The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-05-03
The Big Thickst Ruins.

\ msn bv the usns OF Nmith reported
10 ia. s.hiagtou Amer,csn shout the
First Of Ap-H. that he had recently di,
covered IN the Big iLieAe, on the san ia
cin,o some taen., Eve miles from Nout>
gomery, An Aucl~nt ruin of large dlmeL,
slcus sud extraordinary architecture. The
following Is rom the American.
Although one stone rs",-i"s n~t uphu
another. there are sbaodsut evidences that
the cd,hce had once been OF magnificent
workmanship, xnd composed OF the mos,
co.ily material. The oul, portion OF the
gigantlc structure that rems.ns whole, is -
marble column. auted aud sufmoGnted b.,
y cspilsl, upon which is CARED on one
side .hesf OF whes, and ou the other
something which ess supposed to be =
waterfall. but someshAt deisced on the
other two side, is a plan eHgrayn. Of
evergreen. \ portion of another column
i. also there, shout the sSm- 81. he
column that remains whole, i, shout SIX
teen lee, IN length The foundation OF the
edihce covered Al area OF $40 hy 2G0 feet.
There appeared TO be -four main entrances,
and Nj Smi,h believes, though 1t IL not
certain, that there ware on each SIDE OF the
building portico irontlng about one third
of the distance There sre great many
fragments Of fine workmanship, hut the
gentlemen accompanying Mr. Smith had
not time to place them together to ssoer'
tain To- WIS, par, of the building they hes
lon..d There were several marble arch
G. nearly whole, which they supposed to
have been over the doors .nd windoes
Their, are also in preservation two Or three
msrhi. sIsb. which are supposed to belong
10 flight OF stairs. The stone of which
the edlhc. wn built, Is gray limestone,
presenting a beautifully polished surface,
the mott Of which are buried, as slso wss
mos, OF the columns discovered Nj.
Smith ha no doubt that valushle aud
wonderful discoveries may be made Nv *
eSssiiou. and has promised 10 rs.0rn "a
four weeks TO a.st in masing farther eA.
animation into this m, sseiiogs affair.
The ruins are situated ia the mid., or The
side OF der,e ,hicket slmost impeuc,rable
aud In ga probability would not have been
Discovered by those gentlemen, had i not
been Tor pack OF dogs having osertaken
bear near the spei ~ quest OF whom
those gentlemen went
Mr Smith Is surprised that the snryeyoI
who surveyed the county. did not make
the discovery. A. Mr. Johns lire passes
within two iecl Of the marble column dos
.cribed, and lao tree IL marked within
twenty feet Of a.
There have been great many evidences
discovered proving the settlement OF lh,
couuir, anterior to the present race, hui
ih,. Is the sufe,t testimony We have YET
seen proving the civilization oi tae race
which proceeded as. The more mysterou'
mart OF this affair i. tho marble employee
( In the structure as It is well known tha
7 no marble is to he found nearer than Aus
tin. aud it would be an utter lmpossblhtN
to transport 30 massive piece as tins d
+ reported to be- hy land csrrisge, The oulN
/ reasonable conclusion We can come Ia, Is
/ thai the hcsvy material wa. exported from
+ other countries. and brought up the sac
/ Jscinta bs water conveyance to within
/ milo aud ball OF the structure. Tbs
fact is. the whole sfls,s 10 profound mss'
! terry. and We should be- disposed TO doub
/ the eNis,euce OF the structure. did not GA
+ personal knowledge Of the author forbid
such conclusion We shal await any
iousl, iarthe, deyelop'weols, which Wal D
made in short time.
or The report that Mr Robert Sehu,ie
is living ia some obscure vulsge lo neuna
IN &. snd to be entirely without foundation
lie died some month. ago, vs. retinusi
sanouuccd at email place - Nee
His amih returned 10 this cop0' iH ia
steamship trsgo, and now, -. Ne learn l.
the New York lines, reside ~ that cat
pom the tecrip, Of the Intelligence OF b
death, hls son.n.lsw went to Italy for Il
purpose OF bringing hon'e The family Al
the, all returned as stated sho.e