The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-10
Discoveries q Prof. Asy&ss In tho
- Far West.

about thirty five miles above its mouth, 10
SO canoned-and the wash for the bed Of
the stream is perfectly dry the greater por-
rock so frequently-that it is impossible to
travel up it, except in the bed, and that is
30 tortuous and rocky In places that it
would be difficult If not Impossible. Making
q detour to the right, the first opening into
the canon was reached ten miles above. In
here an interesting and extensive ruin was
found which was so well preserved that 1t
seemed to have been vacated less than
score of years, and SO near like the work
and manner of building of the
present Moquis, that it would not be difd-
cult to imagine them lurking among the de-
serted rooms. This ruin was situated In
long cave-like bench or mesa, running along
the face Of perpendicular blum; ZONE sonath MY
nearly 800 yards. The town was irregulariy
but compactly built, conforming TO the roc1
on which it was placed, the rooms arranged
in single row most Of the way, but AZ e,'nes
end punching up to two or three deep. "A
s snows with
q total length of $40 feet. A few yards fur
ther to the right are half dozen buildings.
Cisterns and reservoirs yet remain perect
enough to show their purpose In the cen
ter of the mass was well-preserved circular
apartment little below the general level OF
goat corrals were inside, between the houses
and the bluff. Digging beneath the debris,
several pieces of finely preserved P0'tcry
were found, the same finely orsaamenteo' anu
glazed ware of which the fras n, are 80
universally scattered over the WIZ. ..' . .
try. Beneath the center of IT, t1". tnele
was found in one group some ~ tb 5ais sra VI
about two gallons capacity eacl;, ~ f.a";Is
indented ware, but they were tn .;Sa. ~
transport upon pack-mules. oS n,.S,r e
pottery, many stone implement:, an Ia+ a.io* "
points were unearthed. AnothHo +o% ,'Iotoo,,
the right, this time over an elev acu pu;s.J
of white sandstone, across whicu "a" ~ u,a.tu
great dunes of white sand, brousSS 's se 20
to the famous so-called diamo." ,h ~ y.
Arizona, about which there was su'I 81 -.
element in 1872. Lingering ~, on 40
baro red plain, upon which .,t tno a SUI
beat with redoubled intefs3,
long enough to gather about a.R,n' "
garnets, which were Of excellentStu..nlss s anu
very abundant, camp was made t Iho ,, novs
of side canon which came in frosn a Sne Ch;r
and was known as the Canon oo,, .raa
quito. Another group of ruiiis v.eg
here, not in a large town but - , .Jdv'e,e d
houses up and down the De srna. .o amu
Bonito. marked feature was k.eaS ISL .es.
voirs in which there was, even row, aou ior
ant and excellent water. Two ot snaee mses
below in the canon of the main s.Aoatta "as q
well-prescrved two-story house.' s s.anu. .ns
upon bench elevated fifty fe g. o afot " ro tne
taiieys anu overhuhk oy sln the storms
SAat ehectuaiy slle . o,servoir filed
N wa. ny was g'e"s natuaat s,. or six miles
WIN goou wateI: An9 III mHy opened out
into great valley, from one to <H.ee m f.'e
~ "tu.n, anu eA .enI Ing * o. sno twenty
great canon ts!N, near fotI Dena nc are
NVe w VII y-nte GlAee auo'e tne D.o NC
so.e pecuiaI saIae aoSAs anu nm n',;ns
Inat loin n'l"oie iauu-nalne. ny .s ~ as
are now te oy lev t% asr met T %a' ht
t .ne Gaves ~ 'ne slus VI .le saney. nc wv
toia aands pear Inc % very nu n,s
lu:ie' aoopE Wy nneiy' snaS ny ~" ainves
entirely obllterated, and would hardly DO
nouceu were ~ aot lor Tue otoheh PotSery;
az me nsaa u tae tan1y VI .nt ne tne,y
the trail turned on 10 tne t soatnmsst MS
mesa s iaking 9niy Two o.hess' nr' nar?er
anu - ane Sniae, anu sent sft .nG hns
uel VI Ine IAN 1acA SUM- NY ilies "ne.e
tnere was sutsapie grazing Mr yacAson en-
a elhueu ovst 20 tne M1quis tueoios seventy
i've ml!es olstait, WIN Only sle PnotosrnPhlc
was reached hv ppon Of fo the e fo11sw;na dax
"ss thesa P,,a,1y. Io, VI ~ .m M uy
AS tnese Fueoios nave peen 30 lrequehtly
described anu illustrated, Inc party spent
only TWO Gays ana ha1i among inc SIX
most easterly towns, VIZ: Ie9ua, ee-chum-
way, Moqui, moosn pat Shong-a,pa h "t
a anu ehe-paw-a-we. fnotoRraphs Oh eaen VI
these were made, and numerous Sketches
i!lustratlng tnelr naplts, aress ana oceuPa-
LIONS, c9.ecuohs VI Ieceht anu ancient pot-
Terry ana tools, ana other ooJects OF interest,",
were maze. Inc comparison oetween the
wo wa! tI OF tne hortnern Town oullaers
anu tnese Moqnis was very mucn IN favor oI
the former: Inc nlghest pcrIectlon was
reacheu 10 Tue CHI houses o1 Ihe MO Maucos.
Wnere some OF tne houses were marVeis OF
nnlsn ana auraolhty; ana tnen, travehng
.o"aIu tne Mo4uis, there Is glaouai mers-
,ng ~ ote s.yie nh'o .ne o.neri iitni t the
neatly cue lueh Niu coiIG.t "nSle " tne
comparatively cruoe Dulldlnss now 1nhao~
neuase t"t n stops w. tne gun vtu , ~
t Inc NOUN on sae De Cc cy' INC parry INV
t.aNele4 owaFu '4e elcrr1 Apa!o, up =
s. at kao%n 10 o ~ SaJ k t, IRON 'nt;
~atea WIZ" III, - ronu s =. ~ n1 ~ 'assi ~"
9psra;tng IKE tnat VI SAT-. me us9ai ~
tnmed nm tbis va1,ev over t%rv iics
Tn The w up vas iaixr;nth of oonons rmn.
10; one wese vas * la99ysn OF sInons run,
a.ns En Hsu suose y, 'n1 h;s, d;o ad
eAan ln. " svie VI "iSn ulseosT'ex
~! many ca'e anu en- nouses anu 'vwns' a." ~.
r,,;n s"'nv o5,'aI,,, a VIC thox .n
luis g1a th Si-o nhn;s ca 10 ene a ~
nont ~ thu s exan,;natinn - ~ cenar u o2S
r. hr;nm ~ I;aSt onr u 1 .mo ev;darna o. the;-
" W. u,rnS W nen' "ny HWY ''1''n'e u 'no.A
0e nearly onposite the Sierra Abaio or Blue
Mount az as tney are iocay AnoW s1
neaus .ne sfe9S cahons anu Valleys ;nt VI sne
IonseA4na, ~niem empae -, in.u INC saa
JUN ele .le oo..on ~ iIe e a.tIns naHe
onIe . su pPU,.eu 'eIy .nieAy e: som-
aau,as r,,;es rs " d;stsno =. t,rant, us
SIZES ~ r;. =; ,oa ann VI wv
4in ath..s d vn" a" "u o..
.Ie v:ae.s sonI"in nu . feIl"i . enleny
III ena .llt anu D~ u.s.. In Inc man
s"un n.s. spo ~, y. aie wv luns notap!o
loI tne SIZE VI tne stones e.mPloyeo IN tne,f
CONSTRUCTION. IN one punt upon . small
soiaseo tao,e .ana m ,ne miaae OF me me va.
icy, are stones &c! upon enc, SIX Ieet IN
iEngtn ny sIghtesn lncnes square, anu rang
mg::alone inc vans aistanee OF twenty,hve
Ut tnily yarus. hn : case I'D wnele
snd ts sntv ; ns =. a,a NV st.na
aaua H"vs hnS+ Sro fest er"st n per
la "u LII ;noI;n aHu ~ " ~ y
S Tue sine " ma hJ;u s Inc "
a",sv, .,, a,s,;IahH rs;.o s;nt sne
rema;ns of heavy welis o and Iarae ,,ocl.s 'n nj
houses. Another singular feature was the
number Of holes cut into the Perpendicular
lower wall Of the canon for the purpose Of