Identifier: arizonawonderla00jame (find matches)
Title: Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seeker. By George Wharton James. With a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
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Publisher: Boston Page company
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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center part,over the main doorway, stands out, both in color andornament, from the two sides, which, solid and substan-tial, though plain and undecorated, save for the iron bal-conies, sustain the two towers, which are the crowningglories of the fachada. The tower to the left is com-plete, with the usual dome, lantern, and heaven-pointingcross. The one to the right has neither dome, lantern,nor cross, yet these discrepancies instead of detractingfrom San Xaviers imposing beauty, seem to lend to ita quaint and individualistic charm. A similar failuremay have been noted on many of the ecclesiastical struc-tures of the Spaniards. An explanation has been givenof this incompleteness, the accuracy of which I am un-able to vouch for. It is to the effect that the crown ofSpain levied no taxes on incompleted ecclesiastical struc-tures, hence, where funds were low, the buildings pur- San Xavier del Bac Mission, near Tucson, Arizona. From a Photograph by Putnam, and Valentine, Los Angeles, Cal.
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Old — Tucson — New 305 posely were allowed to remain unfinished, to enable thepadres to take advantage of this exemption. A few years ago under its zealous caretaker it wasagain partially repaired and restored, and within the pastfew years, under the personal supervision of the presentBishop, the Rt. Rev. Henri Granjon, of Arizona, him-self no mean architect, much more work has been accom-plished and a solid and ornamental wall erected aroundit. In addition, upon the hill close by, Bishop Granjonhas established a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, andthis has already won veneration and profound regardfrom the simple-hearted Indians who still worship hereas their forefathers have done in generations gone by. Always a place of attraction to the refined and traveledvisitor to Tucson, San Xavier will become more and moreso as the years pass by. It is one of the great historicmemorials of the United States, full of romantic asso-ciations, and well worth, in its pure architectural glory,all

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