New-York tribune., 1877-11-10

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IvIsted the valley ~ the Apuunac IN search Tor
coal crossing the SANDSTONE divide between that river
and the Uribauha at the altitude 1880 feet But
found neither coa nor ancient remain~ Last oi
Cuzco. however. in the warm valley ot the uru"Aui"'
are monuments which eclipse even those oi the c"'N'
From Cuzcu 10 Ouauay tlmbo Is ten leagues "'A ''e
route by Huasoa ,uIo Tho r1ad, soon after leaving
Cuzro rises 500 feet above the Plaza, and thcn
passing over % large uampa 40 tnc northwest end oi
which are extensive terraces cl'ed "Ahdrnr7. @'''
Did tho Tuca- know anything about drainage u ""
seem not since they iclt Tine fertile PLANS "hicn n''
only little draining. and but with great hnor t'se
t-rccs ON the mountain side. From Ilulsocondo inc
the road winds down deep and narrow qnehroda oy 'He
sid. of the Tschcrchaca Rver. giving crardy pictures
one views The cliffs limestone with large "N'uH'
OF suow-uhitc aahastCI, and MANY caves aiso '"'"
r uaun,mie- A. the point where the Ishcuchaca PAYS
tribute 20 the Urupamh' Is me ihdan ~, s",t Am
occu wing of the most rnu4utlc 'pos III 9"5t b"
erica Here the ROCKS ch.nse io tbse wonder
1l s4mpirs of anrieutl dustry c,uritu IZ..N Z r,rb
e,f, ,-ilei ,,p with frrourrt stops for ascending
and I'm occasional nichp-nr h1by Tor inc g'u "-t
,u r Far un on the face of the mount ltu often ,t
trI,i ti Sid rock or turuiug around the sharp COZ
nor or precince, are mn'n7 oI l.e a~',ui ~ ., Ir-
cH- aa- as marvellous as their masonry. u5, ~. ,.,.
channels unnlnE llo1t me .d -i -L"a ~ t. nm
at tlp alutuie of ll5O0 feet lrc bnpEs %! III r,
b..',a wHir f. here about = hundred le'I Wll. ~,
protected in u7uv pecs by stone walls that nave e"
| durrd centuries.
Ollautav-,ambo is situated a terrac,d emnence on
tho ght ban OF the river $500 feet above the sea-
The Urubambi is crossed by swing bridge oi -u'h7
tied together with rrw hide strps and resting IN the
rdl, ON a pier whose foundations ancient or course
are made of mmeuse blocks. The river valley Whlch
here suddenly vilen. f. covered g!th corn, OF wirhan
acre viii Weld fifty bushels, ii no frost comes
hacienda Welding O. the value 81 $1,000, will ret only
$500 TneCmate delightful, but there are high WINDS
especially I'm August The cenuryplhnt qunc''chrry'
apple peach and olive trees grow here. saw -eF I'll
q uH4 f.l| ffF
tAe uc-hlosiue Linatau err vas Aot W1l-V 5ar
,f n,- f,uJ rroi,pv l,d nt rarc whether the Urn
haniha cnt.r thr Atlantic or Pacific me yllrN ever
T, n, b.r. they we're iufniraly beftar of than the
present Laif-st rved inhabitants FOUND ~ t, t
siuiil.r to -et the ntteSsrs of life. ltcf OF th %u
M mountains rise abruptly. and ou their Verr'rd cIl'
-.d I'D llag.' tb l3I. aon% the summ.t- ~
te summit. off the noun. us ar lines oi scluei low
| rrs Ne do not know that Huy enemy ever TOOK ut.e
IT. b1t II ro has done r. In thr village arr few
CvcOpe8u walls rom q glt % ten 'rtt -l-i' l r
ward aud the doorwIy- irr'"'ng toward tl LII, ,
Iisrc, bai ve.n neighhurug walls only TX 'r't SHOWS
very narrow streets. But the great arcl .l'' i.
I7ra was The pglifil' fortress OF Omta,-ine hero oi
the m 81 lmlcr' 'nf literary .ono'13u L tis fln,als
nous American luu'-,- unless .. .!nA. ,.7 , h,
vqrav a. traditional incident worked INTO drama ns
uuderu genius His love for thc daughter oi rue lci
/ PacHacuuc tI- har % coudnct oI rae Ih'l.'. T
bis enid, trc rebellion Oh O anita - ,r rd c
the .al generosity of the succeeding inca '"N'" I'll"
! loysr-. are Hc-aaown.
The fortress which, Il ever completed must Lave oe'h
the key to tie valley of tie Urubamua, s OF -mFu"F
o-1i,tion differing from ai ot'es aue ent Hru' cures
m Peru: and this may prove either that II was buit by
an ind, eudru- race or that u much anterior TO The
f,cari,l rlcs ,v. on te two sides defended 10y ma
rura b-h walls made ol irregular stones cemented by
clay iu, 0se site which is not only dute CONTRACTED
but very uneven There are several bindings eVli'hlH
l,crir-- also made Of c.mentad stones; contains
J eighteen u-les around the inside AMI on the north
side s Cyclopeau wall of splendid masonry, hity feet
Iut win ten uniform inches. Eut the most con-picu-
oils objects Ir rue massive foundations OF some grand
td flee It could NOT have been very 1rge, bat 30 was
mlerifceutIv begun One side only IL standing % W all
% feet long and H. feet 1gh formed OF sN mtnens"
slabs The slabs, which are two and half
feet thick instead Of joining by their edges,
are scparqted by narrow wcd-a--haped pieces,
evidently intended TO ue them together. The
union of all these pieces is remarkably exact, one
u.fauc ar least here forced labor h not soren!v done
The faces OF tie slabs are smooth save here
ana there an .aning projection. Scattered about
are numerous suuaf blocks Of tLe .Ine material, tie
largest e Ions, H. feet thie and ieet WiAe'
and therefore weighs nearly tweAF tons; one ~ con
yiiccd thai tlis sin. ..dir "'i -.!sl l' ~
niue wa never finished aud thai 10 WIS designed Tor
palace rather tian ioii S Ih Ii"t oi ltS i.s, , sl
the foundations plainly never put IN places and
inat in tue quarry ana a-ehI tn, .'n =, T., r-,f
blocks, winch never rgirhr iitr h' H . ~ t, ,,,
of ts second sufficient 20 say That t D. t"" hey
licr.i. ma t.r..l would imuy that the was hr-
ut.he ina proportion BIt uu!y race oi gigantic una
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and sinrtoncs. The rock of the hiI is slate; The ma
te.ia m th.. ednce is quart - u sll,' -
s. miles distant on the other side OF toe 3fupanni, ana
at au altitude ~ llUHo t-e, the idea u' -nhs sieI
modern imp elItnts. means of doienc- against TN
roCt sose tv IS ah.urd Evidently tne structure
a. dcsr,i pcrperu4te the PRIDE ana 4omp OF some
PhdIaOA-ike monarch
GREAT QUARRY.
VISITED the quarry on the otHcr SIDE Of the river 10
satisfy myself boiogicay that the material came from
a InraIifv so distant asd 50 difficult 10 reach On the
road "a tie Zoo. Of tire tortresshin two immense
blocks dressed their proper places winch GOT no
further on their journey. The natives call them re
dr,s eau-ados or the ured stones one or rrteular
sbaue with carefully cut acute angle, and probably
meant for c0ruerst0ne ia sixty feet ~ circumference
aud would weigh about ninety tons. II would take l3oo
Indians 10 carry H. The 0the~ stone measures fect
inches tv feet inches by eject 10 squared
and uichcd on one showing that the stones were
dressed in the quarry n each other by some MASTER
mason Both Of these huge stones had been brought
down the mountain and across the rlvei nave never
sccu ANYTHING 10 compare with this feat but the rhs
t,ion of fbe stones Of Balbec The quarry is 1850
feet hove the river on the side Of mountain whose
lone must be- 30 The ancient road leading UP 70 IL y
sti there and down tle stecp 4eciFlN ir lil "S 'I
r. ot1rry there are nmruse numbers OF blocks some
m tba rougn aud dressed. There are NeI i-h-'
slender peces. designed tlthrf ior counh. OF ioI d"
bridge: one is 2I feet oug by % inches tqure E'ely-
thing. from quarry % fortress L"'- t t-ul , -
cessation o work probably b. The death OF deIeat ol G G
monarch. Everything aso sh' nm ,. ij . rdsseei
mental work 0l superior race. ~ I'. ,Ii ~, ,,,~
fneodoita thew had something which answered tle pA-
pose They seemed t1 Lly- 100 respect 10 slAe, n h.
| died stones ~ they mad mo- sr4suF' - "u'Hs tts
of O arc in the strongest contrast with the
dead. Wecan no more recognize Ia these poor lA"HuS
the blood and bus that carved aud raised these 7td-
ucudos stones than iu the feilahs OF Egypt the drsc,
DAMS OF the wonderful race that lteu 'e ~ 81 ~
ie1dn. elements Of o viizatiou. Indeed the vara-
uon Is SO great doubt il there is any relationship
IHf |l. a