Illustrated New Mexico - Couverture rigide

Ritch, William Gillet

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1437192831 ISBN 13 : 9781437192834

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Illustrated New Mexico is a book written by William Gillet Ritch and published in 1883. The book is a comprehensive guide to the state of New Mexico, covering its history, geography, culture, and natural beauty. The book is illustrated with numerous black and white engravings and lithographs, showcasing the stunning landscapes, architecture, and people of New Mexico. The book is divided into chapters that cover topics such as the history of New Mexico, its Native American tribes, its Spanish colonial heritage, and its modern development. The book also includes a detailed description of the various regions of New Mexico, including the mountains, deserts, and mesas, as well as its cities, towns, and villages. Overall, Illustrated New Mexico is a fascinating and informative guide to one of America's most unique and beautiful states.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The PRECIOUS METALS are found more or less in every county, and more especially in the central and southern portions of the Territory. Coal is found in nearly every portion of the Territory, the larger fields being central and north. Stock ranges (governmsnfc land) are open to location at outlying points towari and alo:ig the eastern and western boundaries; as also are agricultural land-j. The eistern and western quarters of the Territory are wholly free from grants. Agricultural and horticultural lands under ditch and i)artisdly improved can be obtained along the valleys of central New Mexico, north and south, at from $10 to $25 per acre. Grape lands are in the valleys of the central and southern portions. Vegetable gardens and milk and butter ranches are needed in every county. Manufactories of every character will find encouragement. Health for the afflicted everywhere, in the pure air and water, in the equitable temperature and altitude and in the medicinal hot springs. CoM ijORT and pleasure at the many new and well appointed hotels. Scenery on natures grandest scale in all parts of the Territory. Fishing, hunting and camp-life, to satisfy the most ambitious, in the moun|t;ains and mountain parks. Antiquarians and archologists can satisfy their most fastidious tastes over pre-historic ruins and the remains of the hundreds of thousands of feidustrial and village population of the 16th century. I eesources ajd advantages mbrief. We must pronoimce the coal in question a true anthracite coal. Dr. J. L.X ieconte, onS anta Fe coals. CoaL apparently,is as good as theW estmoreland coal of Pennsylvania. Qen. W. J. talmer, Railroad Surveys inN ew Mexico. As far as its practical application for all practical purposes is concerned, its undoubtedly fully equal toP ennsylvania anthracite, and really the best fuel so far discovered in the west. Hon. R. W. Raymond. Ref
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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437192831
• ISBN 13: 9781437192834
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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