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palace of the Pueblos before the holy name of Santa Fe had been given in bap- 
tisemal blood by the Spanish conquerors ; palace of the Mexicans after they broke 
away from the crown of Spain ; palace during its occupation by El Gringo ; the 
No. OF Springs. 
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120 
92 
103 
122 
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114 
117 
124 
112 
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106 
86 
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Parts of Solid Constituents Contained in 
100.000 Parts of Water. 
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27.38 
23-41 
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27 86 
28.02 
28.63 
27.86 
27.70 
26.04 
26.03 
28.03 
28.85 
27.36 
27.36 
27 86 
26.63 
26.87 
28.19 
27.36 
28.19 
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6.82 
5-72 
4.62 
696 
6.86 
7.98 
7.86 
080 
5-12 
7.86 
5-70 
7.72 
8.00 
864 
9.86 
7.22 
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1.54 
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2.50 
8.14 
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1.24 
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1-52 
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2.01 
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1.08 
1.23 
1. 16 
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11.20 
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4.02 
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105 
3.02 
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2.05 
1. 18 
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1.24 
1. 16 
1.05 
1.06 
1. 00 
1-55 
1. 10 
1.08 
3.01 
38.52 
9-97 
4.41 
7.20 
8.88 
6.03 
6.60 
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55.90 
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palace of the territorial governor, Gen. Lew. Wallace while he wrote "The Fair 
God" and " Ben Hur; " and now the palace of Gov. Lionel A. Sheldon. In the 
stormy scenes of the 17th century it withstood several sieges, was repeatedly lost 
and won as the white man or red held the victory. Who can say how many 
have been the dark crimes hidden within its walls ? In it lived and ruled the 
Spanish captain-general, who was in name a general but in effect a king. Here 
met all the departmental and legislative bodies that have ever assembled in the 
capital of New Mexico. Here have been planned all the wars and defenses 
against invasion that have ever occurred in the Territory. Within its walls were 
imprisoned many important personages, who, without trial or examination, were 
led out and shot, by the dictum of the man of the "palace." The history of 
the palace is the history of Santa Fe. There are so many points of interest in 
and around Santa Fe that only a few can be mentioned here. On the bank of 
the Santa Fe River, a small stream which flows past the city, stands the oldest 
house in America, erected in 1542. San Miguel Church, the oldest church in 
the United States, is still used; it was built in 1680 and rebuilt in 1710. The 
