PASTIMES. Newsletter of the Panhandle Archaeology Society February 2016 Volume 36 Number Two. PRESIDENT Scott Brosowske. VICE PRESIDENT Veronica Arias

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1 PASTIMES PRESIDENT Scott Brosowske Newsletter of the Panhandle Archaeology Society February 2016 Volume 36 Number Two VICE PRESIDENT Veronica Arias SECRETARY Mary Ruthe Carter TREASURER Pam Allison PUBLICATIONS Rolla Shaller NEWSLETTER Beryl C. Hughes

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Notes From the Editor s Desk 2a Minutes of January Meeting 3 Program Information for February 4 Upcoming Events 5 Pre-Registration and Call for Papers SWFAS 5a Amarillo s Historic Buildings 7 NOTES FROM THE EDITOR S DESK Our program this month will take us on a journey through time to the historic Herring Hotel. I thought it appropriate then to feature some pictures of a few of the other older buildings in Amarillo. Yes! I do know that the room keys on the cover are not from the Herring or any other hotel in Amarillo. There is a picture online of an actual Herring room key, but I couldn t manage to download it in a form I could use in the newsletter. So we work with what we have. Here s a note and a picture of an artifact from Dick Carter: ARROW WRENCH I found this artifact several years ago, in the fire pit (long unused) in the ruins of a small, circular house (?) located on the south side of the Canadian River, just east of the south end of the dam. I thought it was a bison rib with a bullet hole in its broad end. Dr. Jack Hughes immediately identified it as an arrow wrench, used to straighten curved branches for use as arrow shafts. Go to Google for a full description, although the Google story contains some questionable information, it has a good picture. [ed. Note: the Google picture has a 6-inch ruler for scale; their artifact may be about eight inches long.]

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4 Next Meeting: February 17, 7:00p.m. Downtown Amarillo Library, Upstairs Board Room Pre-Meeting Dinner, 5:30, at Napoli s, 700 So. Taylor The Historic Herring Hotel: The Rise and Fall of the Grand Dame of the Panhandle Abstract 1926 brought a number of changes to the Amarillo skyline. The oil and gas industry was booming in the fields north of Amarillo and the bank coffers were full. Due to the influx of people working the oil fields the small offices and hotels were full as well. Competition with other cities for conventions was fierce as convention goers brought in money and left bragging about the goodwill of the host city. The West Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention expected to bring 50,000 people to Amarillo and the Cattleman's Convention another 20,000 by the summer of The Amarillo Hotel was owned by Ernest Thompson. The Palo Duro Hotel was owned by C. T. Herring. They were the largest hotels in the city with about 400 rooms each. C.T. Herring, cattleman, businessman, banker and entrepreneur and Ernest Thompson, a homegrown boy turned lawyer and hotel owner, saw the need for a convention hotel that would serve the needs of a small town that was on the verge of becoming an important city. This presentation will discuss the rise of the historic Herring Hotel, her history and her place in the future. Biography Melissa Griswold is woman of many hats. She graduated from West Texas State University with a degree in Social Studies Education and minors in art and music/vocal performance. She received her Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. After a stint as a missionary in South Africa, she moved back to Amarillo where she taught History and Geography at Amarillo High School and Friona High School. She is a professional genealogist and historical researcher. Her current project is researching the events and the people that made the Herring Hotel historic. Photo of the speaker, Melissa Griswold, with a fresco of horses painted by Harold Bugbee in the background. That fresco is located in the Old Tascosa Room in the basement of the Herring Hotel. The photograph was taken by Cindy Wallace. Melissa calls it Cards with Bugbee.

5 UPCOMING EVENTS April 30 May 1 Texas Society Lithic Workshop, P-PHM and Palo Duro Canyon. Limited places, so reserve early. Cost: $100 for TAS members, $150 for non-members, which includes membership. NPS offering field trip to Alibates April 29 for early arrivals. April 30-May 1 Stoneage Fair, Perryton. About 100 tables have already been reserved by exhibitors from several states. April 9 --Southwestern Federation of Archeological Societies, Quitaque Pre-registration and Call for Papers follow: PRE-REGISTRATION SOUTHWESTERN FEDERATION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES 52ND SYMPOSIUM APRIL 9, 2016 HOSTED BY CANYONLANDS ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY & COMANCHERO CAN- YONS MUSEUM THE HOPE CENTER 117 Main Street QUITAQUE, TEXAS

6 Call for Papers Southwestern Federation of Archeological Societies 52nd Symposium, Saturday, April 9, 2016, Quitaque, Texas Proposals for individual papers are now being accepted on any topic relating to the cultural or natural history of the Federation region of western Texas and eastern New Mexico. Papers accepted for presentation will be published in the Transactions of the 52nd Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas, available in Please submit your abstract using this form. Deadline for submission is February 28, Please pre-register to let our food service know how many to expect for lunch and to secure a spot on the amazing Rails to Trails Tour through the canyon. The Friday evening tour and the Saturday evening tour will be limited to 12 each on a first come, first serve basis. A sign-up for a Sunday tour of Caprock Canyons State Park will be offered at the symposium. Turkey Hotel will be the Get-Together spot on both evenings, offering drinks and entertainment by Cecil White and John Walker. RESERVE LODGING EARLY! Caprock Canyons State Park, (Campsites: $10-20) Turkey Hotel, 201 N 3rd, Turkey (10 rooms - $85; w/breakfast ) Hotel Matador, 1115 Main, Matador (7 rooms - $85 w/breakfast) Floydada Inn, 1105 Ralls Hwy., Floydada ($65-70) Holiday Inn Express, 4213 W 13th, Plainview ($ ) Executive Inn, 1591 Interstate 27, Tulia (from $78) PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE WITH SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS FRIDAY, APRIL 8, :00 8:30 Dutch-Treat at Turkey Hotel, 21 N. 3rd, Turkey, Texas Drinks Available & Entertainment by Cecil White and John Walker Time TBA Rails to Trails Van Tour Down To Clarity Tunnel SATURDAY, APRIL 9, :00 9:00 Registration and Refreshments 9:00 Welcome by Comanchero Canyons Museum & Canyonlands Archeological Society 9:30 Sessions begin 12:00 Lunch at Tri-County Meals, Pre-registration Required Business Meeting in Conference Room 1:00 Tour of Comanchero Canyons Museum 1:30 Report on Business Meeting 1:45 Keynote Speaker 2:00 Sessions 4:30 Wrap-up

7 6:00 8:30 Dutch-Treat at Turkey Hotel, 21 N. 3rd, Turkey, Texas Drinks Available & Entertainment by Cecil White and John Walker Time TBA Rails to Trails Van Tour Down To Clarity Tunnel SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016 CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK TOUR, Bison Kill Site, Geology, Bison Sign up at Saturday Session. Historical Buildings in Amarillo Herring Hotel 1920s Ranchotel 1940 Polk Street United Methodist Church 1928 Mary E/ Bivins Home 1905