A TOLTEC BABYLON. 65 
The strip along the foothills, between 
the main ridge of mountains and the 
plains, is about the only place where 
an agricultural people could live in large 
numbers and thrive ; and now that the 
dreaded Apache Indian has been finally 
subdued, I think the day is not far dis¬ 
tant when it will be again' peopled by a 
community engaged in peaceful pursuits. 
These ancients probably raised every¬ 
thing they needed, so that there was 
very little commerce between them, and 
not much need of roads or trails, 
although a few of them are occasionally 
made out with great distinctness. 
I have already spoken of the plainly 
marked road leading up the steep sides 
of Davis Hill. One can see this fully a 
mile away, although not able to fully 
make out its true character at that dis- 
