New Mexico Indian Agencies and Schools

Agencies and Schools listed below are what were listed for the state.  Slight indent after an Agency list all schools in that jurisdiction.

Albuquerque School, New Mexico
Post-office: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 2½ miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy.; thence hired team, 2½ miles. (See School Photos)

Acoma day school.
Post-office: Cubero, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Laguna, New Mexico; Western Union, 12 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Alaska flag station, near school, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.

Canon Cito Indians.
Post-office: Laguna, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Laguna, New Mexico; Western Union, 26 miles from reserve; thence special carrier; 6 hours.
Railroad station: Laguna, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 26 miles.

Isleta day school,
Post-office: Isleta, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Isleta, New Mexico; school is near Western Union.
Railroad station: Isleta, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; school is near station.

Laguna day school.
Post-office: Laguna, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Laguna, New Mexico; school is near Western Union.
Railroad station: Laguna, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; school is near station.

McCarty’s day school.
Post-office: Laguna, New Mexico
Telegraph address: McCartys, New Mexico; school is near Western Union, but office is only occupied part of year; during remainder of year Laguna is telegraph address.
Railroad station: McCartys, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; school is near station.

Mesita day school.
Post-office: Laguna, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Laguna, New Mexico; Western Union, 6 miles from school; thence special carrier.
Railroad station: Laguna, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 6 miles; time, 1 hour.

Paguate day school.
Post-office: Laguna, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Laguna, New Mexico; Western Union, 9 miles from school; thence special carrier; 1 mail daily.
Railroad station: Laguna, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 9 miles; time, 2 hours.

Paraje day school.
Post-office: Casa Blanca, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Laguna, New Mexico; Western Union, 6 miles from school; thence special carrier; 1 mail daily.
Railroad station: Laguna, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 6 miles; time, 1 hour.

San Felipe day school.
Post-office: Algodones, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Bernalillo, New Mexico; Western Union, 11 miles from school; thence special carrier; 1 mail daily.
Railroad station: Algodones, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy.; thence hired team, 5 miles.

Seama day school.
Post-office: Seama, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Laguna, New Mexico; Western Union, 9 miles from school; thence special carrier; 1 mail daily.
Railroad station: Laguna, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 9 miles.

Jicarilla School, New Mexico
Post-office: Dulce, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Lumberton, New Mexico; Western Union, 4 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Dulce, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; school 1 mile distant; agency at station; conveyance, school team.

Jicarilla day school.
Post-office: Dulce, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Lumberton, New Mexico; Western Union, 4 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Dulce, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence agency team, ½ mile.

La Jar a day school.
Post-office: Dulce, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Lumberton, New Mexico; Western Union, 20 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Dulce, New Mexico; thence agency team, 17 miles.

Mescalero School, New Mexico
Post-office: Mescalero, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Tularosa, New Mexico; Postal, 18 miles from school; thence telephone. Railroad station: Tularosa, New Mexico; reached from the south by El Paso and Southwestern Rwy., via El Paso, Tex.; from the north by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rwy.; thence daily stage, 18 miles.

Rehoboth mission school.
Post-office: Gallup, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 6 miles from school.
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 6 miles.

Navajo School, New Mexico
Post-office: Fort Defiance, Arizona
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 30 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence daily buck-board, 30 miles.

Chin Lee school.
Post-office: Chin Lee, Arizona
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico, via Fort Defiance, Arizona
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence daily buck-board, except Sunday, to agency at Fort Defiance; thence to Chin Lee by government or hired team, 80 miles.

Cornfields day school.
Post-office: Cornfields, Arizona
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico Telegrams forwarded by telephone to St. Michaels; thence mail to Cornfields.
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Rwy.; thence daily stage to St, Michaels; thence tri-weekly stage to Cornfields, 55 miles.

St. Michaels mission school.
Post-office: St. Michaels, Arizona
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union.
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence daily buck-board, 27 miles.

Tohatchi school (Little Water).
Post-office: Tohatchi, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico; thence mail, 7 hours.
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico, on Santa Fe Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 30 miles.

San Juan School, New Mexico
Post-office: Shiprock, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Farmington, New Mexico; Western Union, 35 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Farmington, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy. (Farmington Branch); thence stage daily, except Sunday, 35 miles; time, 5 hours.

Methodist mission school.
Post-office: Farmington, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Farmington, New Mexico; Western Union.
Railroad station: Farmington, New Mexico,. on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy. (Farmington Branch).

Presbyterian mission school.
Post-office: Liberty, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Farmington, New Mexico; Western Union, 25 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Farmington, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy. (Farmington Branch); thence stage daily, except Sunday, 25 miles; time, 3½ hours.

Waro’s Camp.
Post-office: Blanco, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Aztec, New Mexico; thence by mail.
Railroad station: Farmington, New Mexico; thence hired team, 55 miles, via Simpson’s store.

Santa Fe School, New Mexico
Post-office: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Santa Fe, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 2 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy., Denver and Rio Grande Rwy., and Santa Fe Central Rwy.; thence hired team, 2 miles.

Cochiti day school.
Post-office: Pena Blanca, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Thornton, New Mexico; Western Union, 10 miles from school; thence daily mail.
Railroad station: Domingo, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy.; thence hired team, 9 miles.

Jemez day school.
Post-office: Jemez, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 44 miles from school; thence daily mail. Or Bernalillo, New Mexico; Western Union, 32 miles from school; thence messenger, 4 hours.
Railroad station: Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy.; thence hired team during winter months and daily stage in summer months, 44 miles. Or Bernalillo, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy.; thence hired team, 32 miles.

Nambe day school.
Post-office: Nambe, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Santa Fe, New Mexico; Western Union and Postal, 16 miles from school; thence messenger, 3 hours.
Railroad station: Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy., Denver and Rio Grande Rwy., and Santa Fe Central Rwy.; thence hired team; 16 miles.

Picuris day school.
Post-office: Dixon, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Embudo, New Mexico; Western Union, 20 miles from school; thence messenger or mail, 4 hours.
Railroad station: Embudo, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence hired team, 20 miles.

San Ildefonso day school.
Post-office: Ildefonso, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Espanola, New Mexico; Western Union, 12 miles from school; thence messenger, 3 hours.
Railroad station: Espanola, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence hired team, 12 miles.

San Juan day school.
Post-office: Chamita, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Espanola, New Mexico; Western Union, 6 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Chamita, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence hired team, 1 mile.

Santa Clara day school.
Post-office: Espanola, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Espanola, New Mexico; Western Union, 2 miles from school; thence messenger, 30 minutes.
Railroad station: Espanola, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence 2 miles. (Trains will stop at Santa Clara upon notice to conductor.)

Santa Clara Reservation.
Post-office: Espanola, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Espanola, New Mexico; Western Union, 7 miles from farmer’s quarters.
Railroad station: Espanola, New Mexico, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence 7 miles to farmer s quarters.

Sia day school.
Post-office: Sia, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 34 miles from school; thence mail or messenger, 8 hours. Or Bernalillo, New Mexico; Western Union, 22 miles from school; thence messenger, 3 hours.
Railroad station: Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy.; thence stage in summer months and hired team in winter, 34 miles. Or Bernalillo, New Mexico, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy.; thence hired team, 22 miles.

Taos day school.
Post-office: Taos, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Tres Piedras, New Mexico; Western Union, 40 miles from Taos; telephone to Taos, thence 3 miles to school by messenger.
Railroad station: Servilleta, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence daily stage, 25 miles.

Pueblo Bonito School, New Mexico
Post-office: Thoreau, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Thoreau, New Mexico; Western Union, 55 miles from school; thence mail, 1 day.
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico; thence hired team; no regular stage.

Zuni School, New Mexico
Post-office: Blackrock, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 45 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Gallup, New Mexico, on Santa Fe and Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 43 miles.

Zuni day school.
Post-office: Zuni, New Mexico
Telegraph address: Gallup, New Mexico; Postal and Western Union, 45 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Same as Zuni school, distance 45 miles.


Topics:
History, Schools,

Collection:
Department Of The Interior. Routes To Indian Agencies And Schools, Office Of Indian Affairs, Corrected To April 1, 1910. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1910.

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