Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-05

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Uee6eva. Morse. March ~ Cerrsspeadsace Of
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No ~ excite TENT sveils an n<hs
AAssiq( 3 IN NexIo - sgard 10 u (5x>
plerXd stSist Of q bntrf hitberte u m
10 thu authlgitl1I lyia abosk 30 miJos
/ Norg6.West iron Jslspa, and which Gen. R.
Lyon, late Of the confederate army, 10 nov
engaged Ia surveying. In neesly every ~.
parsmsnt IN The empire are 10 be found i'm.
msnss bodies Of land which the foot Of the
/ apopiaue uevst tusG h4n1 stth ASimpen>
etrabls forests. inhabited only By beasts Of
prey, end whose shades the tmaxipatiea q
the native Indian had peopled With demons
and evil spirits, upon whose domains il Was
mQe@ than death to trespass. Such 10 the
ladDd which Lyon hes gone to explore.
now the CIR WAS DISCOVERED.
While the imperial commissioners Wsre
- a(pttse to 6nier4A(o, tlhsy lesreed Of
V0S V1i0VSUSS III ttS bSbu0 N0tuS0tS VI lU8
district in auesioa, asd sssly b Octsbss
last an exploring party was dispatched TO
thie torn i,,cogHiaa." Upsn reaching Ne
q Dc Ascatepequs, small village nearest
the borders Of the Forest, hey were coun-
ssled by the Indians to proceed no further,
- no human being evss posed The eoallnss
Of their cleared lands and returned alive !;
demons were said TO dwell in every bill. ri
ANA Of bideous mein made their abods be-
aide everv stream et. while monsters Of ev
err farm a.d 800 GOOD ready q -eyurv
footstep to seize aud dsvour lhe uovsrv
| trav eler ali wa sshalaPs nd at one go.
of good could DO uttered il favor Of The
land.
Unable to procure suf3cient, assistance
tom tlie u6tives. ~ party proceeded to
max . thsif explorations = bess I heS could
The hrese was pecaIisrly dsrx and dense,
aud ahss junsls eimos s9penesrsAa wi b
difficulty they cut their wav through the
upderRrowth. and. beinp unscouaintetl
With the Yankee method 81 ssbls - treee
they marked their way BY tying hide ropes
to trees and bushes to mark their trsii.-
At H. dssasneo OF several -1easncs = the
htesiOS thAy aiscoyeexd The ruins C. an
ancient city Of great extent and of whose
existence not The stirbtest tradition ~.
| walls. Becoming exhausted BY their 10
bors. the party. without prosecuting their
| discoveries any fortber. returned home
| reaching the capital late in December. The
Emperor expressed great interest M the
result Of the exploitation. and 1t once en-
cient party to prosecute it. selecting Gen.
Lyon Of Kentucky, Is commander 81 the
expedition. Gen. Lyon WAS unable 10 Der
feet his plans for Che work until the 9th OF
February. upon which date. his party. con
sisting Of Americans, started from the city
Of Mexieo. Thew Travelled IN STAGES and
cafts sbost $50 miles: the balance Of their
journey was completed upon tho backs Of
donkeys, arriving 1t their journeys end
about the first week in March The coun
try is called Metaita ioy uca. and is situated
some 100 miles west Of Tuxpan. In the
State OF Vera Cruz.
= SECOND VISIT TO THE LOST CITY.
Entering the Jungle at the same point A
did the previous explorers. the marty s6ro
ceedcd slowly with their surveys. The
neig boring Indians finding that their lie
gcnds wese all false and their fears ground.
less. became valuable assistants. and large
numbers being employed, the work soon
besan IN progress rani,llv After ercoun
terinp two or three iakcs Of conside, mile
extent, several rivers and swamps. and
bayous innumerable. a lofty mountain was
found. which WAS ascerded. and the trees
unen its ton soon felled. permitt,n~ Ar nm
| interrupted view of the ysiley below The
grandeur and loyelipess Of Ire SCENE il do.
scribed "A pertecllv bev,lderine. Mr..
Chairman son Of the celebrated Ame,;con
ar,;.t rho accomn.n;es tba evn.a;t,op
wr;t.. that dnr,ng H. Who'll. l;c. ~ I,.i, \.
ncver iook cd mon n ,ondsc.no ca ench.n,
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s,r;L;nc I;,,la time bowavar c.,,,d H.
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~. s.n.n ~ .,e s sno .nv .ahas a"u
.ho 80, ,n. 49, ~, p" s:.. ~ ""'u opo'
-. "i,... ~ ~. . $780,.
tho foros, ,ha ,,aas ~. ,r.,. III" -. 1919. .,.,s.
show;no no, ,ts -. ss" &c ,ts c ~ o'u.',
The ,ase "a hs sb.ndonsJ nd i'd ham
cultivated Ian, oC,or ,ho ;,,.r;or h.a =.
como ,.;,das,ss NJ. ~ ~ ,s, 3
rr.v natives ~ A,nar;.., n,;s..,. =.
wolf "a .n;m.ls nec,,I.- ~ ,~on;o., ,,;.n.,..
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.dventnrs,s ~' ~ --0' ~ >"e
prscs,pr,ox or rur cry
After a dsn.arons and w..r,sn,ro o-.
tho Inst c,tv wss 6n.lIv r..chaa .na e.,
the i9rst limo The foo, or III. An,,o' S.x ,u
pressed ne Streets s VIII nwo n .na w ~I'
the nar,v razed mnon ,hs works Of m sx.
tinci racc Tress h.ndr.as ot ros.. ~,
were growing amnnc ,ho rims shn.,n.
that the civ had h. On abandon. 4 b.fo,e ,hs
days Of Cor,cv ana Tho srch;,ec,nr. NJ s 49,.
} buildings Is Of An order before nknovn nm
on this con,ircnt Somc Gev houses ,re +,
tolcra5le state Of preservation. and s,;ll
habi,ablc. while their wal,a are Adorned with
paintings, Of rare beauty and merit. Carved
/, door ways and imlEes abound in ever,
, street, evincine in their former inh.bi,.nt.
= knowlc1sc Of the iRne arts not found
\ among he most civilized aboriginal races
Most remarkable Of oil is, some "f,hs sculp
ture indicates among the people the exist
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