The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-03

characters Of different colors from the
work. One piece has black sur
face, covered with yellow irregular
lines and surrounded by similar col
ored border Of wedge shaped charact-
ers. Another piece is covered with
white and black figures, the lines
being more regular than in the other
piece, and containing on its surface
what is known among printers as q
"Ronan border" outside of which
are serrated rows of black and strip.
ed lines, the whole being surround
ed by circular lines of white and
black.
Among the collection before us is
a white, transparent stone, which
looks as if it had dubbed out from a
seething mass of the same material.
1t is Alnty In character, and will cut
glass. There. are three smaller
stones of the same variety, each con-
tanning crimson hue. externally,
but which, upon being held up to
the light, are perfectly Transparent.
One of them has been broken in two
and the surface presented IS as smooth
and brilliant as that Of a polished
crystal.
A LARGE CANAL AND RESERVOIR.
A careful examination shows that
there is a large canal extending from
the ella river, at the eastern end of
the valley, down through these anci-
ent cities, In each Of which is found
large, triangular shaped reservoir,
and containing from three to five
acres, These reservoirs have been
reported by parties who have made
but casual examination of them, as
the ruins Of old Notifications. The
edges of the canal and reservoir are
laid with stone, and are constructed
in very substantial manner. Some
OF the reservoirs which were six or
eight feet deep are cut in two by
walls Of masonry extending from side
to side.
STRANGE RUINS-WHAT WAS 1T?
On the bank Of the ella river, or
about ten miles below Florence, are
the ruins ola most singular structure
"a building 81 by 81 feet, built of
adobe, which is now so hard that a
pick connot be driven into it. There
are two walls-a building within a
building-which are separated about
10 to - feet, and which are between
% and 80 inches thick at the base.
In the walls, up about 8 feet, and
extending entirely around the struct-
IRE, was placed at the time the
building was put up, row of cedar
beams, which probably served to
brace and strengthen The building.
The ends of these timbers, which are
f still in a fair state Of preservation,
show that they were consumed by
fire, up to, and, in some instances,
part way through the wall. There
are now three stories Of the wall still
standing in one place. The windows
are long and narrow, and seem to
: have been placed where they were
needed, and without regard to exter-
al symmetry. The doors are at the
corners. At the top OF the inside
walls are several round holes about
the size Of a hat. The art Of plaster.
ing seems to have been perfect in
those days, as the inner wall is still
smooth, and of a yellowish white
color. What this building was used
for can only be connected, as il stands
IN an open space, surrounded by the
same class Of ruins as those above
referred to. 1t is probably that it
was a church, or, if that people did
} not worship God, IDOLS may have
received alteration there.
Near this building, and at other
points among these ruined cities, are
still standing rows of ceder posts, set
on very accurate lines. The uppes
ends of these posts look old, and
have been worn by the elements,
still they are in good state of
preservation. The portions that
are IN the ground are much larger.
and are very little affected by
age,