The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE.
Jesuits in 1678, and the building would be an ornament
to any city in the United States.
It is the most beautiful, as well as remarkable, specimen of the Saracenic style of architecture to be found in
the country; nor have I ever seen a building in such perfect harmony with its proportions as is this. The moment
the eye rests upon it, one experiences a feeling of entire
satisfaction, so complete is it in every detail. Its front
is richly ornamented with elaborate carving. Standing
in iches, and grouped over and around the main entrance,
are the remains of the figures of the twelve Apostles,
evidently the work of a master's hand. From the front
corners rise lofty and beautifully proportioned towers, one
of which is surmounted with a most graceful spire. Over
the main body of the church, which is cruciform in shape,
rises a massive dome; while the walls, both inside and out,
are capped by handsome cornices.
Nearly two hundred years have rolled over the walls of
this magnificent structure, this splendid monument of the
zeal, energy, and civilization of the ancient Jesuits.
. It is now but a mere wreck, when compared with its
former splendor. Eighty thousand dollars' worth of gold
and silver ornamented its altar when the Te Deum Laudamus
was chanted within its walls, and the mountain-tops around
echoed the sound of the vesper bell, calling the poor Indian
to prayer.
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