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CERRILLOS HILLS HISTORIC PARK







MINERS in the CERRILLOS HILLS - 1880

Overlooking the western pit of Mt. Chalchihuitl













Overlooking the western pit of Mt. Chalchihuitl, toward Cerro del Oso (Grand Central Mountain). The man in the foreground is sitting about 15 feet from the cross on top of Mt. Chalchihuitl seen in the previous photo (No. 148).

(reverse) A FIVE DAYS VISIT... (for full text see Mt. Chalchihuitl Mine photo)

(front) Among the Ancient and Interesting Scenery of New Mexico. Photographed and Published by G.C. Bennett, Santa Fe, N.M.


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