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yening space, rises a lofty ridge of mountains. I took 
two general views of the ruins, one from the west, 
seated on the top of the little mounds referred to, in 
which the whole extent of the buildings is shown, 
with the valley and: mountains beyond. This I have 
shown in three parts, to exhibit them more distinctly. 
Two of these are wood cuts; the third, the small 
lithograph. The other is taken from a point near the 
south-eastern corner, showing portions of the walls 
which are not seen in the first sketch. This view 1s 
given in the large lithograph facing the title-page of 
this volume. As may be seen in the sketches, low 
mezquit bushes have taken root around the buildings, 
as well among its walls as in its apartments. On the 
west, the plateau extends to a range of low mountains, 
about five miles distant, running in a line from north- 
west to south-east. The river bottom and adjacent 
plateau are about fifteen miles in width, which is 
about the average width from Janos td Casas Grandes. 
Proceeding south, these mountains appear to approach, 
thereby contracting the plateau and valley. The 
latter, I was told, continues fertile far to the south, 
‘and is as highly cultivated as any portion of the 
country. he 
August 10th. From our hospitable friends we 
learnt that the town contained about 400 inhabitants. 
They are strictly an agricultural population, and have 
extensive fields of grain and orchards near. Maize 18 
the chief product, and is sent in large quantities to 
Chihuahua and El Paso, where it finds a ready market. 
The people seemed industrious and happy, and were 
apparently in a better condition than we had found 
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