The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . punishment visitedupon the rebellious pueblos; the change from Spanish rule tothe rule of the triumphant Republic of Mexico; the captureby the United States forces under General Kearny and thebuilding of Fort Marcy; the stirring scenes accompanyingthe distribution of the immense traffic of the Santa Fe Trail;the wild deeds of desperados and the fabulous hazards atcards in the days before the advent of the railroad, afford thematerial for an epic poem of deep interest. Here so carefully preserved
The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . punishment visitedupon the rebellious pueblos; the change from Spanish rule tothe rule of the triumphant Republic of Mexico; the captureby the United States forces under General Kearny and thebuilding of Fort Marcy; the stirring scenes accompanyingthe distribution of the immense traffic of the Santa Fe Trail;the wild deeds of desperados and the fabulous hazards atcards in the days before the advent of the railroad, afford thematerial for an epic poem of deep interest. Here so carefully preserved that the marks of its 300 yearsof age are not perceptible, is located the noted AdobePalace, which was the official residence of the Spanish andMexican governors and since the Mexican war, has been theheadquarters of all the territorial governors or secretariesappointed by the different presidents of the United is situated the oldest house standing on American soil,and near is the San Miguel church, first built in 1540 and stillused as a place of worship. Here are the beautiful and. ?:.\^..:::^ ^-1^ sjs-^vgit f THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 261 imposing new capitol building, the massive modern Cathedralof St. Francis, the large and enduring stone federal building,the modern penitentiary of New Mexico, San Miguel college,the Garita, the oldest cemetery in the southwest, old FortMarcy, Guadalupe church, Rosario chapel, Loretto convent,St. Katherines and the United States Indian Industrialschools, the New Mexico Industrial school for the deaf anddumb; Cathohc, Presbyterian, Episcopal and Methodistchurches; the large Presbyterian Mission school, St. Vin-cents Orphan school, besides many fine business blocks andpretty residences. Here, also side by side, are object lessonswhereby the civilization of the seventeenth and eighteenthcenturies can be studied in contrast with that of the presentday as nowhere else in America. Environed by protecting hills and thus exempt from strongw
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