The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-21
A Newly--Discovered Nation.

The campaign Of Gen. Crook against
the Apache, last year, opened to
research "A tract "f land, 200 miles square,
which i, rich in relic, of our country
unknown past. 1t contains chnin oi
ancient cities in ruins and u coterle oi
ancient towns still inhabited 10y race
which hold, it.clf aIon from Indians
and McNicans and Americans. prldcN
itself on it, descent from til" ancient
Inhabitants Of the country, and MAINTAINS
II religion aud II government, both "i
which are pcculair 10 itself W" arr
indebted to Capt G.. c. Manning, "f
the regular army, for the facts ~ oar
Possession concerning this new N-disc"V-
cred race. Capt Manning, VIII" "nS
with Gen. Crook during the wh"I"
cnmpaim and VII. recommended Tor
promotion hv the latter on account "t
,nllantrv in the field, explored IN th"
interval. Of fighting. II" visited tn"
inhabited towns. talked with their rulers
and informed himself concerning their
g >tuIu-.
The largest settlement Is in New M"Nir"
about 80 ufilcS south uf the bord"r-lIn".
It type of the rest. \ strong wall
.urrnuud, il. Within ar" houses for
about 1880 people. Tn" population ms
dwindlcd. however, Ia about l,Sn. ~"
place va, mentioned hy n Spanish jesuit
who published, in l529 a description Of
hi, wandering, in America. About l1"1
another Jesuit wrote II mnut" account
fit. This account i tr~, ~ nearly
every detail, to-day. Thc lHng1ag"
rrsrIuhlr, the Chimes. So an ardent
nrrhnrnlnui,t. VIII" visited th" city
wear agn. ,nvs. Som" "i III" MINOR
custom. correspond I" th"-" of ia" Chimes"
The women are uf the tru" Celestial typ"
almond cvr-. protub"r"nt b"di"', httl"
feet. Get. They drr.. their halr nnh them
srlyr, in Chin,r fashion. Their religion
!. barharou-ly magnificent. M"nteHumS
l. their drity. His coming i locked for
st sunrise each day. Immortality l.
part of their creed. Tn" p.i"st' hay"
hravilv-cruhrnidrr"d robes which hay"
been used for unnumb"rrd year. Inc
ceremonies "f worship are formal and
pnrnpous. The morality of thi- -trang'
people. n. far nj l"at n foreigner. mr..
courrrncd, - irr"proachahl". IL J.
probahl" that they keep record Of event.
hy means Of tying peculiar knots m I""E
cmrds. This. If tru" seem. I" "-tahli-h
come kin.hip "r r"mh" "rquaInt"hr,.h'P
between than and th" Aztec. lh'if
Government i, conservative" republic.
Power i, vested in council "t thirteen
cacipur.. Six of them ar" '"l''t"d for hi'.
Old men are gcn"ally ch"."n, N order
that their terms of "fii"" may u1 b.
innrdinatrIy long. Th" remaining
seven are rlrctri from tim" I" time.
One Il them !. The Executive. Another
/. a .ort Of ice-Prcsid"nt Th"r" - r.
War-Chief Chief of Police. ect. gh"s"
-nynn caciqurs ar" u.ually y"ung men.
They ."rve bat f"w months. Suffrage
j. Universal II ."Drc"ly n"r'-sary T."
.upplrmcnt the" facts with th" tate
urnt that thee dw"lirr- IN towns are
quito far advanced IN civilization. OD
this point. one fact sp"aE- v"lum"s.
Woman j. not bat Di burden among
them n. he j.. With all Indian trIh"..
>hri- held ia high respect. Her 'n'A'
aro confined 10 tho" "f bookkeeping.
The written record. whIch "" have
mentioned show that this i-olat"d COM
rnunitv ha- maintained II. tradition.
urbrylen for at lea-t thre"-snd-s-haii
cruturic.. l. history, carefully studied.
NAV prove clue - the problem 81 DO"
atIririnal Americans. The m"und-
cuild.r. Of the North and th" 'ity-
Luillnr. ~ the South NAV b" rrpre.enat"d
IN the tovn-lv s'ler. of Ncw MeIi,o snd
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