The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-19
THE ROCK or THE SUN.

Jos. Mulhat,en, Ex-s,a,e Geologis,. n E. Six miles east of Hcpkinsville. Nv. ,i.>
 the " Rock of the Sun Il is covere1
 with queer hieroglyphics and rude figures representing men, animals ard events ot ! prehistoric period. l, is chiseled rorn4
 and smooth, is g ice, inches in ilane.
 ter by l4 feet r-c inches in thickness
 ]; Is evidently grand monurnen, placed there 5y the Az,ecs to eomnema.
 rate some great event. How such a
 hage body was ever placed there will for. ever remain mystery, as Ii $ uDor 4
 level plain and al leas, SIX miles from azy
 rocks of similar origin.
 For generations pas, this & Rock of the
 Sun has been favorite place to drive
 10 from this city, and thousands of peo. pie have visited II annually. Briei de- symptoms of II have appeared from time
 10 time n the press of this ccuu,x Some ,wo weeks ago ,he writer of this ar
 ticie ard number of others interested in
 scientific research decided ,o make some
 excavations in the vicinity of this preh.s
 tcrio monument. Work was corn,nenees
 March ., and aiser eonsi derab,e labo, 1 wisE men, ieafas, and road SC rapers OUT et. forts were rewarded si;h one Of the g.ea,
 e, discoveries ever made ou the AIns.- ican continent. Al depth af six fee, We e:$-overeG prehistoric city. aa exac. iaa- siIIl!!e ct many discovered nearly a cen. tury ago ln New Menico near Sante Fe
 We have already removed ne light, loa.aI solt ant sand from l portion Of oRe U. The streets and have entered toe holse: ct he silent prehistoric city The cnf,t tsnate iaaa5i..nts were ucaoaa.edly sur. prse1. y | food, as he streets a9 C noas- eS ate fsl.eti "ith 9sii,wood. leaves a.e sand. Many q ,ae bodies found are s.li. ,;' per'ce; state of preservation. ha,ih. ;he appearance ot Egyptian munu.ies Vessels T bronze anc numerous gold CT. uaments -Ie .ound ia many of me houses
 festeroay @e uDearthed one oftheir ,er5 f.eS. n which vas an altar ard stone seats; also ornaments of gold. represent ing the sun. which gives conclusive evi- dence :.:a; they were race of sun wef. shipets. The streets are maeadau,ifsf w.tn river bouiders. and the houses are built of stone and adobe, the architecture corresponding n every particular to ,he, of the AtA.eans of he presen, day.
 lhis monument of the sun was un- donh,edly placed there by the sur.iyors of this ill-fa,ed city, many of whom un- couh;ediy escaped T. the caves in ,he iIn- mediate vicinity. The why or the where. lore of the great fioe1 that destroyed ,his city wl., of co.rse fore"e. remain mai. ter oi conjecture. The scere of our Ia 6ers IS Tn an ou: oi the way portion cf he country, the rosa 10 which frofE HoPkinsyiile. is merely l ,1a.! through the cancsEakes ard swa..ps aad the Pi-ze $ totally inae zessible dur ing the winter freshets. fond river Green river and Little river sli contribute tae:E Nasume of overflow ;a a.. ;he ssanps. We propose to remove s., we possibly eaH to Hopkiasv.,le before IL ireShets set d, ana also devise some means ,o preveot ,he overflow orr excavations. i'rof john F. Barre,. q Hartford, Nen.ut Ky. Hon. Hunter Wood oi the Hopkinsvllle A<sg E,4. [. N Meacnem. of ihe isnlEe<.sa. Coi. io.k Johnson, of the Cou, iey- ioaYnal are <. Ridgely, Esq. of the Louis vIsie ai,asrti!I, ere TON here aa1 complete reports Of ;h.s interesting g',s coysry will appear n their respective journals.