The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-28

THE UNION

precipces on the north and south side sheer pepen
dicularly many hundred feet the mountains every d
recon are shapeless ravnes of igneous rocks, with
scany growth of low bushes covering their Sides and
grass apparently wanting The badger the raven the duck
the goose the deer, the rabbit show their signs We met
errapn to-day which is probably the ternpngopher OF
the south of the United States In our camp the re-
mains OF some habation--potery, &C. and the ruins OF
an ellipca wall 70 by is feet Nothing remaining but
the round bouders, and two feet in diameter, which
formed the base, probably, OF the wall Distance II
miles
November loh--Slarched about O'Clock and after
marching miles, still passing plains which had once
been occupied saw TO our lett the " Casa de Monte
yuma" rode TO il, and found the remains OF the walls
of four buildings and the piles OF earth showing where
many others had been. One OF the buildings was sui
quite complete, as rum; the others had al crumoien'
but a few pieces of low broken wall The large Casa
was 50 feet by 40 and had been four stories highs but
the floors and roof had long since been burnt out The
charred ends of the cedar oist were still IN the wall
examined them, and found that they had not been cut
with steel instrument. The oists were round sticks,
about four feet in diameter There four entrances
north, south, east and westthe doors about four feet
by two the below, and had the same arrange
ment each story. There sign OF fire. place IN
the building The lower story was filled with rubbish
and above It was open to the sky The walls were four
feet thick at the bottom, and had curved inclination IN
wards to the top. The house was built OF a sort OF
white earth and pebbles, probably containing lime, which
abounded on the ground adjacent The walls had been
smoohed outside and pastered nside and the surface
still remained firm, although it was evident they had
been exposed to great heat from the fire; Some of the
did all the rest,
diameter to look through; other places smaller
holes About two hundred yards from this building was
mound in a circle hundred yards around the mound
The centre hollow twenty five yards in diameter
with two vamps or slopes going down TO its bottom 1t
was probably well, now partly filled up. similar
one Mount Dallas. A few yards further,
in the same direction, northward, terrace 100
yards by TO- about five feet high. Upon this a
pyramid about eight feet high, twenty-five yards square
at top From this sitting on my horse, could overlook
the vast plain lying northeast and west, the left
hank of the ella The about fifteen
milesall of which it would SEEM had been irrigated by
the waters of the ella. picked up broken chrysal Of
towards the Pimos, and travelling at random the
plain, (now covered with musquet the piles of earth and
pottery showed for hours in every direction | also
found the remains of Sicia, which followed the range
of houses for miles Ii had been very large. When |
got to camp found them good grass and in commu
nication with the Pimos, who came out with frank
welcome. Their answer to Carson, when he went up
and asked for provisions, was Bread is to eat not to
sell--take what you want" The General asked Pine
who made the house had seen. at is the Casa de
Montezuma, said he at was built by the son OF the
most beautiful woman who once dwelled in yon noun
tain She was fair, and all the handsome men came to
court her; but in vain. When they came, they paid
times of famine and it did not diminish At last she
lay asleep, drop OF rain fell upon her naval, and she
became pregnant, and brought forth boy who was the
builder of all these houses" He seemed unwilling to
talk about them but said there plenty Of
them to the north, south, west, &c He said when he
first knew this casa, it was in better preservation; but
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remember. showed him the heroglyphic; but he did
not understand it. Some other Pmos and Cocomarcopas
arrived and messengers were sent TO their village to buy
melons and provisions which soon came although
it was several miles. They wanted white beads for
what they had 10 sell, and knew the value OF money
Seeing eating, the interpreter told the General he had
tasted the liquor of Sonora and New Mexico and would
like taste sample of that of the United States The
dog had lquorsh tooth, and when given a drink OF
French brandy, pronounced it better than any he had
seen or tasted The Maricopa messenger came to ask
the General what his business was, and where he
gong' He said his people were at peace with all the
world, except oil their neighbours the Apaches, and
they did not desire any more enemies lie was OF course
told to say to his chief that object merely
to pass peaceably through their country; that had
heard great deal of the Pmos, and knew them TO be
good people, we were all struck with their unassumed
ease and confidence in approaching campnot like
the Apaches, who bayed at like their kindred wolves
until the smell of tobacco and other Ito them) agreeable
things gave them assurance enough to approach
The Pimos and Cocomarcopas live alongside of each
other. but distinct people speaking different tongues
the latter lived near the mouth OF the ella The
Pimos have long lived at their present abode, and
known all the trappers viruous and industrious
people They and the Maricopas number two
thousand souls. AT the river | cinder, which
might have been from the smelling of some ore.
To be continued