The Delta independent., 1886-11-23
A RACE OF PlGMAEs.
Wonderful Discovery Made lty
An AhSentnrcr in fhe M0un-
,enizs OfhrixOna.
tG. r. s.. in San Francisco CALI

wandering for some time in the Ari-
IONA mountains. hunting. fishing and
exploring He came at last TO that
portion of the terrific clasm OF the
Colorado now known as the Marble
Canyon. Here, seduced by the Wild
and grand beauty of the surroundings,
he pitched his adventurous camp for
some time. One day while on the trail
of deer, he noticed some singular in-
dentations in lofty cliff OF marble
that overhung the cAasn. These in
deutations presented such il curious
appearance to the naked eye that he
ceased the pursuit of his game. to eX-
anime them through his field glasses.
What was his astonishment when the
glasses revealed regular paths. cut deep
in the face of the solid marble. these
/, paths, though deep. were very narrow.
having more the look Of trenches. All
thought of his deer now forgotten. Tie
hunter turned his eager attention to
the Investigation of his singular dis
covery.
He had noticed that the paths or
branches Ill tended toward deep re-
cess situated high up on the face of the
cliff. Accordingly hr began the ascent
of the cliff from the land side. and
| after an hours severe toll stood upon
tile summit of the dizzy eminence. He
had marked well the position OF the
| recess in the face of the cliff and was
| delighted to find that the descent from
| the summit was less perpendicular in
| the direction Of the locality he sought
| than elsewhere He could even discern
a species of platform which seemed to
be situated exactly at the mouth of
the recess Sclamhling back by the
way lie had assembled lie proceeded to
| his canp, and returned with a long
and stout rope. FASTENING this to the
| trunk of storn-beatem pine which
\ stood up,u the summit Of the cliff. he
carefully knvt,ed it ii distance of
twelve to fifteen inches. lowered 1t
over the edge of the prfcipice, and
| trusted himself to lis strength. Hand
under hand down he went. swinging
under the dizzy and periious depths OF
the'terriiic Marble canyon. AT last
his foot touched the rocky platform in
! front OF the recess. and he found him
self at his goal. And now, indeed, a
| singular Hight presented itself. In
| front of him was a miniature dwelling
imbedded in the recess. This dwell
| ing was perfect i'll all its appointments
| though those appointments were OF the
| rudest kind. 1t had certainly been
fashioned 10y humar hands. and those
| hands, though small. had evidently
! been industrious and guided lay intel
| ligence. Tie marble dwelling bnasted
doors scarcely fifteen inches in height.
and the tiny windows which lighted
| up the front were scarcely tile span of
baby band These doors and windows
| were nothing more than holes in the
| walls of The dwelling. and through
| them The various apartments could be
| seen. There were accommodations,
| apparently for some eight OF ten little
| persons, and scattered about were
many utensils of use and ornament.
These things were fashioned from the
clear-veinel marble, and bore the look
of cliildrens toys rather than the
household goods of grown folk. The
paths which converged to the entrance
of the dwelling from all parts of the
cliff facet were some ten or twelve
inches III depth. and mast have been
cut with enorniors labor hy men
whose stature could noi have exceeded
Il foot.
Our adventurer. after concluding
his observations, grasped his rope. and
after perilous ascent, again stood ul,-
on the summit of the mighty cliff, in
whose face the plsuly race of old had
followed and hewn their dwelling
place WHO these little folks we're.
how they lived and how they died are
secrets buried forever in the mighty
tonbs of the past. They may have
died one by one in the course Of nature
or the race. like their prototypes of old.
have been raided and devoured collect
lively ny cranes. IA great number of
which birds frequent the locality.
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