Letters of an Irish Catholic layman : being an examination of the present state of Irish affairs in relation to the Irish Church and the Holy See : showing that the Home Rule, Land and Education Movements ..are in perfect conformity with natural justice and Catholic principles . RUIN CANON, ^^2?™ DOlBLIi HU(.^E^, RllN CANON. — 3 — The most perfectly preserved relics are those of the Canonof the Colorado, where a succession of villages remain almostintact, showing very clearly their method of liuilding, and wheremany valuable remains have been found, which have throwngreat light upon the
Letters of an Irish Catholic layman : being an examination of the present state of Irish affairs in relation to the Irish Church and the Holy See : showing that the Home Rule, Land and Education Movements ..are in perfect conformity with natural justice and Catholic principles . RUIN CANON, ^^2?™ DOlBLIi HU(.^E^, RllN CANON. — 3 — The most perfectly preserved relics are those of the Canonof the Colorado, where a succession of villages remain almostintact, showing very clearly their method of liuilding, and wheremany valuable remains have been found, which have throwngreat light upon the lives of this far-distant people. ThroughNew Mexico, Utah, and Arizona are scattered villages in a moreor less perfect state of preservation, but those of Colorado haveproved of the most value to explorers and investigators. Their building is peculiarlv advanced for such primitivepeople, balconies and towers, windows and doors showing evi-dence of an architectural instmct far better developed than inmany subsequent races. Great stone walls, in some cases asmuch as a hundred feet high, formed almost unsurmountablebarriers against invading foes, and betray their great ingenuityand foresight. Everything is indicative of their having beenin constant danger from the depredations and inva
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