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that the Spaniards did indeed introduce lime (cal) and its
many uses to La Junta (now Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico,
and Presidio, Texas) and other areas of the Southwest. Let us
briefly examine this evidence. Although there is some differ-
ence of opinion as to the chronology of the pre-Hispanic
peoples indigenous to the La Junta area, a general outline of
the different tribes and their chronology will suffice. Howard
Applegate and Wayne Hanselka claim that this area seems to
encompass "the oldest continuously cultivated farms in the
United States."' The earliest inhabitants, apparently related
to the southern Arizona Cochise, date back to about 1500 B.c.
Sometime around 900 A. D., the Mogollon-Anasazi moved into
the area, only to be replaced by a number of different tribes
between this time and the arrival of the first Europeans, who
were to discover the Patarabueyes (Julimes), the Jumanos,
and a number of smaller tribes living in the area.
Archaeologists who have studied these groups have dis-
covered no evidence of the use of lime mortar or plaster in the
cave dwellings or pithouses of prehistoric groups in the area.
While both John Kelley and W. J. Shackleford report the use
of mud plaster in the early pithouses of Redford and surround-
ing areas, there was no evidence of the use of lime.7 Records
of early Spanish entradas verify the absence of lime. Pedro de
Castafieda, a private soldier who traveled with the Coronado
expedition into New Mexico, described the process of house
construction among the Indians at Tiguex, a province of
about twelve villages on the banks of the Rio Grande near
Taos, New Mexico.
They all work together to build the villages, the
women being engaged in making the mixture and
the walls, while the men bring the wood and put it
in place. They have no lime, but they make a mix-
ture of ashes, coals, and dirt which is almost as
good as mortar, for when the house is to have four
stories, they do not make the walls more than half a
yard thick. They gather a great pile of thyme [sage-
brush] and sedge grass and set it afire, and when it isMexican-American Lime Kilns * 75
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Texas Folklore Society. Hoein' the Short Rows, book, 1987; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38855/m1/93/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.