The Red Cloud chief., 1877-06-07


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Prul Haydn has gwen Southwestern
Colombo Q uev insefvss by discovering
md describing The anciea, ruins In iha;
seruoo. and Ia Southeastern Utah The
STOKES told about the ruins are very In
t&stine. The fertile vsIiey Of The
Anim0 - d<nrly inhabii~s and
highly cultivated BY IN cnlishieasi
rec u people centuries Aso The ru-
tns Of The hou&a. oozrAls. towns, fort.
cations. bitches. pottery varr. drawings
noo-tntsrprvsable vrsunsA ETC, show
that many aTts verr cultivated by th~sr
prehistoric people which are nos n
Ftreay lost Their housss werc built Of
most every kind Of stone. from small
BOULDER 70 the finest aandstoos
The dnst Of these ruins. and the
neares, prsfcc1 are situated abyu,
t~hirty-fve miles below AnimAs City. In
. large valley fifteen miles long by
seven vida on the vest side Of tho
rver. Thus valley has b~~n covered
with buildings o. every sire. the two
largest being sosxdoo feet, and afou,
30 feet apart They are built Of blocks
of sandstone. laid In adobe mud. the
outside walls being four f--i, and the
inside walls from Q foot and q half to
three feet thick. In the lower story r
found portfolios . foot squarr. There
are rooms now left and walls for about
four stories high still standing. Aboa,
the second story. on the west side. there
was onoe . balcony along the length %
the building. No signs OF = door are
visible In the outer walls. and the In.
greas must have been from the top. In
the inside there being passages from
room 70 room. Most Of them are small.
from sxl0 TO l3Xis fee. the doors being
3xl feet The arches over the doors and
portfolios arc made Of small cedar poles
two inches wide placed Across. on which
the masonry u placed The slcepcrs
supporting the noors are Of CEDAR. about
eight inches thick. and from twenty 20
nfty fest long. and about three fer,
apart A layer Of small round poles
wasthen placed across the sleepen. then
. layer Of thinly split cedar sticks. then
about three inches Of earth. then . layer
Of cedar bark. than another layer Of
dirt then . carpet Of some kind OF
coarse grasa. The Don that have been
protected from exposure are white
washed, and the walls are ornamented
with drswiBs q and writings. In one Of
these reouA he impression Of q hand
In whitewash on . joist Ii ~
plain - II II had been done only yester.
day. In another room there are draw
Of t~arAntulas. centipedes. hops~.
and men.
In someof the rooms have been found
human bones. bones Of sheep. corn.
cobs. goods. raw hides. and all colors
and varieties Of pottery ware These
largo buildings are exactly the
Same In every respect Portions Of the
building plainly show that they yer
by DIRE, the timbers being
burned Cd and the roofs caved In. leav.
Ing the lower room entirely protected.
The rock that .hsse buildings were
built Of must have been brought . long
way. - nothing 70 compare with II can
b found within . sdius Of twenty
mileA All the timber used In cedar. |
Md hes been brought at least twenty
i've miles. Old bitches and roads are
10 be ssen in every direction.
The Navajo Indians say. In regard TO
these ruins. that their forefsthen came
here ave old mems ages ago 600 years). |
md that these ruins were here. and the
Dame then n now. and there 10 no rec
nd whatever Of their origin.-Laks
city. Col. Cosysspondsnns ". r. Sun.