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Adobe Walls:
In June 1874 he led a band of 700 picked warriors from the confederated tribes in an attack on the South Canadian River fort, Adobe Walls, in Texas. He was active in the Indian uprising of the following year and was the last to surrender when peace was made. His superior intelligence, however, induced him to acquire white habits and customs and, after some time spent in Texas, he became convinced of the benefits of civilized life.Of San Francisco's historic buildings the two oldest are the Mission Dolores at 16th and Dolores streets and the Commandant's House (now the Officers' Club) in the Presidio. These, the first houses to be built within the borders of the future city, date from 1776, in which year an expedition led by Juan Bautista de Anza reached the spot and selected their sites. Both are unpretentious structures, their thick walls made of adobe bricks and their title roofs supported by hand-hewn timbers lashed together by thongs of rawhide and fastened with wooden pegs. Both were permitted to fall into partial ruin during the Mexican regime and were subsequently restored.
When choosing climbers for planting against houses or high walls, the direction that they will face must be considered since climbers on shaded walls will get little direct sunshine; those on some sunny walls may get too much; and those on walls with sun for part of the day may be exposed to cold winds. The problem hardly arises with fences, since plants quickly rise above them. The soil close to house walls can be dry, and until climbers become established they may need regular watering.
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