The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-01
.r,.r,r.n Archaeological Society.

..,., ,osetlng Of the Pathological Society was held
- ,.a ,onse of Mr. E. G. squier on Wednesday evening,
tho 9Th inst. Mr.. Folsom in the chair. II was called
With reference to large and interesting collection Of an
,oues recently brought from Peru by Dr. Ferris, who
has been for ten years resident in that country They
consist OF large number Of vases exhibiting various do
yrees OF skill generally rude but Of them really
Graceful gn and neat in execution few we're OBJ
yiousy modelled after Indigenous fruits ana one or Two
after sea Shells The collection embraced also variety
of copper instr umeuts instruments fnade OF copper
with an alloy OF tin small percentage OF which gives
considerable degree OF hardness to the tool sacen ior
the ordinary purposes of cutting wood leather Nc Moss
of the cutting implements are crescent SNAPPED, ke tue
knives used by sadders but few are veraoie axes
not pierced like own, but used as elac1smths use
their punches, by aid of wshe bound tightly IA groove
which runs around them Some objects Ia silver, repre-
sentng the and moon or bohin comolneton aacteo
particular attention. These is SAID were Obtained among
the ruins OF Chiu Truxlo, small Peruvian sea-
port near the frontier Of Ecua Tor Among these runs
what is called the Palaces cover space oil three
OF league They immense areas surrounded by
high and strong walls built of brick. These nov up
wards Of thirty high twelve feet thick at their base,
but diminishing to three feet at their tops Within them
are numerous hUdcds tumal aud remains OF immune
rabe edlces rooms, halls, &C. These tumuli are sup
posed to have been tho tobs of the Kings Of Chimu who
were buried here together with great amounts OF ea
sure The cary Spanards took from one Of these mounds
not less than 66 900 casteanos Of gold equal to about
million and half OF dollars,
The collection referred TO committe OF the society
consisting Of Messrs Ewbank Squier and Parker with in
structions ID report its merits and being
understood that the collection would be deposited in thu
rooms Of the Historical Society for public inspection
Mr.. Squier laid before the society copies OF number
documents illustrating the languages &c Of the Indian
Of Canada from the papers OF Sir Joseph Banks preserves
In the British Museum. Also number OF original Mcx
can manuscripts which he Is publishing In conjunction
with French savaSt in peri- One Of these, which be
longed TO Coriez and bears Ills autograph is nearly thr
feet long, painted 10 brilliant colors paper ma
nufactured by the aborgnes from the bres of the dg
or aloe II Is synchronent history OF Tepechpan Tepena
CAY and Mexico from the time OF The arrival OF the Nah
natl tribes in the plain Of Anohuac down TO their ABSORB
ton In the Mexican empire II Is annals, every yeai
being recorded, and is rendered additionally interesting
from explanations and annotaons in European characters
but Mexican language made by the Indian learned men
after the conquest This manuscript OF ten, all his
torcs which Mr. Squier engaged in reproducing IN fac
simle 10 be panied by volume ofext explanatory
of the aboriginal systems OF recording events aud Of what
are sometimes called the ''herogyphics' OF Mexico and
Central America.
After the presentation OF correspondence, the
ciety adjourned to the second Tuesday Of April