. A complete geography. tered from the roof by means of a ladder(Fig. 30). They were intended as strongholdsfor the storing of grain and for protectionagainst wandering tribes which might attack them at any time. Other Indian houses, the chff-dioeUings (Fig. 166). were built on the sides of cliffs beneath overhanging ledges; and still others, cave-dtveUings, were in caves dug out of the rocks by the Indians. Among the early Span-ish settlements is the quaint city of SantaFe, the capital of New Mexico. There, as elsewhere in the territory, the houses are mostly low, one-story, adobe buildings (
. A complete geography. tered from the roof by means of a ladder(Fig. 30). They were intended as strongholdsfor the storing of grain and for protectionagainst wandering tribes which might attack them at any time. Other Indian houses, the chff-dioeUings (Fig. 166). were built on the sides of cliffs beneath overhanging ledges; and still others, cave-dtveUings, were in caves dug out of the rocks by the Indians. Among the early Span-ish settlements is the quaint city of SantaFe, the capital of New Mexico. There, as elsewhere in the territory, the houses are mostly low, one-story, adobe buildings (Fig. 167). Spanish is the language most commonly heard, and on all hands one sees the primitive customs of a century ago. For instance, wheat, instead of being threshed out by machines, is often spread upon the ground in an enclosure and tramped by goats until the grain is separated from the hull. The grain is then tossed into the air in order Fig. 165. A Navajo Indian girl and one oftlie blankets woven by Fig. 166. Cliff-dwellings, built in eaves beneath the overhangingcliffs. TBE WESTERN STATES 167
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