Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-18
strange Things 10 be Seen In New
Mexico Relics.


rIANcE.-Tke country in this vicinity has
number Of deep ani frightful el asms eanons.
Immediately at this fort there is ono OF about
mile long. and its walls Of solid rock arc about
500 feet high. Canon dc Challcy. from which
Colonel Miles but recently returned on \ scout
against the Indians. KILN. six or ci.ht, and
taking 5000 sheep. is wonderful phenomenon
IL is shout forty mile. north west OF this place.
is forty miles long aud :;00 yards vide. with
je-tic grandeur. as if TO pillar the very heavens.
Horses aud men standing upon these towering
spires arc represented as appearing like rats and
pigmics. Stones thrown down at the troops by
the Indians break into pieces by the rcsistsncc
Of the air. aud arrow. disxhsrxsd- -c"ms down
horin"nts!ly: from .be force or grayita'ion.
pistol slIart- -f echoed aud rc-eehocd BY the
aAsmantinc walls, aud rings in the car ior m'"'
u,cs afterward. The appearance Of the canon.
"A one r,res up and about, thus sunk . thousand
feet into the bosom Of tho earth, and walled ~
by hue aud rugged rocks, is said to be terribly
grand and frishtful. In these deep openings
the Indians plant grain. peaches. melons, etc
and. in timcs Of difficulty. take their hoeks and
women aud children They seem. however. t'
|. have anticipated the march Of the troops u?oi
I this one. and consequently not great many In
, iiau.. no horses, aud hut 900 sheep we're found
p-..a.A4.se...-y.:. .A...s: sE,h. ssoss on, gs
c port hsving seen great 1uanfitSes OF suise
}. wocd; large trees completely trausforssed Int
I. siiex and others 10 particular state we're sbun
n dant. The .ileE Was quite .a'Phurie, and e"i'
- ted Hrc freely by contact with iron or steel.
. Ra~E ov PEoPLE DESTROYED nv VoLrASi
d Eat Priox. Numerous stones or rare quslii
e aud bc ,uty wsrr seen, snJ immense qusniiiie
i OF brGkea pottery were strewed in every dires
j ton. The Latter fact favors the supPo-ition iha
&c race Of people spec inhibited this eountr.
!. who were either destroyed by volcanic eruP'ios
e and earthquakes. or have ceased 90 exist b
gradu,i deterioration. All through this terr
=, tory are 60 Lc found Aztec ruins. aud il is NJ
a unre1.on,tlc 60 presume that 4 superior race
D the present at one time were spread over ih
10 country Bot thi. i. subject which leave &
!, the speculation of the more learned aud &c
j. eniifr.
"a voLrAHIc EEf rIIOSs AND CRATEns-In q
VALLEY Of the Gsllo-a creek which hors FROM
c. beautiful crystalline srripg. gushing up FROM Z
u. immen ne bed of rock there 10 Q large dePo'
nj of lava e.hibiiin. evidence of having low
u down the valley in = stream of fearful force 81
- volume from a di,tsnt usouats'n, whence %
be crurieI. Indeed. crsfers exist al through .
to country inIicaiip: that AZ one time this regi'
- mu. Iay. been .hiken aud torn fo pieces ny "
rs canoes amI esrti,1uates. fror, the dats fu
~. pi.bcd by seientihc examination, the most
- cent volcanic discharge must have been - u
NJ n. three ceniurie. back. Tbi. stream of boili
he lava iprsf have been MY srrt orfp SUI ss ma
are vide IL .cetn- 60 hare ru.aei on aniii ~ ga
BY. usiiy cooleI ,pI hlrd-neI sni tho. VS. form
he an abrapt termination Ga its rro:fess. y
,in form. Of the eau tc sesn risin'y. j
ore dark. iron like Substance wo,Id sprrsr 10
siii nstei e,e o. h,,e been srur'si within the
iet century but. a. before stated. u could not hi
- been dr,hsrg.i short of three hu"jrci 70
'ee $50. "a 10 . ,ipgiusr sight. Indeed. sud
our GelI for infinite ~esjer a.I .reeals,,on.
~iiI EtLIo- 80 \ fDrsIH PIDrit t-Tbrosgh'
her ,hi. eous'ry relic. of . former peop'e sud 80
of of town. are 3, h. found in great g.sn'r
the The deep ehs.n- ip the err,h. the singular I
rt terrific siiifuie of ro,ts aud esnyb.. too slea
Ell indicate ibe ssfai upLessing s"i 'esfi"g -.
nth ier xbieh 81 on- time n.usf have si.i'ef D.
nd snd foint 60 . r,ce of reop's bsr'ef hsne
ant ,hi. ehsoiie ma. ~ die ~psny-1 nstafe l
ter. few .,res,n. ~hieb noe sol then gisddes
sod .gf of the Thirsty and jsssIiej Traveller ihro'
he thee barren hill. sni p,rcb.i valley are
.,fo.ziy iwyfesns,sI 18th ,sivhsr. Nod. VI
oot .,ring. Lattie vp erJ',slii"e sna bsss',
ins they not aafrequsn'iy 'sr'e i"s,.s's rs,h'f .
,iie. ~ slisy ibif'i. "s'h. S''"'