The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1881-03-19
Ancient Work. in New Menlco.

Now Mexico Is perhaps tho most no
ted country In the w orld for research.
The historian, the wealth seeker, and
and reward for their labor. The Abo
and Grau Qnivira counties are ptrhaps
the most renowned in the Territory
for research. In the former there are
evidences Of great volcanic eruptions
which overwhelmed citiea and buried
tho inhabitants III ashes and lava long
ages ago. IL ia evident that these pen
pie, who are perhaps older than the
Aztecs, we're n prosperous race, with
not little pdvnnce in civilization, ns
the Abo ruins in the Manzana Noun.
tains Indicate; alan soma indications
of fine art rude figures aud tho lima.
ges Of animals being found upon tho
interior Of the VIOLA of the structure
beneath the debris.
II 10 evident that this non-historic
race we're seekers after mineral, aud
evidences also exist that mineral was
obtained Ivy them In paying quantities,
there being the rnins of many old smell
tiers and acres Of Stag found near ABB.
Here mines ARE found with tho timbers
az rotten with age that great difficulty
ia experienced and danger incurred in
going down into tho old shafts, where
shafts are formed.
Ono Of onrinformants gave AZ his
belief that either the flow Of lava or
falling leaves aud dust had filed many
of the shafts mp. aud the sand, earth,
aud leaves so completely covered the
ground that gient care is required to
find them, with but one or twO excep-
tions-the Mcunt Of the Holy Cross
$50 nalncdl being about tho only one
that could be easily discovered.
One especially was fund whsro In.
man hands or lava or falling leaves
aud dust had filcdrit level with the
earth, no shaft being discernible, and
would not have found, perhaps, had
not AN old trail been discovered. This
was dug into, aud Mt depth of twelve
feet a man could, In places. thrust his
ann in up to the elbow between the
granite walls of thcm mine and the earth
which filled the aid shaft. The min.
eral, unlike our. White, Oaks. country
does no. seem tn ioutcrop, Int seems
tn he deep in the earth; no flnnt liav-
ing been found ms yet except near the
shafts Or around the aid smelters. On
the eastern slope of the Mnnzann
Mountains no quartz has been found
excepting in u very burned and black
rnrd condition.. This part nj the conn.
try viii perhaps yield iinui-nse mineral
wealth IN time, and further develop
inents and prospecting are awaited
with great inter-st to many.
The wallis of some Of tlss old ruins NJ
Aha ARE ak feet OF solid Sometime
and red sand the walls in places are
yet six feet in height and in IA state of
portent preservation. lnthe ruins nie
found vessels Of .!rious designs and
sizeS made. Of pntters represent
ing birds ind animals Stme hammers
are.found here, bur no indications that
sharp edged tools were used Ia this
ancieIitper.sd. Iudiggiifg dawn one
place the remains Of IN old nqueduct
was found, which was probably used,
as in tho present day, by-the Mexicuns
for supplying tho Inhabitants with
wafer fg.JD AfETAN "a
1t ia thought and believed, by speci-
mems of ore found, that gold, silver,
and COPPER, were found in paying guam
titles. ,,All theltock il more. or less
copper stained, and some Of it IL 81
mnch 8" that m,me OF the "countryn
reckhas run ia high as ~ per cent.
c0pper.lua ia'ias 90 eriq II rat-s7
Surely onr bright, sunny land has
heen enjoyed long before the Angl,-
Saxon made his appearance upon the
sc~nc. Tho future of New Mexico eau
only he suru'ised. Every day nsw' evil
ticlces of nutold wealth are thrust up
in US, aud the day il not far distant
when the multitudes of the East will
h"ck Ia our borders and assist in. the
development Of the greatest mineral
region in the world.- Era. 'aiii
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