Telegram-herald., 1888-01-08
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feg several ll,ntks AL kas exeavatsd f1s
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sato. Tie exezEatiaIs sre zof co.lla2e.zs.
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slns v4zrs. the kagsissixe q cls1eu.s
a1d tzHlilfsons Nalsh saablz1 Lllsf -
fnl a. buried cltes q tha S4lt River Fal
ley Tie afs6 ola kczFatsd . eAlisd Las
~ lertos. tas city II tle dead Others that
have beea partially espi0rea are ~ Pueblo
Ce - lornas tas cl-y ~ oFells 81 CladAd
o. - Faebl,oa and - Pueblo IL los iledTas.
bas these are oa.y part II tie ehElao II
citics that 1Hcs covered the de~efr. f1eFe
are ninetasn buried lilies ln the salt RIVER
yaileg alone. snd Ios Afrr.ak. salch = - =
population q az lzEt - Or 3 one of ths
sglal.est. The entire valley waa once a sgs-
tem ~ cities sish ediacsnt farms. and up ia
the ui0unt1il4 are slcriLcial caves ant
ruebias ~ stone. many of a.irh never have
been explored AL are entirely unkn0sn ~
The wanderinz tourist and sIgh.seef
The people sho lived 10 these cities were
not Az1ess, as hi5 been slpposet T1ey were
90 the race that pTee-llssi the Aztees. aad had
upon this continent a civilization e.isF than
tie pyrazaisis Ills IS proved by the buHssn
remains and relies fo1ad iu the houses that
have been dug out. Elhnologicai research
prosecuted 81 Mr Cushing by the compare
tive ue.hod des8of2-rates. that the dwellsFs
OF The plain were .Toiecs ami that they
seached high state a civilization many
eeneur.cs before siss A rssss appeared They
were probably u Asa4.ie origin. bat net
M93gc'o.d Ttn Inain of tns faeific coast
ss|&srs 20 be HonCo'1fd and a later ifani-
gra1f lrom Asa The aso OF the Toltec ruins
II reekonei Ina tkoa@psis ~ years.
The l1-ias of Los Huertos are being thor
ouFtlv examined, because they are typical,
and also because they have heen buried and
therefore protected from the ravages Of time,
tourists and ranchers Twenty-Five large
blocks of bul.diags have been uncovered, and
three car tosgls of relics have been sent TO
Boston. Th,ae relies consist OF pottery, i'm
p.cmeata and skelttops One OF TIE ruined
buirrlss measures 100 BY Go feet, another
IS i4ffs,f long, and many Of the buildings
are 500 feet sguare. The adobe walls ara
sometimcs seven feet thick and two stories
hish Connected with each building is .
pyrai mound, around tho base OF which are
the funeral urns costaining thcashes OF cre-
mated Toltscs Enu1nct TO TIE bsihIaEs
vsere sometimes through dooruays and sine
times through holes in the roofs Each
building was divided into great number
OK snail rooms, indicating a large popula-
ton % each block The roofs were Of con-
crete, supported by timbers, and most Of
them have fallen in. Here and there the
concrete remains in position, retaining an
impression OF tiInbers that have disappeared
utterly.
Il IS evident that these cities were DESTROYED
by earthquakes. In snost cases the roofs
have fallen In and the side walls have fallen
outward. Time has disintegratcd the adobe
blocks, and the rains have spread tho
material 50 evenly that the buildings are in
dicated only by slight Irregularities in the
surface. The work OF excavation is simply
70 clea- away the surface material. That
I the cities were suddenly overthrown is
+ proved by the finding Of skeletons under the
+ fallen roofs and walls in positions indicating
violent deaths One skeleton, photographed
I as found, shows that the man was caught
/ under the falling roof and thrown upon his
face His chest is pushed forward by the
| weight, and his right hard, stretched out as
/ he fell, Il crushed and fattened The largs
number Of bodies found proves that the
| calamity was widespread and complete. -
II Cor New York sun