The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-24

ly the only Information that has come
I Ia the surface has been that obtained from
adventures who while passing through
Y that section in search 81 golu. have ja1tcd
I down that which forced itself upon their
vision during their hasty transit Many
OF these stories have contained such mar
Vicious statements that they have been east
aside a cleyercly written pieces Of fiction.
a. the writers were unknown. The mar
derous Apaches are gradually giving way
Y before the advance Of civilization. are be-
I ing hurried back into their mountain re-
I treats. into eternity and on 10 r,~erya-
tions. by General Crook and his soldiers !;
and that most wonderful country T. soon
/ 10 TEEN with the life and industry OF white
men. Arizona l. known 10 be one of the
richest minersl-bearing countries i'm the
world. and her valleys contain a nmarka-
I bly, productive soil under the influence Of
I irrigation.
! Mr.. =. A. Parker. Superintendent of the
MOnieZuma Coal Company. whose work.
l are located in Pueblo Valley. Arizona.
I has arrived in this city. and from him We
I have obtained fund OF Information rela-
I rive Ia that country. The Pueblo Niejo
Valley lies south Of and bordering on the
ella River, and between il and the Ora
ham range Of mountains. liz j. about
I 400 miles east of Yuma. 10 miles north of
7 Camp Grant. and Ii miles west "a the New
\ Mexico line. This valley j. about ~
miles long and averages 4 mile- In width.
and contains A. line agricultural and graz
I ing land a can be found anywhere.
I About "A year ago four companies com
mencrd the con structiOn Of irrigation ca
mails az this point. and have now com
/ pleted from z 10 miles each of their
works.
In this beautiful and fertile valley j. a
chain of well-marked ruins of ancient
cities. located about "A mile apart. In
some places the walls Of the houses still
show above the surface. and al Others tie
rolling mounds. from 10 to 40 feet in
height. covered with earth and vegeta-
ton, show that ages must have passed
since they were laid PROSTATE. Mr.. Par
ker. who is a man possessed OF an inquir-
ing turn Of mind. and j. backed by literary
attachments of high order. has devoted
most Of his spare time during the last yer
in researches among these ancient ruin..
The walls are composed Of rough stone.
laid in mortar. Excavations within their
limits in,iicate that all the cities We're de-
strOyed by fire.
Among the debris are found pottery.
household utensils. and human bones: bur
brought TO light The human bones show
unmistakable evidence Of having been
burned, and crumble To pieces ON being
handled. Several ollas pronounced o.
yahs l-jug-shaps-d earthen vessels now
used by the Indians for holding wafer
were found. which contained ashes. small
pieces OF human bones. and fragments If
charcoal. which would indicate that cnema-
ton was practics-l by that extinct people.
Axes. hammers. and sledges of various
sizes and shapes. and made from stone
which j. much heavier and harder than any
now known Of. have been brought "a light.
One Of these axe-, found by Mr. Parker.
Wa tested by him He cut rod Of iron
in two with il. and no perceptible effect
was produced upon the AK by the opera
ton.
Mr.. Parker has quite an extensive collec-
ton Of pieces Of pottery which he dug out
Of these ruins. Tie brought with him 10
the city several specimens which he has
presented to the Alta The vessels are
evidently made Of clay. which j. now OF a
dark gray color and a. hard as stone. ! he
surfaces are nicely glazed and covered with
lines and characters Of different colors
from the work. One piece has black sur-
face. covered with yellow. irregular lines.
and surrounded BY a similar colored Dor
der of wedge-shaped character. Another
piece j. covered with white and black fir
ures. the lines being more regular than in
the other piece. and containing on il sur
face what is known among printers a a
= Roman border" outside Of which are
serr.lied rows Of black and striped lines.
the whole being surrounded by circular
lines Of white and black.
Among the collection before Us i a
white. translucent stone. which looks a. ii
il had dubbed out from a seething mass Of
the same material. II j. fiinty i'm character
and will cut glass There are three small
er stones Of the same variety. each contain
ing a crimson hue. the smaller being quite
red and brilliant Besides these are two
pebbles OF ebony Intentionally but which.
upon being held up to the light. are per
f,-ctiy transparent One If them has been
broken in two. and the surfaoe presented Is
n smooth and brilliant as that Of pol
i-hed crystal
A careful examination shows that there
i a large canal extending from the ella
River. al the EASTERN end of tho valley.
down through these ancient cities. in each
Of which j. found large triangular-sh
reservoir. and containing from three o.
five acres. These reservoirs have been re-
ported by parties who have made but a
casual examination OF them a. thu ruins 81
Old Notifications. The edges Of the canal
and reservoir are laid with stone and arr
constructed in a 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.
On the bank o. the ella River. or about
ten miles below Florence. are the ruins OF
a most singular structure building 81
BY 81 feet. built Of adobe. which j. now 20
hard that pick cannot b. driven into il.
There are two wali>--a building within
buIlding-which are separated about 10
or II feet. and which are between y and
~ inches thick az the base. In the walls.