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niche of fame, and as an evidence of western
thrift, stands unparalleled. At the present day,
it wears an old fashioned, ante-deluvian appear-
ance, and it might well be mistaken for an old
habitation or stronghold of a once warlike
people. The βcityβ was constructed of substan-
tial stone and adobe houses, and when in the
full tide of its glory, no doubt presented a truly
formidable and grand appearance to the
traveler.