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moving enemy. This, of course, assumes 
that the able-bodied citizen of that day 
was equally an artisan or farmer and a 
soldier; it is an assumption, however, 
that accords with our knowledge of 
many other ancient races. 
On our way back to the hacienda 
from these ruins we passed through an 
old, abandoned Mexican mining town 
called Barranca. It plainly showed its 
ancient character in the long rows of slag 
that had come from the adobe furnaces, 
some of which were still standing. 
Although many of the adobe houses 
were in excellent condition, even the old 
church being in a fair state of preserva¬ 
tion, there was not a soul about the 
place. The primitive methods of doing 
the work and the richness of the ore 
which had been smelted could be seen in 
