Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-10

Among the valuable publications Of the Uni.
ted States Senate at the last session is Lieut.. Al.
ben's Report of his typographical examination
of New NJ Xico. Lieut.. \. explored The coun.
try thoroughly in the years 1916 aud AT with Il
detachment of The TopographicaI Corps by or
der of the Government, and his report reveals
the existence of the remains of sem-civiIzad
race that has disappeared. In The Language of
distinguished aGlquary. it enables us fully 10
identify The Kingdom Of The Ciboa," visited
by Caslenada, The chronicer Of Coronado's Tx.
pedton, sent norlhward by The Viceroy Mcndo.
"a in l540-'42.
Some Of ,he towns visited by Lieut.. Albert
sill bear the names by which they were known
IN the sixteenth century, and the inhabitants, in
manners, mode Of building, etc., have under
gone scarcely percepHbe change from that Pc
Rod. The town of Acoma, visited by Lieut.
Albert, probably dates back beyond the conquest,
and was one of the "seven cities of CaSleuadn
1t is situated upon rock, inaccessible except by
IL narrow. and, in part, artificial passage. The
buildings are three aud four stories high. with
no entrances from the ground The stairs re-
cede SO as 10 leave terraces in front, which arc
reached bV muveable ladders. The openings
into the interior are through The roof. In case
of attack the ladders are Withdrawn, and the
buildings, fifty rsixyof which compose block
or square, are immediately converted into an al.
most mprrena5Ie fortress. One of these editi.
ces, the "PurbIo de Taos" has successfully re.
sisted all the attacks of the wild Indians aud the
Spanurds. 1t is seven stories high. twas rr.
duccd bv the American forces, January, 1847,
by long aud bloody siege.
The ruins Of ancient buildings, and the traces
Of Il remote population. are numerous upon the
River Gia They differ in many respects from
those of New Mexico. Their existence has
long been known, and has been supposed to lend
IL sanction to the lradulunnry migralinnS of The
| Aziecs, by whom it has boen conjeclurld they
were bul. Those which are Standugare com,
posed of clay. and are several stories in height.
Upon the ella, Lieut.. Emory found Two sin.
gular semi.civizada aboriginal They are
The Pmos and Coco AlarIcopas. They cultivate
the soil, irrigalng it by means of numerous ca.
mails, and live upon the most friendly terms with
each other. They are honest, industrious
brave. bu, peaceabe. and in all respects afford a
contrast to the rOvlng Apaches who occupy the
country to lhenorhwarI. Lieut.. Emory heard
of similar tribes in the territory above the GiIa,
between the Pimos and the NaYaios. which are
probably the same with The Moqui of Humboldt.
One Of these. the S0onies, are represented to be
further advanced IN civilization than the Pmos
1t is also stated that they reside in caverns cut
in the rocks-sugg sting at once the ''seven
caves" from which The Azlecs claimed that their
ancestors migrated.
Although the remlns found on the Gila pos.
seSSad lev features in common with The Struc
lures erected by the Mexicans, and are certain.
y no. b7yond the capabilities of the present or
ancient Indians Of Nav Mexico, they still attest