., "Knowles - Ghost Town of the Plains," XXXIII (June 1955), 19, 50.

An old steel-lined concrete vault is all that remains of the homesteader town of Knowles, established soon after the turn of the century a few miles east of

Lovington. It was wiped out by fire in 191 2.

"The Mail Bag," XXXIII (July 1955), 5.

J. W. Cave came with his parents from Sweetwater, Texas, to New Mexico in 1889, driving 700 head of cattle. He lived in Artesia until 1948, when he moved to Oregon.

Wallace, William S., "Forgotten Army Post," XXXIII (September 1955), 21, 48-49.

The Post of Las Vegas was established in February of 1848 by members of the First Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. In March of 1849 Company C, 3rd Artillery, from Taos replaced the Illinois troops. Ambrose E. Burnside, Brax- ton Bragg and John A. Logan served there before its evacuation in July of 1851.

Gordon, Dudley, "Crusader in Corduroy," XXXIII (December 1955), 17, 58-59.

Charles F. Lummis was an outstanding interpreter of New Mexico's heritage. His writing influenced Willa Cather, Eugene Rhodes, and Mary Austin. The Harvard-educated newspaperman first arrived in New Mexico in 1 884. The article discusses Lummis' works, including his classic The Land of Poco Tiempo (1893). See also issues for December 1956, March and April 1957, and September 1964.

Hoelscher, Ada Beckmon, "Estancia Valley," XXXIII (December 1955), 23, 56-57-

When Torrance County was created in 1903, it included nearly all of the Estancia Valley, which was located in the exact center of New Mexico. In 1907 the Santa Fe completed the Belen Cut-off, fostering a homesteader rush to the valley. Later, large-scale irrigation was developed.




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Hoover, H. A., "The Gentle Train Robber/' XXXIV (January 1956), 21, 44-45.

William McGinnis and Butch Cassidy, members of the "Wild Bunch/' worked for a time at the WS Ranch near Alma in the late 1890s. The recollections of Louis Jones of Glenwood are cited. See also issue of November-December 1972.

Lovell, Emily K., "Dick Gililland - Pioneer Cowboy," XXXIV (February 1956), *7>43-

Gililland was a cowboy in Otero and Socorro counties for fifty-one years, four of them with Eugene Manlove Rhodes. This article presents a slightly differ- ent version of the surrender of Oliver Lee and Gililland to Rhodes. In 1942 Gilil- land's ranch became part of a missile range.

Chappell, Virginia, "Ruidoso's Old Mill," XXXIV (February 1956), 21, 53.

The mill at Ruidoso was built by Captain Paul Dowlin after his discharge at Fort Stanton. His first mill was swept away by a flood, but the second still stands. In 1874 Dowlin bought the stock of Murphy and Fritz and moved to Fort Stanton, but kept the mill running. Later, the mill was owned by an English- man, Lord Cree.

Anderson, Lillie Gerhardt, "Indian Country Outpost," XXXIV (March 1956), 22, 53.

Fort Bascom, located twelve miles north of Tucumcari, was established in

1863 and abandoned in 1870. It was named for Captain George N. Bascom, who fell in battle at Valverde in 1862 on the Rio Grande.

Erwin, Allen A., "The Old Slaughter Trail," XXXIV (September 1956), 18-19, 63.

Born in 185 1, John Slaughter was a well-known cattleman, lawman, and Texas ranger. In 1879 he drove cattle from West Texas to southern Arizona over a trail that later carried his name.

Gilbert, Hope, "The Great Potato Blitz," XXXIV (November 1956), 19, 55.

In the early 1900s John Young, a hotel operator in Cuba, New Mexico, was in need of flour and potatoes. On a visit to Antonio, Colorado, he found that there was plenty of both, and that parcel post rates were lower than express for the

eighty-mile distance. He ordered a ton each of flour and potatoes to be shipped by parcel post, and caused a change in postal regulations.




Volume XXXV

Northnagel, E. W., "March of Faith/' XXXV (February 1957), 20, 51.

In 1846 the Mormon Battalion left Council Bluffs, Iowa, bound for New Mexico. At Santa Fe, Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke took command and blazed the first wagon road through the Southwest to the Pacific Coast.

Cunningham, Eugene, "Better than Cibola," XXXV (February 1957), 26-27, 46-47.

The author recounts his early years in New Mexico and the sources he drew

upon for his novels. He interviewed a number of pioneer New Mexicans. Albert Fall was especially helpful.

Goss, Julia Fitch, "Pioneer School," XXXV (February 1957), 61.

When the New Mexico legislature passed the Public School law in 1891, Albuquerque bought a building from the Congregational Church for a new high school. The author taught in the high school at a monthly salary of $75.

Richter, Conrad, "New Mexico was Our Fate," XXXV (March 1957), 20-21, 45.

The author tells of the influence that New Mexico had on his writing. He moved to the state in the 1930s. Richter states that he was especially influenced by the pinon country and the grasslands. He also conducted interviews with many old-timers. See also issue for February 1965.

Gurley, Helen T., "A Town Out of the Past," XXXV (April 1957), 22, 48-49.

The town of Cabezon began in 1872 when ranches were established in the area. Earlier, it was known as La Posta and was a way-station between Santa Fe and Fort Wingate. For a time the area was the "bread basket" of New Mexico.

Horn, Calvin, "The First Territorial Governor," XXXV (June 1957), 15, 50-54.

James S. Calhoun was appointed governor in 1851. He was responsible for

apportioning and assembling the first territorial legislature. He worked in vain for three years to bring peace with the Apache, Comanche, and Navajo Indians. He left Santa Fe in May of 1852 and died somewhere on the plains of Kansas.

Cobean, Ken, "Uncle Kit," XXXV (June 1957), 20-21.

William Kit Carson, a nephew of Kit Carson, was born at Fort Union in 1858, and at the age of fourteen became an army teamster. He played an active part in the Lincoln County War, served with the Rough Riders during the Span- ish-American War, and traveled with Wild West shows.




Gordon, Dudley, "The First 'Western Author," XXXV (July 1957), 25-27, 66.

Captain Mayne Reid, an Irishman, visited Santa Fe in the 1840s, where he

engaged in trading, hunting, and trapping. He became the first popular fiction writer to publish stories about the American Southwest. His most notable work, The White Chief, provided an inspiration to Charles F. Lummis.

Horn, Calvin, "Governor Lane - 'Bold and Brave'," XXXV (October 1957), 24, 54-55-

William Carr Lane, the second territorial governor, was appointed in 1852. His term of office was marred by clashes with Colonel E. V. Sumner, the local

military commander, and problems with the Apache and Navajo Indians. He tried, without federal authority, to settle the Mesilla boundary question with Mexico. He resigned in 1853.

Lee, Ann, and Maureena Learned, "Fountain Family Museum," XXXV (Decem- ber 1957), 43-45.

The Fountain Memorial Museum is located at Mesilla and housed in the adobe home of Mrs. Elizabeth Fountain Armendariz. The museum includes relics and papers dating back to the early 1600s.

Volume XXXVI

Branham, Mary, "Place of the Cottonwoods," XXXVI (January 1958), 14-15, 47.

In 1863 the army established the Bosque Redondo (large grove of cotton-

woods) Reservation on the Pecos River, and attempted to convert the Navajo Indians there into peaceful farmers. Fort Sumner was built nearby. After the

Navajos were returned to Arizona in 1868, the fort was closed. Lucien B. Maxwell and Billy the Kid are buried in the old cemetery.

Sonnichsen, C. L., "The Hermit of Dog Canyon," XXXVI (January 1958), 16-17, 44-45-

Francois Jean Rochas was a Frenchman who lived alone in Dog Canyon, south of present Alamogordo. He had access to the only good water in the area and was murdered in 1894, probably by neighboring cattlemen. See also issue for

May 1975.

Kemper, Troy, "Diary of a Pioneer," XXXVI (January 1958), 18, 48-51.

In the vault of the Bernalillo County District Court is an interesting old book. At first it was a merchant's ledger recording the transactions with the mili-

tary during the Civil War. Later, Harry R. Whiting used it to record fees as clerk




of the district court. Finally, L. C. Irwin, foreman of Whiting's ranch in the 1880s, used it as a diary, entering comments on local people.

Parsons, Francis B., "Pecos Pueblo's Ancient Mission," XXXVI (February 1958), 18-19.

Following Onate's settlement in New Mexico in 1 598, missionaries were sta- tioned at the Pecos Pueblo. In 161 7 they constructed Nuestra Senora de Los

Angeles. The pueblo at Pecos was abandoned in 1828. See also issues for Septem- ber 1967, and September-October 1971.

Horn, Calvin, "Trouble Shooter from Kentucky," XXXVI (April 1958), 26, 52-56.

David Meriwether was appointed territorial governor of New Mexico in 1853. He instituted reforms, negotiated with Navajos, and promoted the construction of the territorial capitol and penitentiary.

"The Mail Bag," XXXVI (May 1958), 5, 47.

M. A. Gilmore was not quite fifteen years old in 191 7 when he participated in a spring roundup near Engle. The crew shipped a trainload of cattle every day for twenty-five days. The author describes Engle, saying it had the biggest shipping point in New Mexico.

Muir, Emma Marble, "Pioneer Ranch," XXXVI (June 1958), 20, 62-63.

John Muir's Bar T was the oldest ranch in the Playas Valley of southern New Mexico. The author recounts how it was started and its history.

"The Mail Bag," XXXVI (July 1958), 2.

Strawcy Van Druff writes that the first Independence Day celebration in New Mexico was held by a trading party at the side of the Santa Fe Trail on July 4, 1 83 1. Among the members of the party was Josiah Gregg. In 1921 a marker was erected on the spot, twenty miles north of Clayton in Union County.

Kemper, Troy, "Toll Road," XXXVI (August 1958), 19, 47.

In the 1 890s it cost two dollars to drive a wagon and team from Cochiti to Valle Grande over the toll road controlled by the Baca family of Pena Blanca. It cost a nickel to walk over the road. The road contributed to the development of the Cochiti Mining District and the town of Bland.

Cabeza de Baca, Fabiola, and Lillie Gerhardt Anderson, "Puerto de Luna," XXXVI (October 1958), 20-21, 42-43.

Puerto de Luna was established in 1862 on the Agua Negra Grant by thirteen families. Building an irrigation system, the settlers developed farms and orchards.




Beginning in 1891 it became the county seat of Guadalupe County (the county seat was at Santa Rosa in 1905). The article contains the names of many early settlers in the area.

Horn, Calvin, "Patriot from North Carolina," XXXVI (October 1958), 22, 49-54.

Abraham Rencher, a North Carolina congressman, served as governor from

1857 to 1 86 1. He helped secure New Mexico to the Union, when Confederates invaded the territory in July of 1861.

Enfield, Gertrude Dixon, "Pecos Valley Pioneers/' XXXVI (November 1958), 16-17, 48-50.

The history of Artesia began in the early 1900s, when settlers began to build houses on the land owned by Sallie Robert, niece of John Chisum. Mrs. Robert had the first artesian well drilled in the area. In 1905 the author arrived as the wife of an early banker. The article is mainly a description of the town.

Carter, Deborah, "Adventure Among the Apaches," XXXVI (December 1958), 32-34, 63.

The author recalls her two-year stay at the Mescalero Apache Reservation from 1879 to 1 88 1. Her father, W. J. Carter, was the physician at the agency. The article is largely a description of life at the agency.

Volume XXXVII

"The Mail Bag," XXXVII (January 1959), 5, 41.

George M. Houston describes drilling for oil and hitting artesian water at a site fourteen miles northeast of San Ysidro in 1926. The location was on the

Ojo del Espiritu Grant.

Green, Lowell, "That Man Benedict," XXXVII (February 1959), 17, 5°-5I> 53> 55-

Kirby Benedict was a colorful and controversial New Mexico Supreme Court

justice. He was appointed in 1854 by President Millard Fillmore, and served for thirteen years. His most notable achievement was striking down peonage in New

Mexico, which led to an Act of Congress in 1867 doing the same thing for the nation. See also issues for June i960 and February 1961.

Horn, Calvin, "Civil War Governor," XXXVII (March 1959), 15, 47-5°-

Dr. Henry Connelly, appointed governor by Abraham Lincoln in 1861, provided strong Union administration during the Civil War. See also issue for April 1959.




"The Mail Bag," XXXVII (April 1959), 5, 60.

Lillie Gerhardt Anderson has photographs of cowboys of the Bar W outfit, taken near Carrizozo in 1907. William McDonald, the ranch manager, later was the first state governor.

McNitt, Frank, "Two Gray Hills - America's Costliest Rugs," XXXVII (April *959)> 26, 52-53.

The author traces the development of the Two Gray Hills rug from its

beginning in 191 1. At first the weavers wove crude, undistinguished rugs, but the coming of the new traders forced a change. By 1930, the characteristic style of tight weave and muted colors (no red) was evident.

"The Mail Bag," XXXVII (May 1959), 5.

E. A. Thrasher tells of Andre Martinez, whose forebears departed Mexico in 1773. The family was living about twelve miles west of Las Vegas on October 6, 1 866, when Indians captured Andre. He was raised by Indians at Fort Sill, Okla- homa, and later married a nurse from the Indian school at Anadarko.

Messick, Daisy Proffitt, "Wild Beef," XXXVII (June 1959), 28, 46-47.

After heavy stock losses in the winter of 191 3, John King, a rancher near

Capulin, bought 800 head of wild Mexican cattle. Branding the cattle was a

dangerous and wild job, and they seemed to be impervious to barbed wire. King sold the cattle in the fall of 19 14 for little or no profit.

Hunt, Aurora, "Letters from the Front, 1862-63," XXXVII (August 1959), 10, 39.

This article presents two letters from members of the California Column written in 1862 and 1863 and published in California newspapers. In one letter, a sergeant describes Arizona. In the other letter, an officer (John C. Cremony ?) sketches life at Fort Sumner. See also issue for September 1965.

Braham, Mary, "Spanish Trading Post Since 1703," XXXVII (August 1959), 3O-33-

The tiny village of Galisteo traces its history back to the early Spanish period. The Ortiz y Pino family have lived in the fortress-like trading post for more than two and a half centuries. The village is located twenty-three miles south of Santa Fe.

Shouse, Betty, "Anton Chico - Historic Village," XXXVII (October 1959), 3-6. A visit to the Spanish village of Anton Chico is like dropping back one

hundred years. The village is situated at the southern toe of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This is basically a description of the contemporary scene.




Powell, Lawrence Clark, "Roots of Regional Literature," XXXVII (October i959)> 34-36, 38.

Powell, a noted librarian and expert on Southwestern writing, discusses some of the better examples of New Mexico literature. According to the author, literature can be distinguished from writing by five criteria - feeling, power over lan-

guage, knowledge, insight, and perspective.

Horn, Calvin, "Embattled Era," XXXVII (November 1959), 16-17, 23> 28-29, 38-39-

Robert B. Mitchell, territorial governor during the period, 1866- 1869, was controversial and disliked. After eighteen months the legislature petitioned for his removal. Mitchell annulled all the acts of Secretary W. F. M. Amy, who had been acting governor, and set off a bitter political battle.

Volume XXXVIII

Carson, H. Glenn, "Deserted Village," XXXVIII (January i960), 28-29, 39-40.

From 1909 to 1920 Guadalupe was a bustling community of one hundred

people, located fifteen miles northwest of Fort Sumner. It was the trading center for a large ranching area. The blizzards of 191 8-19 ruined most of the neighboring ranchers and the village slowly died.

Meeks, Beulah, "Powder Can Church," XXXVIII (February i960), 16-17, 40.

The Powder Can Church in Vaughn was built in 19 10 for employees of the limestone rock quarry. Constructed of empty powder cans, filled with dirt and rock stacked in double rows for the walls, it was an interesting landmark.

Lovell, Emily Railed, "La Luz- Adobe Village," XXXVIII (February i960), 24-27.

La Luz, located a few miles north of Alamogordo, was founded in 1863 by Juan Garcia. A pottery works was opened in 1930. The original part of the La Luz

Lodge was built in the 1880s.

Fitzpatrick, George, "The Real Elf ego Baca," XXXVIII (April i960), 2-6, 40.

Elf ego Baca read law in the early 1890s, and served as district attorney of Socorro County in 1905 and 1906. He was sheriff of the same county, 1919-1920. He briefly served as the agent in the United States for Pancho Villa, but they had a falling out and Villa put a bounty of $30,000 on Baca's head.

Mauldin, Bill, "The Year of the Cowboy," XXXVIII (May i960), 24-29.

This entertaining article is the reminiscence of the well-known cartoonist




Bill Mauldin. Mauldin, who wanted to become a cowboy, recalls his life as the son of an apple farmer of La Luz.

Ross, Joel, "Cantonment Burgwin and Captain Burgwin," XXXVIII (August i960), 4-5, 34.

Named for Captain John H. K. Burgwin of the First Dragoons, the post was built in the 1850s ten miles south of Taos as a base of operations against hostile Indians. It is now being reconstructed, and will be called the Fort Burgwin Research Center.

Ancell, Robert M., Jr., and William W. Stanhope, "Patrick Jay Hurley - Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat," XXXVIII (September i960), 12-17, 35-37.

Born in Indian Territory in 1883, Patrick J. Hurley later moved to New Mexico and unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate on three occasions. The last time, 1952, he challenged the results, charging fraud in Dona Ana, Otero and Lincoln counties, but lost the election to Dennis Chavez.

Meeks, Beulah, "Village of Corona, New Mexico," XXXVIII (November i960), 20, 36, 38.

The village of Corona, located at 6666 feet above sea level, began as Red Cloud Post Office. Later, the El Paso & Northeastern Railroad built a station there and connected the village with Carrizozo. Colonel Frank A. DuBois, Jr., platted the townsite and opened the first store.

Volume XXXIX

Hall, Ruth K., "Last of the Apache Traders," XXXIX (February 1961), 14-17, 39-

A. B. "Buck" Prude bought the store at Ruidoso Junction in 1895, and in 1902 became a licensed trader to the Mescaleros. He and his son served as traders to the Mescaleros for forty years.

Fitzpatrick, George, "Forgotten Hero, the Saga of Captain Alexander McRae," XXXIX (April 1 961), 2-5.

North Carolinian Alexander McRae graduated from West Point in 1851 and was assigned to the Regiment of Mounted Rifles. At the beginning of the Civil War, McRae stayed with the Union and was put in command of a pro- visional battery of artillery at Fort Craig. In the battle of Valverde, McRae died at his guns when the untrained infantry was routed.




Simmons, Marc, "On the Trail of the Comancheros," XXXIX (May 1961), 30-33, 39-

About 1786 the Spanish authorities established an uneasy truce with the Comanches, and hardy New Mexicans began going east onto the Llano Estacado to hunt and trade with the Indians. Bread, pinoche, and trinkets were exchanged for livestock stolen from Texas ranches. The heyday of the trade was 1 850-1 870. See also the issue for November-December 1973.

Thrapp, Dan L., "Stein's Pass, Gateway to Adventure/' XXXIX (June 1961), 8-1 1, 30.

Stein's Pass, located on the Arizona-New Mexico border west of Lordsburg, was a key position during the Apache wars. It was named for Dragoon Major Enoch Steen, who led troops through the region in 1856 to Arizona.

Horn, Calvin, "Battle of the Archives," XXXIX (September 1961), 18-19, 34-35.

William A. Pile was appointed seventh territorial governor of New Mexico on August 16, 1869. He had the historic papers in the governor's office sorted and

organized, and ordered the "useless" ones discarded.

Montgomery, J. Willard, "Curious Country," XXXIX (September 1961), 32-33, 37-

The author presents a letter written in 1853 by Dr. Thomas Charlton, an

army surgeon. He describes New Mexico as a curious and unique country "full of hostile Indians, thieving 'greasers' and lizards, tarantulas, and flies in profu- sion." His letter appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on September 21, 1853.

Myers, Lee, "Search for Water ... Pope's Well Experiment," XXXIX (October 1 961), 26-29, 39.

Brevet Captain John Pope, a Topographical Engineer, led a search for artesian water along the Texas-New Mexico boundary from May of 1855 until the

project was abandoned by the War Department in August of 1858.

Volume XL

Hurt, Amy Passmore, "Life Among the Apaches," XL (March 1962), 14-17, 35.

Hendrina Hospers went to Fort Sill in 1905 as a young missionary of the Reformed Church of America. In 19 14 she accompanied approximately 200 Indian men with their families on the move from Fort Sill to the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico. She later lived at Dulce on the Jicarilla Reservation.




Robbins, Lance, "Clay Allison, Gentleman Gunfighter," XL (March 1962), 30-3 J> 39-

Allison was one of the more colorful and forceful adventurers of the frontier. A reputed gunfighter and scrapper, he considered himself merely a rancher at Cimarron who responded to whatever circumstances demanded of him. See also issue for March- April 1974.

Montgomery, J. Willard, "The Virginia Warbler Is A New Mexican/' XL (April 1962), 22-23.

William Wallace Anderson (1824- 191 1) was a surgeon in the U.S. Army, who served at Cantonment Burgwin in 1857. In May of 1861 he joined the

Confederacy. While at Burgwin, he collected birds and sent them to the Smith- sonian. One of them, named after his wife, is commonly known as the Virginia Warbler.

Woodson, Weldon D., 'The First Weatherman," XL (April 1962), 26-27, 4°-

After one year at Rutgers College, John P. Clum entered the Signal Corps, and was ordered to Santa Fe, where he set up a weather station on November 15, 1 87 1. Clum had difficulty with telegraphic communications which caused con- fusion and delay in reporting. He resigned in December of 1873 to become an Indian agent.

Charlton, Russell C, "The Civil War Years," XL (April 1962), 32-35.

In 1 86 1 Colonel E. R. S. Canby's command in New Mexico Territory included twenty-six posts scattered from Fort Union in the northeast to Fort Yuma in the west. Invading Confederates won the Battle of Valverde but lost the Battle of Glorieta and evacuated New Mexico.

Farmer, Frank, "Judd McKnight . . . 20th Century Pioneer," XL (May 1962), 28-29, 38-

Son of a pioneer wrangler, Judd McKnight began his career as a sheepman at the age of nineteen by driving a herd of mortgaged sheep across the Texas Pan- handle into New Mexico. In later years he imported stock from Australia.

Espinosa, Carmen, "Music Since Coronado," XL (August 1962), 21-23, 36, 39~4°-

The first music teacher in New Mexico came with Juan de Onate. By the time of the founding of Jamestown in 1607, New Mexico already had an organ. Indians were taught reading, writing, manual arts, singing and instrumental music.




White, Marjorie, "People and Places: A Western Cowboy," XL (October 1962), 25.

Edd Eller came to New Mexico in 1896 and settled in Columbus in 1901. When Villa raided Columbus, the cowboys of the 76 Ranch slept on their weapons on the bunkhouse roof. Eller was later foreman of the 76.

Kirkpatrick, Fred W., "People and Places: Stage Robbery," XL (November- December 1962), 37.

In January of 1879, the Silver City-Mesilla stage was held up in Cooke's

Canyon and passengers John Chisum and T. F. Conway were robbed. The

highwaymen took $4,000 in silver bars from the strong box.

Volume XLI

Horn, Calvin, "Revolution in Santa Fe," XLI (January 1963), 12-13, 3°-3I> 4°-

Marsh Giddings was governor of New Mexico from 1871 until 1875. His administration was marked by a "revolution" in the legislature which required the calling out of United States troops.

Barnes, Frank C, "Healing Waters," XLI (January 1963), 14-17.

The hot springs at Ojo Caliente, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe, were known to prehistoric man. Settlement dates from 1735, but Indian raids forced its abandonment from 1752 to 1793. The fortress-church there is believed to date from 1689. A hotel with hot baths opened in 19 16.

Hunt, Aurora, "The Southwest's Paul Revere," XLI (January 1963), 32-33, 40.

This is an account of John Jones, a Union messenger who attempted in 1862 to carry a message from General Carleton to General Canby regarding the

approaching California Column. Jones was captured but still managed to get his

message through.

Looney, Ralph, "Relic of the Railroad Era," XLI (February 1963), 38-40.

The old wooden hotel at Stanley is a relic of the long-defunct New Mexico Central Railroad. The line ran from Santa Fe to Torrance and planned a branch to Albuquerque, with Stanley as a division point. Hence the need for the hotel. Construction was doomed by World War I and the active line closed after the war.

Mitchell, Ena, "Smugglers Trail," XLI (March 1963), 33.

During the 1880s smugglers along the Mexican-U.S. border used canyon




trails running from San Luis Pass to Cloverdale in the southwestern "bootheel" of New Mexico. Contraband Mexican dollars and bullion flowed over the trails, where ruthless murders often were committed.

Horn, Calvin, "Troubled Years," XLI (September 1963), 22-23, 35> 4°-

Samuel B. Axtell was governor of New Mexico, 1875-78. During his term of office the Colfax County and Lincoln County wars erupted. Frank W. Angel was sent from Washington as a special agent of the Department of Justice to

investigate. As a result of Angel's report, Axtell was replaced by General Lew Wallace.

Zimmerle, R. W., "Eldorado's Ghost," XLI (September 1963), 24-25, 40.

During 1899 and 1900, regular shipments of copper ore moved to El Paso from the Oscuro Mountains, and in 1901 Estey City was founded. A mill and smelter were built and a post office opened. The Panic of 1903 brought an end to Estey City, which now is within the White Sands Missile Range.

Looney, Ralph, "Sodom on the Mora," XLI (October 1963), 18-19, 35.

Loma Parda, about eight miles up the Mora River from Watrous, was a "red light district" for Fort Union some five miles away. The boom years came after the Civil War when there were about 3,000 military and civilian personnel at the post.

Price, Jess, "People and Places: Authentic Westerner," XLI (October 1963), 32.

Will McCall, eighty-nine years old, lives near Radium Springs. His family moved to Las Cruces in the early 1880s. Will knew Pat Garrett and drove trail herds from Mexico into New Mexico. In 1903 he purchased the Faulkner Draw Ranch.

Volume XLII

Waltrip, Lela K., and Cynthia M. Bridges, "Logan ... Pioneer Town," XLII (February 1964), 26-28.

Logan was created in 1901 when the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad built a bridge across the Canadian River, twenty-five miles northeast of Tucumcari. Later, the Ute Dam was built to provide recreational and agricultural projects.

Jenness, Burt Franklin, "Orogrande . . . Gold Rush Town," XLII (March 1964), 2-4.

A large gold nugget found in the Jicarilla Mountains in Otero County by George E. Moffett before 1905 gave Orogrande its name. By 19 14, the population reached 2,000, and eight mining companies were active in the area.




Young, Iris, "Melrose . . . the Broomcorn Capital/' XLII (March 1964), 10-13.

Located on the plains of eastern New Mexico, Melrose was populated in 1906 largely by homesteaders from Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. It developed crops of broomcorn, sudan, and castor beans. Melrose was bypassed by the Santa Fe for Clovis. See also issue for October 1964.

"The Mail Bag," XLII (March 1964), 32.

Mrs. Margarite Gonzales writes that her father taught in Tecolote, near Las Vegas, from 1865 to 1879. Inez L. Sandusky, who was born in 1878 near

present-day Raton, writes that her uncle, grandfather, and father all took up claims in the area, which included the present site of Raton.

Chauvenet, Beatrice, "The Bloomer Girl of 1861," XLII (April 1964), 9-10, 35-36.

Julia Archibald Holmes and her husband, James Henry Holmes, an ardent abolitionist, arrived in Santa Fe on October 18, 1861. Julia's mother had been active in the woman's suffrage cause, and Julia wore the reform dress called "the bloomer" on her journey west.

Lee, Hugh B., "Payday at Mogollon," XLII (April 1964), 11-12, 34.

In June of 191 3, Pomposo Garcia, a captain in Pancho Villa's army, planned a raid on Mogollon on payday. However, the plans were revealed and the raid was called off.

Savvy, Cee, "Homestead Country," XLII (April 1964), 28-30, 36.

Benjamin F. Brown came to Gould in 1905, and formed the Mosquero Land

Company. His advertisements in the Kansas City Star brought so many customers that he built a hotel on the Dawson Branch of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad. When the town was incorporated in 1922, Brown moved to California. See also issue for October 1964.

Kelly, Fran, "City of the Crosses," XLII (May 1964), 29.

This article is a collection of folklore stories about the derivation of the name for Las Cruces, the Rio Grande town in southern New Mexico. The stories were collected from old-time residents in the area.

"The Mail Bag," XLII (June-July 1964), 39.

Mrs. John W. Knorr was a freshman at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mines at Las Cruces in 1909. She recalls President Hiram Hadley describing the difficulties of getting the college established.

"The Mail Bag," XLII (August 1964), 34.

Dick Boyd of Albuquerque writes about a wagon trip he made from Taos




to Santa Fe in 1916. He mentions the Glen- Woody Bridge over the Rio Grande above Embudo, and the fact that railroad ties were still being floated down the river on the spring floods.

Gallemore, Glenna Lee, "Building a Hospital on Borrowed Money and a Dream," XLII (October 1964), 7-9, 37.

The Presbyterian Hospital Center in Albuquerque was started in 1908 by Dr. Hugh Cooper, and was operated as an agency of the Synod of New Mexico of the United Presbyterian Church. It was supported entirely through voluntary contributions and patient fees.

Lloyd, Margerie, "This Was Madrid," XLII (October 1964), 14-16, 44-45.

The author, the wife of a mining company bookkeeper, arrived in Madrid in 191 3, when the town had 3,000 residents. Mrs. Lloyd describes the primitive conditions she found there. In 191 8, Oscar Huber became the mine superintendent and virtually rebuilt Madrid. See also issue for March 1966.

Volume XLIII

"The Mail Bag," XLIII (February 1965), 36.

Joseph F. Tondre's grandparents settled in Isleta in 1866, where they established a trading post. They later purchased the original Tondre ranch at Los Lentes. His relatives are buried inside the Isleta mission.

Jenkinson, Michael, "Coal Camp - Closed," XLIII (April 1965), 2-5.

For 200 years coal has been known to exist in the upper Puerco Valley, and settlers of La Ventana have long used it to heat their houses. In 1927 a railroad

pushed into the area, and La Ventana grew to be a busy little town. The mines closed down during the depression of the 1930s.

Cooper, E. G., "Year of the Railroad Boom," XLIII (September 1965), 4-5, 33.

The author moved from Beaver County, Oklahoma, to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to open a small store. Finding too much competition, he drew on his experience on the Beaver City Herald, and started a newspaper. Later, Cooper moved to Tucumcari and published the Tucumcari Times.

Spongier, Veda C, "Return to Yesterday," XLIII (September 1965), 9-12, 33, 36.

The author recalls her life at Mountainair. Her parents and grandparents homesteaded 800 acres in the Estancia Valley. Her father, John A. Cooper, became a successful farmer, and later was president of the Mountainair State Bank.




Volume XLIV

Hindley, Richard C, "Bad Luck Boom Towns," XLIV (February 1966), 6-7, 36.

Hagan and Coyote are east of the Sandia Mountains between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The New Mexico Fuel and Iron Company opened the Hagan coal mine in 1902 and a town grew up nearby. The Sloan coal mine at Coyote was

developed by the Sloan Coal Company of Santa Fe in 1904, but it was closed when plans for the Albuquerque Eastern Railroad collapsed in 1919.

Colquitt, Edna Bouldin, "Women in History," XLIV (February 1966), 30-31, 36.

The author describes notable women in New Mexico history. Included are Susan McSween Barber, Susan Magoffin, Sister Blandina, Dona Tules, and the wives of various governors and state leaders.

White, Marjorie, "Palace of Pleasure," XLIV (March 1966), 4-6.

Opened in the late 1870s, Dripping Springs Hotel was located fourteen miles east of Las Cruces in the Organ Mountains. It was a fashionable resort developed by Major Eugene Van Patten. Nathan Boyd, the representative of a British firm of dam builders, purchased it in 19 14.

Whitehill, Betty H., "Tourist Mecca, 1880 Style," XLIV (June-July 1966), 18-19, 40.

Hudson Hot Springs, midway between Deming and Silver City, was bought in 1 88 1 by Richard Hudson, a veteran of the California Column. Hudson

expanded the two adobe houses on the site into a hotel. There were six bathing rooms, several hotel rooms and quarters for the family. In the early 1890s fire

destroyed the hotel.

Motto, Sytha, "That Wonderful Year of '76," XLIV (August 1966), 14-16, 38.

This article is basically a reproduction of A. Z. Huggins' description of the

July 4, 1876, centennial celebration in Santa Fe. Done in very flowery, verbose

language, the item tells of extended oratory, the firing of salutes, and a parade.

"The Mail Bag," XLIV (September 1966), 35.

J. L. Oldham forwards an item from the Kansas City Library which tells about the 1863 trip to Santa Fe of his granduncle, William D. Oldham. Military authorities forced Oldham to close his store in Kansas City in 1863, and he

shipped his goods to Santa Fe, where he ran a profitable store for two years.

Romero, Alicia, and Marcella Powers, "Handwriting of History," XLIV (October 1966), 14-16, 34.

Alicia Romero, a master graphoanalyst, has studied the penmanship of eight




prominent New Mexicans - Lew Wallace, Billy the Kid, Diego de Vargas, Charles Bent, Ceran St. Vrain, and three others. She states that Billy the Kid was a true leader who "loved responsibility, and completed plans in a very efficient manner."

Robb, John Donald, "Folk Poets of Old New Mexico," XLIV (November- December 1966), 10-12.

In remote New Mexican villages, the trovadores composed folk songs for all occasions and preserved the old Spanish ballads. Prospere Serafin Baca was one of the last great trovadores. Born in Chaparito in 1875 he died in 1951. Baca had a collection of over 214 folk songs, usually only the text as he knew nothing of musical notation.

Volume XLV

Darden, Wes, "Tererro - Boom Camp of the Thirties," XLV (January 1967), 26-29, 36.

Tererro, located fifteen miles north of Pecos, was an active lead-zinc mining camp from 1929 through 1939. It had a payroll of seven hundred men in the mine and mill. This was one of the largest payrolls in New Mexico. Increased costs of steel and powder and water in the workings brought about a closing of the mine in late 1940.

Espinosa, Gilberto, "Family Chronicle," XLV (February 1967), 28-29, 36.

This is a chronicle of the Chavez family in New Mexico from 1600 to the 1960s. Some of the present-day names that date back to the early Spanish period include Chavez, De Vargas, Duran, Otero. The Chavez family has produced governors, senators, and soldiers.

Lanier, Glen A., Jr., "Kenna, Ranch Town," XLV (March 1967), 32-33, 40.

Kenna, located fifty-five miles northeast of Roswell on U.S. Highway 70, began as the center for a farming community to be based upon a $2 million irrigation project. Failure to raise the money caused the collapse of the plan, and the small farms soon became part of larger ranch holdings.

Carson, Kit, "Manzano, Village of the Ancient Apple Trees," XLV (April 1967), 18-19.

The village of Manzano, situated about twelve miles north of Mountainair, contains the oldest apple orchard in the state. Tree ring dating sets the date of planting at about 1800. Early settlers included Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Baca, one time governor, and Don Antonio Jose Otero, a judge in the territorial court.

Frizzell, John and Mildred, "Pride of the Mail Run," XLV (April 1967), 26-28.

The Mt. Pride is an Abbot-Downing stagecoach built in 1889 for Charles




Gause of Lake Valley, New Mexico. It was used on the Hillsboro-Kingston-Lake Valley route, and now stands in the patio of the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe.

'The Mail Bag/' XLV (April 1967), 36.

Colonel John W. Wheeler, USA-Retired, writes that in 19 17 he was with the Ninth Engineers Mounted in camp at Sunland Park, New Mexico, near El Paso. They remained there throughout World War I, assisting the cavalry and performing manuevers in the region.

Powers, Marcella, "The First Presbyterian's First 100 Years," XLV (May 1967), 8-12, 36.

The Reverend D. F. McFarland arrived in Santa Fe in 1866 and started the first permanent Protestant church in New Mexico and Arizona territories. The church was incorporated on March 4, 1867, and began its services in an abandoned adobe Baptist church. A brick building was built in 1881 and torn down in

1939 to make way for the present structure.

Posz, Joseph D., "Diamond Jubilee," XLV (August 1967), 8-1 1, 36.

New Mexico Military Institute, at Roswell, was established as Goss Military Institute in 1893. ^ changed its name when New Mexico achieved statehood.

Adams, Clarence Siringo, "Charley Siringo - the Cowboy Detective," XLV (October 1967), 18-19, 36, 40.

The author, the son of a friend of Siringo, recalls the famous old cowboy, Pinkerton detective, and writer. Charles Angelo Siringo was born on February 7, 1855 in Matagordo County, Texas, and wrote several books about his experiences in West Texas and New Mexico.

Volume XLVI

Judd, B. Ira, and A. H. Akamatsu, "Apache Raid," XLVI (January 1968), 34-35.

On the morning of December 19, 1885, renegade Apaches attacked a cavalry patrol near Fort Bayard. In the battle of Little Dry Creek, six miles west of Pleasanton, three soldiers were killed. The author erroneously includes Lieu- tenant John J. Pershing in the ambush.

Armstrong, Ruth W., "San Miguel: Port of Entry on the Santa Fe Trail," XLVI

(February 1968), 10-13.

Situated on a ford on the Pecos River near Las Vegas, San Miguel was the first settlement in New Mexico that travelers and traders encountered on

coming west on the Santa Fe Trail in the 1820s and early 1830s. The two main branches of the trail joined near present-day Las Vegas (founded 1835), then continued south to San Miguel.



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Waltrip, Lela and Rufus, "Crossroads of the Centuries/' XL VI (February 1968), 26-29.

San Jon is a small farming and ranching community located twenty-three miles east of Tucumcari. It was founded in the early 1900s. Archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institution in 1947 discovered arrow points in the vicinity of San Jon which date to the time of Folsom Man.

Beck, Lois, "The Old Mills," XLVI (March 1968), 22-25.

In this article, the author surveys the history of the famous mills in northeastern New Mexico. Particularly interesting are the mills once owned by Ceran St. Vrain near Mora, and by Vicente Romero near Las Vegas.

Motto, Sytha, "A Man and His House," XLVI (May 1968), 34.

In 1877 Nestor Armijo settled in Las Cruces and built a hacienda for his

family. A successful businessman, Armijo and his brothers owned mercantile stores, banks, and ranches. The large Armijo home still stands.

Lamb, Vic, "Old Cemetery," XLVI (June-July 1968), 33.

An old Penitente (reportedly) cemetery is located one mile west of Lincoln.

According to the author, most people do not realize that the Penitentes lived so far south in New Mexico. There are approximately two dozen headstones in the enclosed area.

Armstrong, Ruth W., "A World of Books," XLVI (September 1968), 22-23, 39.

The author discusses the publishing houses, large and small, which operate in New Mexico. The University of New Mexico produces the largest quantity of books in the state. At the other end of the publishing spectrum, Stagecoach Press of Santa Fe produces beautiful, limited-edition books on a private hand press.

Simpson, Audrey, "Gateway to Conquest," XLVI (October 1968), 18-19.

Kearny's Gap, once an important landmark on the Santa Fe Trail, is located about one mile south of Las Vegas. In 1846 Stephen Watts Kearny raised the American flag at Las Vegas and then hurried on to Santa Fe, leaving a detachment of soldiers at the Gap. Years later, the buildings at the Gap served as a corral for stage coach lines.

Rickards, Colin, "'Black Jack' Christian's Spurs," XLVI (October 1968), 37.

During the winter of 1896-97, a gang of outlaws led by Black Jack Christian plundered along the Arizona-New Mexico border. Black Jack was killed in late April of 1897 by a posse which proceeded to confiscate his gear. The famous bandit's spurs are now in a private home in Great Britain.




Volume XLVII

Sando, Joe S., "Joseph Naranjo: Chief War Captain," XLVII (February 1969), 16-17, 37.

Naranjo was a Pueblo leader in the late seventeenth century who realized that in spite of the successful revolt of 1680 the Spaniards would dominate New Mexico. Consequently, he served the Spaniards faithfully as interpreter, scout, and capitan-mayor.

Garrison, Winifred E., "The Constitutional Convention's Last Man," XLVII (March 1969), 8-9, 37.

Garrison is the last survivor of the 1910 convention. As both languages were used during the sessions, the gathering was very colorful. Albert Fall probably was the most distinguished delegate, but Sol Luna, a banker, was the most

powerful. On the whole, the author saw little partisan politics in the convention.

Savvy, Cee, "The Church of the Oxen Drivers," XLVII (March 1969), 10-1 1, 40.

In 1894 Archbishop Chappelle established a new parish in Union County. Nestor C. de Baca, reportedly a descendant of explorer Cabeza de Vaca, offered the use of the small chapel on his ranch at Bueyeros. The present building, com-

pleted around 1900, displays artistic statuary and paintings.

Volume XLVIII

James, Harold L, "World's Most Expensive Guidebook," XLVIII (January- February 1970), 24-33.

The author traces the history of John Russell Bartlett's southwestern boundary expedition after the Mexican War. The expedition moved slowly, and eventually spent 10.5 million dollars. Bartlett's Narrative of the expedition proved to be a very expensive guidebook.

Horgan, Paul, "Peter Hurd," XLVIII (November-December 1970), 20-24.

Paul Horgan first met Hurd when the two were students at the New Mexico

Military Institute in 1919. Later at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Hurd was given the option of becoming an officer or an artist. He became a student of N. C. Wyeth, the illustrator, married Wyeth's eldest daughter, and has lived at San Patricio since the mid- 1930s.

Volume XLIX

Hewett, Jaxon, 'The Bookish Black at Wild Horse Arroyo," XLIX (January- February 1 971), 20-24.

The author recounts the story of how George Mcjunkin discovered evidence



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of Folsom Man in 1908. Mcjunkin, the black foreman of the Crowfoot Ranch, found the bones and wrote letters to museums, institutions, and individuals.

Lyon, Fern, "The Gila High Country," XLIX (November-December 1971), 24-40.

Kit Carson and Sylvester Pattie trapped beaver in the Gila high country in the 1 820s and 1830s. The Mormon Battalion passed through the region in 1846, and mining communities later sprang up in the mountains. Many colorful charac- ters lived in Silver City, Mogollon, Pinos Altos, and Hillsboro.

Volume L

Waters, Frank, 'The Man Who Killed the Deer," L (January-February 1972), 17-23,49-50.

The author of The Man Who Killed the Deer recounts the historical background of his famous novel. Taos Pueblo's land grant was preempted over the

years by Spanish and Anglo settlers, and in the twentieth century, the Forest Service tried to obtain the Indians' sacred Blue Lake. Fortunately, they successfully resisted the take-over.

Kline, Doyle, "Bootheel," L (January-February 1972), 25-31.

The Bootheel is the southwestern corner of New Mexico. Located there are the Animas Mountains and the Peloncillo Mountains. The region contains unique examples of wildlife. The ghost towns of Cloverdale and Hachita also are there.

Lyon, Fern, "Over Catron County Way," L (March-April 1972), 4-15, 43-45. Catron County in western New Mexico has a rich history. Coronado passed

through the region in the 1540s. In the 1800s ranchers, soldiers, and miners began arriving. Mogollon became a sprawling, wide-open mining town. The author also mentions prominent families in Catron County.

Volume LI

Chavez, Fray Angelico, "Valle de Cochiti," LI (January-February 1973), 7-13. The first Europeans to see the Cochiti Valley were members of Coronado's

expedition. The beautiful valley west of Santa Fe has been the scene of farming and ranching endeavors since the 1600s. The author discusses the history of the area and mentions important families.

Arnold, Sam'l P., "Touse Awardenty and Pass Whiskey," LI (May-June 1973),

The author discusses briefly the history of frontier liquor. Pass Whisky,




El Paso's potent grape brandy, was a staple on the Santa Fe Trail, selling for

$2/gallon. Taos Lightning originated at Bent's Fort and was distilled from wheat. In the Indian trade, the liquor was sometimes diluted 500%, and doctored with chili pepper and black gunpowder.

Volume LII

Coe, Louise, "Lady Rancher of the Ruidoso," LII (January-February 1974), 30.

The author, wife of Wilbur Coe of Ruidoso, reminisces about early days in New Mexico. She taught in the Lincoln County schools before becoming the

county superintendent. In later years she served sixteen years in the New Mexico Senate.

Chavez, David, Jr., "Man of Law - and of the World," LII (January-February i974)>31-

Chavez briefly describes the inauguration of Governor James F. Hinkle in

1923. He notes that there had been a severe drought that year, and many Indians were starving. Chavez spent most of his life in the law, and writes about many politicians, businessmen, and artists.

"Historic Structures Along the Rio Grande," LII (January-February 1974), 34-35.

The article describes the Tranquilino Luna House, the Huning Mercantile

building, and the Don Felipe Chavez House. The Luna House in Los Lunas is a plantation style home built by Tranquilino Luna, a merchant-rancher. The

Huning Mercantile, also in Los Lunas, was built by the Huning family, merchants. The Chavez home, built in i860 in Belen, is a classic Mexican adobe.

Kimbro, Harriet, "Las Golondrinas," LII (July-August 1974), i4-x9-

El Rancho de las Golondrinas (Swallows) is situated fifteen miles south of Santa Fe. First mentioned in historic accounts of the 1770s, the ranch was used

by the Baca family for many years. Today, it is a living museum for Spanish New Mexican ranch history.

Chavez, Fray Angelico, "La Jornada del Muerto," LII (September-October 1974), 34-35-

Chavez indicates that the correct translation of "Jornada del Muerto" is "the dead man's route." The Jornada was named in 1670 after Bernard Gruber, a German trader, who had been imprisoned in Santa Fe on the charges of being a heretic and necromancer. He escaped the jail, but died on the trail as he fled south.




Volume LIH

Lyon, Fern, "The Strange and Wonderful History of the Springer Courthouse/' LIII (January 1975), 32.-33, 45-46.

Springer, the county seat of Colfax County from 1882 to 1897, was the focal point of the feud between the Maxwell Land Company and independent settlers. In 1885 James Masterson, brother to the famous "Bat/' headed a militia

organization that served eviction notices on settlers.

Glover, Vernon J., "Reminiscences of the New Mexico Central," LIII (June 1975), 22-23.

The New Mexico Central Railroad operated in the Estancia Valley prior to 1926, when the line was acquired by the Santa Fe. The author details the problems encountered by the small line. Even the use of a Mack rail motor car, gasoline- powered, failed to halt the company's decline.

Armstrong, Ruth, "Two Ladies and Some Ghosts," LIII (October 1975), 8-9, 12.

The author visited Rita and Janaloo Hill, owners of the old mining camp of Shakespeare. Frank Hill in 1935 purchased the property and with his wife, Rita, began studying the town's history and restoring some of the buildings. In the 1 880s, two hundred buildings existed, but today only a few remain. Anecdotes from Shakespeare's exciting past are included.

Lyon, Fern, "The Reluctant Diamond Swindler," LIII (October 1975), 12-13.

In 1870 John B. Slack, a cohort for Asbury Harpending, a California specu- lator, "discovered" diamonds near present-day Shakespeare. Within a year they organized a fradulent diamond mining company, and Slack, a reluctant swindler, quickly sold his one-quarter interest for $100,000 to California banker William C. Ralston. In the 1880s Slack became the undertaker in White Oaks.

Martinez, Johnnie, "The History Makers of Villanueva," LIII (December 1975), 16-17.

The women of Villanueva, a small farming community on the Pecos River, are noted for making large tapestries depicting the history of their village. At present, they are sewing an enormous tapestry 265 feet long which includes such important historical scenes as the arrival of Coronado, the Revolt of 1680, and even the paving of the road to the town.

Tryk, Sheila, "Life Comes to the Archbishop," LIII (December 1975), 36, 45-46.

Paul Horgan discusses briefly his life-long interest in New Mexico and his new biography of Archbishop Lamy. Horgan first came to Albuquerque in 191 5. He researched the biography for seventeen years, and spent three years of actual writing. The author discovered no adverse evidence to tarnish the image of his subject.



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