. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . ple whoerected the Casas Grandes, and was doubtless in-tended as a look-out. This fortress can be discernedwith the naked eye, and on looking at it through myspy-glass, it showed quite distinctly. I did not visitit, as it would have required a day, which time I couldnot spare. We were told that this building was a stone for-tress of two or three stories, with a very solid founda-
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . ple whoerected the Casas Grandes, and was doubtless in-tended as a look-out. This fortress can be discernedwith the naked eye, and on looking at it through myspy-glass, it showed quite distinctly. I did not visitit, as it would have required a day, which time I couldnot spare. We were told that this building was a stone for-tress of two or three stories, with a very solid founda-tion. I think that the description of Clavigero refersboth to the adobe edifices I have described and tothis fortress, and that the worthy historian was notaware of their being separate structures.* * This edifice is constructed on the plan of those of New Mexico,that is, consisting of three floors, with a terrace above them, and with-out any entrance to the lower floor. The doorway is in the secondstory, so that a scaling ladder is necessary; and the inhabitants of NewMexico build in this manner, in order to be less exposed to the attacksof their enemies. No doubt the Aztecs had the same motives for raisirjo-.
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