Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-31
. NEWLY pIscoyE yEREp NATION.


Who discovered the same, where. and
al about it, is told in the Caieago Tn
5nae-
The campaign Of General Crook against
the Apaehes last year opened 10 research
tract of land 200 miles square which
Is rich in relies Of eur eeuntry's unknown
past It contains chain of ancient cit
les in ruins and . eoterie of ancient
tewns still inhabited by race which
holds itself aloof from Indian and Mex
lean and American, prides itself on its
descent from the ancient inhabitants of
the country, and maintains a religion
and q government, both of which are pc
saliar TO itself. We are indebted to
Capt. W. G. Manning, Of the regular
army, for the facts in our possession
concerning this newly discovered race.
| Captain Manning, who was with General
Crook during the whole campaign. and
was recommended for promotion by the
latter on account of gallantry in the
field, explored in the intervals Of fight
ing. He visited the inhabited towns,
talked with their rulers, and informed
himself concerning their customs
| The largest settlements in New Mex
leo, about thirty miles south of the bor-
der line 1t is a type of the rest. A
strong wall surrounds it. Within are
houses for about 1000 people. The pop
ulation has dwlndled. however, to about
1,S00. The place was mentioned by a
Spanish Jesuit. who published IN 1929,
description Of his wandering in Amer
| lea. About 1885. another Jesuit wrote
a minute account of it This account
is true in nearly every detail to-day
The language resembles the Chinese. Sc
an ardent archeologist, who visited that
city year ago, says: Some of the MI
nor customs correspond to those Of tht
Chinese. The women are of the trus
Celestial type-almond eyes, protuber
ant bodies, little feet. sc. They dres
their hair and themselves in Chimes.
fashion
Their religion IS barbarously maguii
cent Montezuma is their deity. Hi
coming is looked for at sunrise each day
Immortality is part of their creed. Tn,
priests have heavily embroidered robe
which have been used for unnumbere'
; years The ceremonies Of worship ar
formal and pompous- The morality Q
this strange people. as far AZ lAast .
: foreigners are concerned, IS irreproaeha
: BILE It is probable that they keep a re
cord of events by means of tying peeu
: liar knots in long cords This, If true
8 seems to establish some kinship or II
mote aequaintaneeship between ther
/ and the Aztees- Their government is
conservative republic Power IS vesse
1 in council of thirteen Calciques- 81
: Of them are selected for life. Old me
/ are generally chosen. in order that the
g term of Office may not be inordinatel
1 long. The remaining seven are eIecte
n from time to time One is the Executiv
e another is a sort of Vice Presiden
There is War Chief. Chief Of Polie
S &c. These seven Caciques are usual
v young men They serve but a fe
i months. Suffrage is universal
e 1t Is scarcely necessary to supplemer
y these facts with the statement that the:
dweIIcrs IN towns are quite advanced
civilization. On this point one IA
speaks volumes. Woman IS not bea
Of burden with them, as she IS with a
Indian tribes. She is held in high r
spect- Her tasks are confined to tho
: of housekeeping The written recor'
which we have mentioned show that th
community has maintained Its traditioi
!, unbroken for at least three and ha
: centuries Its history, carefully studie
: may prove a cleW to the problem Of t
aboriginal Americans The aour
builders Of the North and the city bull
ers Of the South may be represented
the town dweIlers Of New Mexico Al
Arizona
a.
III If ueauIe have no brains E,r1t ha-