The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-05-23
Discovery of a Lost CITY I'm Mex


1t is known to most Of our readers thst
quite a number Of Southern people emigrat-
ed to Mexicc at the close Of the war, and
obtained grants Of large tracts of land, tI0ta
Maximillion, in the interior Some OF these.
tracts were large forests which the loot Of
civilization, as Was supposed had neTer
penetrated. The rebels, guided by natise
Indians, have been exploring these forests
and have discovered therein the ruins Oh an
aucient City. the inhabitants Of which urtst
have been highly civilized, and acquainted
with the arts and sciences. The following
is description of the Lost City: u F'@l
After dangerous and 4earisoHfe work
the lost city was reached, and for the tirssS
time the foot of Anglo-Saxon pressed its
streets. With awe and wonder tho parity
aazed uron the works of ON extinct races.-- !
Trees, hundreds of years old, were growing
among the ruins, showing that the city had
been abandoned before the days of Coriez,
and Che architecture of the builders is Of an
order before unknown upon this eenhneDt-s;
Some few houses are in a tolerable state OF
preservation and still habitabe, while their
walls are adorned with paintings of rare
beauty and merit. Carved door ways and
images abound in every street, eyincing IN
their former inhabitants knowledge of the
iine arts not found among the most civilized
aboriginal races Most remarkable OF all Isl
some of this sculpture indicates among ths
people the existence of the christian religion.
Places of worship are said to be numerous
and upon the reverse of statGette OF a man
is carefully carved the emblem OF Christian
ity, the cross, --i.s,,,
Whence this race, or what their fate, is q
mystery. The existence Of this city WAS un-
known to the Aztecs, and not q tradition
concerning them is extant sihofig. the. lns
dians, who, when spoken torespecting them,
reply, "Antiqe,' Antique. !" The doors
of the houses were generally closed WITH
rocks, showing the abandonment OF the city
to have been a preconcerted movement; put
whether this was caused by civil wars, fears
of savage foes, N earthquakes, is mtre cen
The srrni.h party who have since visited
| it, say the ruins bear no resemblance to those
of Yucatan, or any other portion OF Spanish
America; and their paintings and sculpture
show them to lave been fully as ffr advanc-
ed in the arts and scienciences as the most
| enl ghtened European nation OF their OWL
| day. . .......-.
The statrnents oI,hc Spanish party must
be received with many grnlns, Of allowances
Americans who have Travelled through ! u
catan, and other old .ettied States OF Mexis
co, concur in the opinion that every fact IL
greatly exaggerated; and that the lost city
IS but the ruins of some Spanish city, de-
serted by its inhabitants during the pres ent
century. No record of such city is % be
found in the Mexican archives, and II ever
was under Spanish rule ita existence had
faded from the public mind. The country
is filed with ruins, Of most remarkable char
acter. and which casual observer would
pronounce to be four or Ave centuries old,
', but which are known to have been the
abodes Of elegance and luxury within eigh-
| ty years &