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Show we | _s: al Is ~~ &- plain, and to the west and south lie numbers of the detached masses Southwest about ten which I have spoken of as geological islands. miles the round black bulk of Tu-y6 rises from the edge of the Rio Grande valley. Here is an example of the geologically recent basaltic extrusions which characterize the Rio Grande valley from this This is the historic ‘Black point south through White Rock canyon. Mesa, the scene of many stirring events of the early period of Span- ish occupation. Mountain.’ In Te-wa mythology Tu-yé is the ‘Sacred Fire Its top is covered with the remains of semi-subterra- fof ooyogy uvnoiaup IJ, yyNog ‘hhojomyoup ‘ DjuUDY Ig ‘é {4 islands, some almost circular, but appear as a multitude of geological ros) extending east and west mostly long strips (in Spanish, potre s towards the Rio Grande. They from the base of the Jemez mountain escarpments rising above talus cal present, on the south side, verti the dry arroyos in the valley to t almos ly usual slopes that reach presenting only small The north side is always less abrupt, bottoms. There is scant soil y. valle the to s slope escarpments and long gentle to grass, juniper, ed limit is ation veget and , mesas on the tops of these pine of not very with ted and pifion. The valleys are lightly fores sea-level. above feet 7,000 about is ude The altit ancient growth. t beyond comalmos is Pu-yé of rock the of top the from ‘(The view , with its rounded pare. A few miles to the west is the Jemez range rn horizon one easte the On . slopes ted contours and heavily fores embracing the , range Fe Santa the of miles fifty and red hund sees a of the panomity extre ern The north highest peaks in New Mexico. near Alburend, south the at and ado, Color of rama lies in the state , O-ka, the querque, is the rounded outline of the Sandia mountain The great synclinal trough ‘Sacred Turtle’ of Te-wa mythology. to south between the two north ds from de exten Gran Rio of the ene ranges. The portion of it here seen formed a bed of a Mioc h the whic marl, Fé wish Santa yello se of lake. The great expan winds have piled into rounded dunes and trimmed into turreted In the imcastles, presents at all times a fantastic appearance. plateau level the upon down looks one east the round to te foreg media stretching far away to the valley. In the summer and fall this 18 variegated by masses of yellow flowers, which cover the open parks among the junipers, marking the fields of the ancient inhabitants. Beyond this lie several miles of open grass lands. To the northwest about a mile and a half the yellow rock of Shu-fin-né dominates the fof hsa,unog HISTORY 9 A-ng Jo ssnoy MEXICAN wi grgr iat?’ 4% o EPTOt ee ons Stora Iete bt- Sc a.oe. re be Me Seieiat Foes roe eetn Teese F es ew * | * ergrietssr referer «? stet Seiet: + rtoe 2 SED28 ot OF Sebe keoa, eh ePreti eh She * ka OShak ‘ae oeact te ye oe Roe" eters as Matyi ceases oat . “<?i?Pe a) te heti~ oti a *. . OF NEW ye zo Dae 3 -73" (oF Zzieist aaa > es ye ate + le be rye oa nee odpease 9 22 53 “7 » ce ee ee s Pek. piptireet tt $2 Pe — et ot al ~ , its tt a) aesee bogs. aS eee ny ngtgbaesatgey estas ery 7 terk; ; Sad FACTS LEADING Ald 4 + * oe 3 er Sttesteredood: ‘ec. jeer 14 |