. Book of song poems. and castles strong; Along its sides are the mountains gray. Its walls extend for many a mile, And their height is thousands of feet; At the storm and tempest how they its banks are the high plateaus. With a beautiful river at their feet, And its banks are living green;Its rolling waters fast retreat, As along Natures path they go. Here many precious stones abound: The sapphire, topaz and agate;In its walls the minerals are found: The gold and silver, and platinum too. See the petrified forests as we go,What wonders in Nature we find! In centuries past these di
. Book of song poems. and castles strong; Along its sides are the mountains gray. Its walls extend for many a mile, And their height is thousands of feet; At the storm and tempest how they its banks are the high plateaus. With a beautiful river at their feet, And its banks are living green;Its rolling waters fast retreat, As along Natures path they go. Here many precious stones abound: The sapphire, topaz and agate;In its walls the minerals are found: The gold and silver, and platinum too. See the petrified forests as we go,What wonders in Nature we find! In centuries past these did their verdure of beauty seen. August, 1905. PETRIFIED FORESTS. LET us sing of the wonders foundIn our great southwestern lands;In the fields, valleys, and the plainsThat were touched by Natures wand. Let us sing of the wonders found. Of the stone forest near the Rocksteep^ Was once dressed in living now in its winding sheet. Let us sing of the wonders found,Of a forest once so green and good, 169. Adobe Houses in the Southwest. We see the adobe there as we Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico;This is the way they live on the their lands are changed to rich fields ofgrain. Where the birds used to sing so gay,While centuries ago it stood. Let us sing of the wonders found. O why didst thou Natures God offend,That thou wast turned to stone When touched by His angry hand? September, 1905. NEW MEXICO. THROUGH New Mexico we moveTo see how the state doth improve;It has some sceneries fineOut there along our line. Through New Mexico we go;The high peaks are covered with snow;Where gold and silver are found;Pine and Cottonwood abound. Through New Mexico we passOver the plains of buffalo grass;There are some precious stones,And the lovely falls there known. Through New Mexico we travel,Theres plenty of stone and gravel;Some rich valleys are thereAnd many fruit trees that are rare. Through New Mexico we move onAnd see the rich mines cattle and s
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