The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-30
HLate niscovery-So Called.

A Late DiscOvery-So CARED.
We copy the following from the Chicago
Tribune: - S.
"The campaign of General Crook against
tbe Apaches last year opened to research a
tract of land 200 miles square which is rich
in relics of our country's unknown past. Lit
contains chain of ancient cities in ruins,
and a coterie Of ancient towns still Inhabited
nv race which holds Itself alOof from the
Indian. the Mexican, and the American ;
brides itself on the descent from the ancient
Inhabitants OF the country, and maintains q
freI1rfou and Government, both Of which
resUeculiar to ITSELF We are indebted 10
Captain w. C. Manning, of the regular army,
for the facts in our possession concerning
this newly discovered race. Captain Crook,
who was with General Crook during the
whole campaign, and was recommended for
promotion by the latter on account Of gal
lantry in the field, explored the locality dn-
ring The intervals of fighting. He visited the
Inhabited towns, talked with their rulers,
and informed himself concerning their
customs. The largest settlement is in New
Mexico, about thirty miles south of the bor-
der line. 1t is type Of the rest. A strong
| wall surrounds it. Within are houses for
about 1900 people. The population has
dWiudled, however, to about l,809. : The
place was mentioned by Spanish Jesuit,
who published in 1929 description Of his
wanderings la America. About 1885 another
Jesuit wrote u minute account of i1. This
account Is true in nearly every detail to-day.
The language resembles the Chinese. So an
ardent arcbeologist, who visited the city a
year ago, says. Some Of the minor customs
correspond 10 those Of the Chinese. The
women are OF the ruecelestisi typc-aimond
eyes. .protuberant bodies, little feet etc.
They dress their bair and themselves in Chi
nese fashion. Their religion is harbarousiy
magnificent. Montezuna, is their deity, HIS
eomingsiis looked for at sunrise each day.
immortality is part Of their creed. The
priests have heavily embroidered robes,
which have been used fer annuMbered gears.
TAe ceremonies of worship are formal and
Fpompous. The morality OF this strangeIpeo-
pie, so far at least as foreigners are concern
ed, is irreproachahle. 1t is pro ahle that they
keepa record Of events by fgeans Of tying
pecailstr knots in long cords. This, If true,
seems so. establish some kinship or remote
acauaiutanceship between them and the
Aztees- Their government Is conservative
republic. Power is vested in q council, Of
thirteen cssiques: Six Of them are selected
fer life. OLD men are generally chosen, in
order that their terms Of Office may not be,
insrainstely Hng. The remaining seven are
elected from time to time. One of them ID
the Executive. Another Is a sort of vice-pre-.
sident There is;a war chief, chief OF police,
etc. These seven eaciques are usunliy young
men. They serve but a few months Suf.
frage is universal. It scarcely necessary to
supplement- these facts With The statement
that these daellers I'M towns are quite far st..
vanced in civilization. On this point one
fact speaks volumes. Woman is not Q beast
or burden among thems % she IS with JAN
Indian tribes. Shells held in high respset.
Her tasks are, confined to those of house
keeping. The written records which we
nave mentioned show that this desolatedI
,ommunity has maintained distributions an-
,roken for at least three and baf centuries.
[ts history, carefully studied, mug prove a
.lue to the prohlemN the aboriginal Ameri-
ans. Tbs mound. Mlders of the north
md the city .builders Of the south may be-
represented in the .lown.dweilers of New
dexico and Arizona ss., 81
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