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>Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA)
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>"Got CALICHE?" Newsletter
>Tuesday September 19, 2000
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>MEXICO
>
>http://www.foxnews.com:80/etcetera/091800/mexican_shrine.sml Chalma was a
>place of worship long before the 1521 Spanish conquest. The region
>venerated a god of the cave whose identity is disputed by anthropologists.
>A popular Mexican saying goes that if a cause is hopeless, it cannot be
>redeemed, 'not even by going to dance at Chalma.' [ Tlazolteotl ? - Ed. ]
>
>[ Cuando se piden imposibles, hay un dicho que dice que no se alcanzará el
>milagro "ni yendo a bailar a Chalma"... ]
>
>http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/172002_drytown_17tex..html Former
>residents plan to restore Guerrero Viejo and are preparing for the 250th
>anniversary of its founding next month. The Mexican government has
>supported the restoration efforts. The town has been dry since the early
1990s.
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>TEXAS
>
>http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/neighborhoods/eastside/20000914-44617.
>shtml The El Paso Museum of History will be moving thanks to a $6.6 million
>bond. As the design process begins for the new museum, it is a good time
>for El Pasoans to look through historical records and possessions for
>anything that represents a slice of El Paso history. Gaps in collections
>could be filled with the help of El Pasoans. The new museum is expected to
>open within two years.
>
>http://www.oaoa.com/news/nw091000d.htm The West of the Pecos Museum in
>Pecos chose the family as its 2000 Reeves County Hispanic Pioneer Family
>because the family’s records are chock full of West Texas history. The
>family’s rich heritage starts more than a century ago when Manuel Duarte
>Renteria was born in 1838, just two years after the fall of the Alamo. He
>tracked renegade Apache bands for the Mexican and U.S. governments. He also
>laid telegraph lines in the Fort Stockton area before returning to Mexico
>to farmland adjacent to the Rio Grande.
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>COLORADO
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>http://www.durangoherald.com/1news3086.htm Colorado political leaders are
>lining up to buy and preserve land near Red Mountain Pass, but none of the
>money will be for Frank Baumgartner, who has threatened to demolish
>historic structures on his land if he is not allowed to develop his more
>than 1,500 acres. The $7.5 million requested would be used to fund the
>first phase of the Red Mountain Project. There are several property owners
>on Red Mountain and virtually all of them have been cooperating except for
>Baumgartner. The task force is no longer talking to Baumgartner because of
>this threats to destroy historic structures.
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>NEVADA
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>http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2000/sep/08/510739172.htm
>l?preservation A women's group has saved a unique home from the wrecking
>ball. The 1959 "space-age" ranch house is a one-of-a-kind Las Vegas home.
>The Junior League plans to move the home to a new site at Ninth Street and
>Bridger Avenue to serve as history museum.
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>ARIZONA
>
>http://www.zwire.com/news/newsstory.cfm?newsid=515176&title=One%20of%20Ameri
>ca%27s%20youngest%20cities%20to%20celebrates%20anniversary&BRD=1196&PAG=461&
>CATNAME=Top%20Stories&CATEGORYID=410 When faced with a construction strike
>in 1959, the workers who didn't abandon the community used their time and
>knowledge to build churches along "Church Row." Page, one of the youngest
>cities in America, will celebrate its 25th Anniversary on Saturday,
>September 30, 2000. "This is truly a historic event," said Julia P. Betz,
>executive director of the John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum. For
>information, contact the John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum
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>CYBERIA
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>http://www.theage.com.au:80/news/20000919/A6111-2000Sep18.htmlhttp://www.the
>age.com.au:80/news/20000919/A6111-2000Sep18.html The terracotta warriors of
>Xian have been afflicted by mold. The moulds are causing deterioration in
>1400 of 7000 figures. 
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