Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-07-14

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1ke Sne&x of the ruins, and the
Uuress perSecf, azs slta@aed shout
r1y-Sse mikes below AnlrEas CITY.
"a large valley fifteen miles long by
N wsde. On the west side of the
-. This Wiley has been covered
- buildings Of every sire, the two
Eest being So0 by 6,Oo0 feet, and
eut 300 feet apart. They are
g of small blocks of sandstone,
in adobe mud, the outside walls
ng four feet, and the inside walls
- foot and Q half to three feet
~. In the lower story are found
ptholes foot square. There are
rolns now left, and walls for about
fepfstor;es high still standing. About
tAe second story, on the west side,
tsre was once balcony along the
length of the building. No signs of
aH0or are visible in tho outer walls,
a4d the ingress must have been from
tl top, in the inside there being
pSpsages from room to room. Most
d Mem are small, from by 10 to 12 |
b IA feet, and doors being 2 by 4 |
feSk. The arches over the doors and
ptholes are made of small cedar |
pg Des two inches wide, placed across,
oMhich the masonry is placed. The
- 1epers supporting the floors are of
q -, about eight inches thick, and
20 70 SO feet long, and about
W TT sAnnrf "A. laxaRan1 nxoall |
the sleepers, then layer of thinly-
split cedar sticks, then about three
inches of earth, then layer of cedar
bark, then another layer of dirt, then
q carpet of some kind of course grass.
The rooms that have been protected
from exposure are whithwashed, and
the walls are ornomented with draw
ing and writings. In one of these
rooms the impression of q hand dip
ped in whitewash on joist is as
plain as if it had been done only yes
terday. In another room there are
of tarantulas, centipedes,
horses and men.
LII oOIuo VI Uuo 1OOuS nave Uoou
found human bones, bones of sheep,
corn cobs, goods, raw hides, and all
,olors and varieties of pottery ware.
These two large buildings are exact
ly the same in every respect. Por-
lions of the buildings plainly show
hat they were destroyed by fire, the
.imbers being burned off and the
:oofs caved in, leaving the lower
rooms entirely protected. The rock
hat these buildings were built of
must have been brought long way,
IS nothing to compare with it can be
'ound within a radius of twenty
niles; all the timber used is cedar,
md has been brought at least twenty
i've miles. Old bitches and roads
ire to be seen in every direction.
The Novajo Indians say, in regard
% these ruins, that their forefathers
anne there five old mems ages ago
500 years. and that these ruins were
iere, aud the same then as now. aud
here is no record whatever Of their
'ricin.