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GUAJ ADEMI, AN ABANDONED RANCH NORTHERLY FROM FA LURISIMA 



Note the extensive stone walls. Americans have made a number of attempts to establish 

 agricultural enterprises and colonies; but, with the exception of the recent development of 

 agricultural lands by use of water from the Colorado River, immediately south of the border, 

 opposite the Imperial Valley, California, these efforts have been almost uniformly unsuccessful. 



