Historic Santa Fe Trail’s Final Shrine Faces Destruction
The Santa Fe Trail’s last major relic the Fonda or Machange hotel at Santa Fe’s plaza edges toward ruin as a merchant plans to block it with a memorial arch. State and local authorities push to honor the trail with stone markers quarried in New Mexico, while rails and roadhouses along the route endure in memory of the long caravan era.
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Santa Fe
Fonda
Machange
Missouri
Bull Team
Evil Dare
Smn
Po Joornere
City of Holy Faith
Wreto Intive Assembly
Banta Fe
Bradford
New Mexico
Nell
Grand Prairie
Cimarron Desert
Waas
Kansas
Huguion
el Paso
Chihushas
Taos
Alcalde
Corral
Reedhoue
California
Yuma
Old Fort Winghte
Bluewater
N. M
Old Fort Wingate
Adamann, Arig
Harvard Rock
Mojave Desert
Harstow
Santa Fe Trail Chronicle of Trade and Trail Dangers
The article recalls Zebulon M. Pike’s expedition opening northern trade and the Santa Fe Trail’s rise as a major overland commerce route. It details early traders like McKnight, Chambers, Hecknell, and the wagon caravan system from Independence to Santa Fe, military posts, and the constant threat ofIndian attacks, with caravans often forming 200 men deep and fortlike encampments along the route.
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Joy Mie
Tie En Ployer
la Lande
Morrison
Zebulon M. Pike
Mexico
United States
Pike
Grea
Kittas
Great
Arkansas
Rocky Mountains
Sante
Chihuab
Missouri
Sante Fe
Katr
William Hecknell
Missouri River
Arkansas Valley
Bante Fe
King
Independence
Council Grove
Cottonwood
Atx
Pittsburg
Nie
Doner
Ftte
Santa Fe
Hongkong Visits Through English Methods And Chinese Opulence
A traveler recalls Hongkong as a handsome, hillside city rebuilt by English methods after disputes over opium. The piece describes Peak transport by sedan chairs, hotel woes for Americans, and a banquet hosted by banker Wei Yuk featuring a blend of Chinese and European decor, dress, and cuisine.
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Hongkong
Great Britain
London
Sobri
Sobriety
China
Victoria
Ger Mans
Far East
P. & O. Stears
Philippines
Thomas McAran
Wei Yuk
Coe
Magnon Teas
McAran
M. P
Chinen
Tune
Paiece
Web Yuk
Bargains at pawnbrokers lure the thrifty minded
A New York Times report describes how a young woman prowling cheap pawnshops across the city finds small luxuries at bargain prices. She notes a 50 cent log book, a silver pen for a few coins, an ivory crucifix from a Bowery shop, and a jade bracelet, all far cheaper than uptown stores.
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Leas
Greyhandie
Coral
Fifth Avenue
East Broadway
Deep Sea Mystery Warns of Water Pressure Risks
In a Mobile report guide Bob Wynn explains dangers when divers are raised from deep water. Eyes may pop from heads due to rapid pressure change. Gulf Coast fishers repeatedly encounter gruesome sights as many deep-water catches surface.
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Bob Wynn
Mobile
Aly
Gulf Coast
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Tha Ola Jon
Bluewater Hoe Adobe Structure
Daughters of the American Revolution
Atchison, Topeka , Santa Fe
Colorado
Keomral
Great Plains
Great Central Plateau
Toms
Cumsy Wagena
Armorica
Eed
South America
Heck Bell
Gans
Marie
Oxford
England
Hirittah
Marshall P. Wilder
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