The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . five stories high. They contain from 100 to 1,200 roomseach and were built of sandstone. The most remarkable are Kin Kale, Wejegi, Una Vida,HungoPavis, Chetiro Kettle, Bonito, Tuba Kin, Penasco, Blan-cOj Pueblo Alto, Kin Klizhin and Kimineola. Nowhere else inthis country are there such splendid groups of prehistoricbuildings m a fair state of preservation. They are also therichest known relics of prehistoric culture. The Pueblo ruinsat Gran Quivira, at Abo, at Pueblo Viejo, in the San Mateomount
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . five stories high. They contain from 100 to 1,200 roomseach and were built of sandstone. The most remarkable are Kin Kale, Wejegi, Una Vida,HungoPavis, Chetiro Kettle, Bonito, Tuba Kin, Penasco, Blan-cOj Pueblo Alto, Kin Klizhin and Kimineola. Nowhere else inthis country are there such splendid groups of prehistoricbuildings m a fair state of preservation. They are also therichest known relics of prehistoric culture. The Pueblo ruinsat Gran Quivira, at Abo, at Pueblo Viejo, in the San Mateomountains, and near Santa Fe, as well as the clift dwellingson the Gila, are equal ia historic and archceologic interest tothose mentioned above. In these localities is found practically every phase of theprehistoric culture of the southwest. The Pajarito Park liesnear the City of Santa Fe, and is easy of access in the north-ern part from Espanola, on the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-road, in the central part from Buckman, on the same road,and in the southern part from Thornton, on the Santa Fe Rail-. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 13] way via Cochiti. The Chaco Canon is about seventy miles fromThoreau, on the Santa Fe Pacific Railway, and about 120 milesfrom Durango, on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Itmay also be reached in about four days drive from Bernalilloor Santa Fe. The Old Mission churches. Foremost in interest and value inhistoricarchaeology are the old mission churches of the Fran-ciscans. In every occupied Indian pueblo and at the site ofalmost every abandoned pueblo, there is one of the monumentsof those pioneers of Christianity and civilization, the Francis-can Fathers. Many of these are in a good state of preservation,while others are in ruins, but everj^ one is an object of historicinterest. The old mission church of San Diego, which is the oldest ofthe California missions, was founded in 1769. It is almost atotal ruin; only the front remains in a good state of preserva-t
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