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BALED HAY STORAGE BUILDING AT THE CHANDLER RANCH, 6 MILES SOUTH OF MESA, 



ARIZONA. WATER IS SUPPLIED FOR THE IRRIGATION OF THIS HAY BY PUMPING 



PLANTS : SALT RIVER PROJECT, ARIZONA 



peated, o'er and o'er, the old, sweet story. 

 We confess to a feeling of sadness as we 

 view these structures erected in an age 

 unknown — structures revealing order and 

 intelligence, craftsmanship and patience, 

 and rivalling in some degree the work of 

 modern engineers. The Cheltro Palace is 

 449 feet long, 250 feet wide, and 4 stories 

 high. Along three sides of it extends a 

 wall 950 feet long and 40 feet in height. 

 The masonry work in this building and 

 wall contained more than 30,000,000 

 pieces of stone. All had to be quarried, 

 then carried up steep ladders in baskets 

 on the backs of men before being placed 

 in position. Considering the primitive 

 stone implements used and the magnitude 

 of this structure, the time and labor re- 

 quired to construct this building make it 

 the most famous and stupendous work of 

 our country. 



SALT RIVER PROJECT, ARIZONA 



Let us in fancy visit this land of mys- 

 tery, of lost races and hoarv ruins, a land 



whose civilization was old perhaps when 

 Caesar sat upon his throne. Starting 

 from the charming city of Phoenix, in the 

 heart of Salt River Valley, let us take a 

 journey to the wonderful engineering 

 works of this project. Leaving Phoenix 

 by train, the Santa Fe or Southern 

 Pacific railways, it is only a short ride to 

 Tempe, where we may profitably pause 

 a moment or two to get a broad view of 

 the valley from the summit of the high 

 butte just at the edge of the town. We 

 note a peculiarity here as we gaze upon 

 the cultivated fields. There are no farm- 

 houses on the farms. Here we find a 

 return to the communal system of farm 

 life, which was typical in the days of the 

 cliff-dwellers and later in those of the 

 Pueblo Indians. The farmer lives in 

 town and goes to and from his small 

 farm each day. Here at last the farmer's 

 wife has her innings. She has the society 

 of her neighbors, her children have 

 graded schools ; the church and library 

 are at hand. There is no isolation, no 



