Legends.
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
A vision. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
A legend dealing with the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe at El Porvenir.
Buried money on the Mimbres. Frances E. Totty, collector., 1936-1940
Tales of treasure never recovered.
Buried treasure. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
Two short legends of buried treasure in New Mexico.
Death makes a hit. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
A legend of the Penitentes.
Folkways. Genevieve Chapin, collector., 1936-1940
Contains 2 short stories. "Proverbs" a list of Spanish proverbs & their English translations. "Buried Treasure" - legends of hidden treasure in New Mexico.
Hermit's Peak. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Story of "Crazy Juan" a recluse who lived near Hermit's Peak. (Feb. 19, 1937).
Johnnie Martin's place. N. Howard Thorp, collector., 1936-1940
Tall tales told around "Johnnie's" store. (Oct. 14, 1937).
La Morada de los muertos. (The lodge-house of the dead). Reyes N. Martinez. collector., 1936-1940
A legend of the Penitentes.
The Bell Marianna. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
Description of life in Cordova, N.M. and the estate of Don Pedro. Also a description of Don Pedro contributing gold and silver coins for the making of a bell for the church.
The Bells on Ute Mountain. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
A legend dealing with the Penitentes.
The legend of Capulin Mountain. William M. Emery, collector., 1936-1940
Tale of how a mountain got its name. (June 2, 1936).
The Legend of Tome- the town of the broken promise. Allen A. Carter, collector., 1936-1940
A Spaniard deceives a Comanche chief and brings disaster upon his village.
The lost sheep. Georgia B. Redfield, collector., 1936-1940
A legend of the New Mexico Bottomless Lakes near Roswell, N.M.
The Magician. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Tale of "Chuck" Carson who tricks the Indians into his freedom by producing fire from no apparent source of fuel. The fire is fed by an underground supply of natural gas near Van Houten, N.M. (June 20, 1938).
The naming of Cimarron. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
A legend about how Cimarron got its name.
The Padre's mine at Canon de la Soledad. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
A padre finds a gold mine.
Treasure. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
Legends dealing with lost treasures in New Mexico.