, 1877-05-14
A PREHISTORIC CITY,
Tho Remarkable jsulns Discovered In the
Valley OF the Aninn., In Colorado.

Tho Remarkable isulns D1seoverrd III the
Valley OF the 5sntn,n., In Colorado.
1.v, t;~y tsyre.s1dtsi. S,'o 1prs SIT oyaon
discovering und describing t'ls uncicnt ruIns Iii
TINT scctLoil, mud IN Southeastern Utah. The
ktores told about these ruins are very interest,"
,rE. Thy fertile valley u tho An!n,as was
enlightened rarc of people centuries ago. The
ruins Vi the houses, turru1s, towns, fortitirz-
ttunst bitches, pottery wate, drawings, nUr,.ln.
terprctallc writings, etc., show that ,lsany arts
which arr now entirely lost rhcir l,o,,scs we're
built at most every ktt,d VI ssunG, fronl slll4ll
bt,nl4crs 10 thy finest sA"!ssome.
Thu tlncat Ut these Tllfna, mil the nearest pcr.
fcct, ntc hituatc1 about thlrty.tvu tlllles hrl0w
Anfllas City, IL large valley fifteen fIIles lung
by seven Wide, OH tte west ettle Ut the river:
This valley has been c0vcscd with lil'ltusA nf
every size, thu two largest being S0u1U, ,O0 lect:
blocks af sandstone, lad In aio',s n.ui, the OUT
aldo walls bt!uE fuur loot, and tho itiat1e walls
iroAl foot aud q half to three feet thick. III
ths lover story aro found portfolios font
fGr about fur starIea high still staudinv.
About the seund story, on tho west sl1e, tlasfs
was once balcony along the length OF tho build
Ing. No sizHs of tioor arc vtst6t" !1' tue uutnr
wa!ls: at! nc lngress !aus. lye 1esn .ro''i thu
Touin to r,AI.n. Most Of them afc small, from
6xlO to l3xlt feet, tLe alturs helIy 2x4 feet.
tbs atches DfGr tllu till0ts atu ENlTtllulcs are
lna.lo ol small cedar poles TWO incbes whls,
PLACED across, on which tho tnaaonry Is placed.
Thu slcetlcrR supporting tho ho0rs ara Of srsluf,
Ahult eight lHrles tl3lek AH1 from twenty ~ hlty
feet long, md abuut three feet apart. 4 tnycr
Vt small ruunl pulcs Was tl!cn placed arFoss tAe
secpcra, ttun layer VI thlnly-splis cedar stirks
then about tllruu inrles Ut earth, then layrr
OF cc.lar bark, then another layer ri dirt, then
carpet VI sumo kind III ruarse grass. rllu Eoo1ts
that laYo BEEN protected FROM exposure aru
whitewashca. .lnd thu walls arc orna,nented with
drawings aud writings. In une 0f thesn r1hl.s
ta.u impression Ut aAsnd llppcd Ia whltswas1
on q joist Ii u plain ss II 1t 4a1 been done DAy
yesterday. In another room there arc drawings
Of taraututas, Senttpctcs, horses, and men.
III sotne Of thu rootll& lave bcen luuau human
bones, bones Of sheep, es,rltabs, Enods, raw
hides. and all rolors and yartctics " pottery
ware. Thcse two large buildings arc exactly
tue sa,nu tn cycry rcst,ert. Portions Vt ihc
buildings plainly kllow that tlley were lvstr J.
eI by tfe, ihu itinbera GelnE burned oil fa'd tku
Euofs caye4 III, lczvlnR the lower Tuotls elttFeiy
protected. The rock that these building were
built Ut must hare been brought long way. -
nothing to compare with II Can be ful,nl witat'.
a raltua Uf tweaty miles. All thu Timber Used
IL cedar, anil Inns been brought at least twenty
live lnlIts. Old bitches anu roaIs are 10 be seen
LII syrft direction.
This fayAju I.iians say, ln rrgana t. tllcse
ruins, that Gheir forpfathurs ramc there i've o!d
snev's aScs zso {aOo years., anl that tAesa sutns
were here, sud the Sa'1ta thth Us now HUI tnelo