"CAPTAIN JOHN L. BULLIS, of the United States Army, who is now residing in Santa Fe, and filling the position of Indian agent for the Pueblo & Jicarilla Indians, is one of the most honored and esteemed citizens of New Mexico. He occupies a position which is indeed responsible – a position which demands calm and wise judgement as well as bravery and fearlessness. He has charge of some 9000 Indians belonging to the Pueblo tribe and living in some nineteen villages. The Jicarillas number less than 1000 and are located on a reservation. This agency is located in the northwest part of the Territory of New Mexico, where they have 400,000 acres of land and during the year 1894 the Government maintained five day schools and several contract schools, managed by the Catholics, also a boarding school at Bernalillo where seventy-five Indian girls are instructed. This school is also managed by the Catholics. The Pueblo Indians are generally self-supporting and receive but little aid from the government other than the maintenance of the schools before mentioned. The Jicarilla Indians are the wildest in the Territory and receive rations and other supplies weekly. A boarding school is soon to be established in the agency, in the hope that civilizing processes may have their influence upon this wild tribe. The Pueblos also own large tracts of land which were given them by the Spanish government, and which was patented to them by the United States Government as Pueblo lands to be held in common. The Indians who are under the charge of Captain Bullis are as a rule well satisfied and are making some progress toward civilization, particularly along the line of educating their children."
Saturday, September 27, 2014
MORE ON CAPTAIN BULLIS, #1
Bullis Room volunteers are continuing to go through papers that came our way from Texas sources, and this week we focused on a document that was written when John Lapham Bullis resided in the Santa Fe New Mexico Territory between 1893 and 1897. We'll share this with you in the next two or three posts, so that you can get a sense of this period in the life of Captain Bullis. Here is the first paragraph:
"CAPTAIN JOHN L. BULLIS, of the United States Army, who is now residing in Santa Fe, and filling the position of Indian agent for the Pueblo & Jicarilla Indians, is one of the most honored and esteemed citizens of New Mexico. He occupies a position which is indeed responsible – a position which demands calm and wise judgement as well as bravery and fearlessness. He has charge of some 9000 Indians belonging to the Pueblo tribe and living in some nineteen villages. The Jicarillas number less than 1000 and are located on a reservation. This agency is located in the northwest part of the Territory of New Mexico, where they have 400,000 acres of land and during the year 1894 the Government maintained five day schools and several contract schools, managed by the Catholics, also a boarding school at Bernalillo where seventy-five Indian girls are instructed. This school is also managed by the Catholics. The Pueblo Indians are generally self-supporting and receive but little aid from the government other than the maintenance of the schools before mentioned. The Jicarilla Indians are the wildest in the Territory and receive rations and other supplies weekly. A boarding school is soon to be established in the agency, in the hope that civilizing processes may have their influence upon this wild tribe. The Pueblos also own large tracts of land which were given them by the Spanish government, and which was patented to them by the United States Government as Pueblo lands to be held in common. The Indians who are under the charge of Captain Bullis are as a rule well satisfied and are making some progress toward civilization, particularly along the line of educating their children."
"CAPTAIN JOHN L. BULLIS, of the United States Army, who is now residing in Santa Fe, and filling the position of Indian agent for the Pueblo & Jicarilla Indians, is one of the most honored and esteemed citizens of New Mexico. He occupies a position which is indeed responsible – a position which demands calm and wise judgement as well as bravery and fearlessness. He has charge of some 9000 Indians belonging to the Pueblo tribe and living in some nineteen villages. The Jicarillas number less than 1000 and are located on a reservation. This agency is located in the northwest part of the Territory of New Mexico, where they have 400,000 acres of land and during the year 1894 the Government maintained five day schools and several contract schools, managed by the Catholics, also a boarding school at Bernalillo where seventy-five Indian girls are instructed. This school is also managed by the Catholics. The Pueblo Indians are generally self-supporting and receive but little aid from the government other than the maintenance of the schools before mentioned. The Jicarilla Indians are the wildest in the Territory and receive rations and other supplies weekly. A boarding school is soon to be established in the agency, in the hope that civilizing processes may have their influence upon this wild tribe. The Pueblos also own large tracts of land which were given them by the Spanish government, and which was patented to them by the United States Government as Pueblo lands to be held in common. The Indians who are under the charge of Captain Bullis are as a rule well satisfied and are making some progress toward civilization, particularly along the line of educating their children."
Friday, September 19, 2014
TREES
We volunteers have been talking a lot about trees the last few months--family trees, that is. But that started us thinking about the books in the collection on the subject of those things with trunks, branches, twigs and leaves. So we did a search and came up with several volumes that we are recommending to you for "leafing" through.
First, there's Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them; A Popular Study of Their Habits and Their Peculiarities. This book was written by Harriet Louise Keeler in 1900 and is a good one to reference if you want to identify a new tree sprouting in your back yard that doesn't look familiar.
There are two other books we recommend to you, if you're looking for a good reference on trees: Handbook of the Trees of the Northern States and Canada East of the Rocky Mountains, by Romeyn Beck, published in Lowville NY in 1907; and, A Guide to the Trees by American botanist Alice Lounsberry, published in 1900. Lounsberry's book is especially enjoyable to look through because of the detailed illustrations by Mrs. Ellis Rowan.
So you are invited to stop by the Bullis Room and spend some time with these books (and others) on trees. Hope to see you soon.
First, there's Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them; A Popular Study of Their Habits and Their Peculiarities. This book was written by Harriet Louise Keeler in 1900 and is a good one to reference if you want to identify a new tree sprouting in your back yard that doesn't look familiar.
There are two other books we recommend to you, if you're looking for a good reference on trees: Handbook of the Trees of the Northern States and Canada East of the Rocky Mountains, by Romeyn Beck, published in Lowville NY in 1907; and, A Guide to the Trees by American botanist Alice Lounsberry, published in 1900. Lounsberry's book is especially enjoyable to look through because of the detailed illustrations by Mrs. Ellis Rowan.
So you are invited to stop by the Bullis Room and spend some time with these books (and others) on trees. Hope to see you soon.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
A YEAR IN THE FIELDS; Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs
This Bullis book by John Burroughs is a must-read for this time of year. The passage below will show you what we mean.
"...September may be described as the month of tall weeds. Where they have been suffered to stand, along fences, by roadsides, and in forgotten corners--redroot, pigweed, ragweed, vervain, goldenrod, burdock, elecampane, thistles, teasels, nettles, asters, etc.--how they lift themselves up as not afraid to be seen now! They are all outlaws; every man's hand is against them; yet how surely they hold their own! They love the roadside because here they are comparatively safe; and ragged and dusty, like the common tramps that they are, they form one of the characteristic features of early fall."
As we sneeze and cough as a result of the pollen from these tall weeds, let's remember that they are the tall weeds of September. And this time of year simply would not be the same without them.
There are essays describing all of the seasons in this book (published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1897). You're invited to stop by and spend some relaxing time, reading and looking at the photographs and illustrations.
"...September may be described as the month of tall weeds. Where they have been suffered to stand, along fences, by roadsides, and in forgotten corners--redroot, pigweed, ragweed, vervain, goldenrod, burdock, elecampane, thistles, teasels, nettles, asters, etc.--how they lift themselves up as not afraid to be seen now! They are all outlaws; every man's hand is against them; yet how surely they hold their own! They love the roadside because here they are comparatively safe; and ragged and dusty, like the common tramps that they are, they form one of the characteristic features of early fall."
As we sneeze and cough as a result of the pollen from these tall weeds, let's remember that they are the tall weeds of September. And this time of year simply would not be the same without them.
There are essays describing all of the seasons in this book (published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1897). You're invited to stop by and spend some relaxing time, reading and looking at the photographs and illustrations.
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