Lamy, John B. Bishop of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NewMexico, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1866 June 18

He has just returned from Denver where he found Father Joseph P. Machebeuf in good health. He pontificated Mass on Trinity Sunday and gave instructions in the evening after vespers; he administered Confirmation. Father Machebeuf has a very fine bell of nearly 2,000 pounds. Besides the boys' school, there is an academy for girls conducted by the Sisters of Loretto . He blessed the new stone church in Central City, the great mining place, The church is 100x 50 feet and there are enough Catholics to fill it. Father J. B. Raverdy is pastor of this congregation. On the Rio de Los Animos, they are preparing the material for a church larger than in Central City, but it will be made of sundried mud bricks. The Sisters of Charity have 12 orphans. They are getting more and more reconciled to the customs of the country. They are doing an immense good. Their duty often calls them in public. He hopes to reach Baltimore in time for the council. :: II-5-c A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.