The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21
Cold on the Hstbmus- v aIuabIe Archaeological
Discovery.

Discovery.
no FEE KDlTUR or rdU BRwALD
Tho Dew n DnAdc ~hsao has b'en 0pDed mp among
the sombs OF the nations Who Gurshsd and do
esos- Of cen,cMs ago lssnmus awakened We
cupdt, people and rasher and wider, and moro
'nrosd than recently oes eyed
Pes Peek threatens invade aud oesec'ssa every foot
of sDcsBa burial s,uono IN trop,cs America
Tbsse decovar,es may DO valuable 70 tho mere gold
seeker but they poesess 10 md man Of science value
cannot De estimated ny ooas and cen's fne DOLLY
fear that IN the Wild pvrsn Of treasure the most
interesting and valued Aus4syoSpers ona and household
,sBssiSs ares and penases Of toe hapess race whose
very name AZ Da,oa has cesa swallowed no IN the all
sbsorbpg pastwil be u.ser, sacrificed aud hopeessy
lopt all scientific porpHes teust, however, this will
10, re psrmi.ed Such an exhibition Of Vandalism would
highest degree crspalabe 10 our character 90
an intelligent and Christian people
The gcoorns from Cnrqai OF the most interesting
ano remarkable character me specimens OF golden
images aud other hupq1vos exhibition 1t Ball.
BACK 90 g, way, aDdsrst.ed trn,y ~ondor
mi Those be Fieucu Dazsar Panama, arc SILL more
Interesting. ..N
Ny attention has been called 10 these discoveries by
various parties, aud my osnoion toDcisef. have not
osc ~ To. M has b-en made 90 inc ground sna' gold
found the ls.cnas wih'a cue terfisocisi
liui,s sGpposed ~ embrace Toe some Of the peop's
wbo.e "GOacss,' or gfsses. are no1 6e,og dssQoea
rohe - great ni.Ssse. Coo Aoolnds 'nronshoat the
present S,ss ot New Gs4aa5a sod Va. Aac eat hone o.
sae lreas or Ihs fact have sbui d~nt ev,de3cs
lnrougn tbe psges OF rh- earlier Spanish historians
he in IBIS province sfsDsda) tuee are gold
run veipe where have been aulit,
because ibsy IN los srnuDds which eisKy. eDe
goo taken out Of them s twenty one cara.s hue Is Is
thought there are SILVER m'nss Hero ara sso me
emerald mines, winch are ~fonges by trenches OF water
with f,tsle toll VI the among tue emarnlds arc
found pieces II st.he diamonds hard
emsrads and o the aneTalds found among
CbAiceo0Dy st0pe, !" &c
Auolber authority mentions a lump Of twenty ave
pounds found near CnOcO
We could Quosc fro vArione authors showing the Ell
eDne golu IN tbs Gopcs ule OF tho Conquest,
but deem 1t unnecessary Aiier ,hs iovasion or tne
SDapsrds the closed uy the mi0es, and, after
fes generations Of ,udoent very edge OF
the precious treasure fade from remembrance. Won
lscbadi men,ious hox sfec.ualy The nscyes OF Peru
ceBceAeo all knowledge OF their maes fro the Spanards
Apo,bec point, concerning snfch inquiry pss b,so
made s u H obsblc theso valuable "buacss" extend be
yopd the limits OF the district Of BOque.on.
In ths may DO aacd sha. FOR years have
been IN possession Of facts shosg the existence Of sni
In Lpe adjoining stxso Of EcuadOr.
In Cuanca (cusoGr) there have been ogeYed int
resting snc valuable hascas 10 Peru they are Sno~u to
exist vsst numbers, virhstanaue the cupdy Of the
expsrers who wsr,ony desecfased every spot OF
feft they could gain Hcceas TO- Recently friend
at Washington received from ancient Peruvian tomb
saec'mens OF sheet Of gold which waS found encasng
human frame.
The ,msn size Of the Asaeue,os recovered from Chi
rqu induced sons 10 suppose that tina metal must nave
been scarce, and that larger do would probably
tie found, the a5Orsines supposed to been
destitute Of the bellows and crucioe, and thus incapable
Their ,be natives Of The tropics Of South America pos
sefseo the uesOs Of frsDg mstas 90 toleraoy large
,cae, or whe.asr ,ney unde. stood and prscssd meta.
TINS ny referring TO toe earlier Spanish HISTORIANS
sho abound with notices Of aboriginal proficiency
Herrera frequently mentions the ingenuity Of the
lives IN metgliuTgc art
Gomarra reSers basins In bath belonging to Alta
balipa Zone u which weighed eight srrobas of gold,
which makes two hundred weight English" At Caz,O,
sn extensive sepuichre Of silver dug up, thick
that Of
eish" vessel OF gold was found among other ruins
weighing between zoe and 800 pounds rnc Indians, %
the authority, "r'Ske greater less Of thcse
requires usng them boil drink liquor In -
As 10 Tho inquiry how they made tn sse, having no
bellows, ws VIII quote Rom Garc,oee-"rhey m sted ii
in eaTthen clay pots which they carried from
psce % place" Instead or the oeo vs they used blow
pipes "Nsoe oscopSer and about ysrd long, the ends
Of which were narrowed, that the breath might pass
osctly By Of the con,rsc,loo and the rs
bs or less, accordingly they used ten
twelve Of these pipes ut onoe a. the quantity OF metal did
! require"
One Of the amounts of the Cbriqui discoveries which
hsve ypeakg Of the relics, msges, 3
conventional tenn es so!d this is ccrrect, then ar,
they different from similar fabricatons in Peru VOr
Tschsdi Gays" Tbs golden idols are always hollow
The custom Of buryiGg with the dead articles OF value
$50 for supporting life beyond the grave, generally
practsed throughout North aud South America but
southern confident Objects Of adoratou peirona orna
mens, articles Of domestic use, Implements and weapon
VA or Tho chass were placed beside sho remains IN
practice varied In different localities but the general prA
Cipe was the came. We find the mound builder OF tn
Mississippi Valley supplying his departed friend with Il
that may necessary TO guard and support him In th
land beyond tho setting We that the Ausos,
ha ancestor IN the tropics pracsed almost dencaly th
same custom; ard We know that the race the ioca
sieposed their dead in nearly the manner. TIT
iuxuriant naoos Of the South far surpassed the
| brethren at the North.
vesses OF gold held their favorite cAicha q fer
pented beverage made rom navel while others ies
valuable hut brilliantly painted Aud deliberately embossed
Gotta occupied The place Of vessels or gold and silver
and implements ornaments and utensils OF stone, shell
clay, &c supplied the OF the less advanced Gfcos
But must Add Of these relics from the mounds
wonderful, II ntrneicaiy lees valued, than the
| Buealiss huGqsoos. Some in my possession, made o
po,pDyIy ard recently taken from tumu IN the Obi.
valley, far sirass in point OF exquisite finish and srti M
uanship the auriferOus deposits from Cblriqui
will send 70 kessrs. Bail, Black Co., ant soic.
| companion g.
In concluding this hurried response 70 several iuqu
fies which have reached me IN the mdst Of some re-
sesrches in the greet fields Of the West must add
my regret something cannot be done
the calamity which threatens TO destroy some of the os
Interesting remslrs which great aud extenave Amer
continent presents covered they are, In all iheir
sweeping ati.uces and oneitudes, with vast and mysbe
ous monumental ruins which stsgger the miat with tie
| wonderful enigma connecting them 70 the past.
IL this Heightened age although essentially u'iariar
| and gold seeking, there must stll be sceutdc
humanitarian influence which will strive 70 preserve
these interesting remains OF extinct people, and
secure TOR pos,ery Mt eRs some OF the treasures Of
antiquity which tho unlicensed thirst for god threatens
with destruction. POsterity will Justly bold 10
strict accountability or any dreicion In this particular
The governments of New Granada should nterposs la
authority Auu c1ecH she destroying nanu NJ WORK upon
her ancient sepuchyes The rapsctg of the gold
hunter should be stayed and careful thorough and sys.e
mac research prosecuted under the eye OF science Our
own government owes to science to operate in these
investigations, TO discontinue the marsudipe spirit which
would 6eeiroy my temple or tomb Of antiquity If gold
ny beneath to obtain full scientific repo, and to
abundsnt specimens OF the recovered treasure to
come future American archaeological museum
MoUNDsviIIE, Va August IL, 1859. w. DE e.
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