The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-23
A WOMAN EXPLORER.
4 BRIDE OF 10 peNETRAreS rrs
FORESTS OF YUcArAn.
Wonderful story 90 an Ancient ti,liir.
tion NJ related by Nine. Alice l.
rI.uceon-"At Atlantis" Not a Fable g..
markabie Discoveries.

Atlantis" Not a rahie Ue.
markabls Discoveries.
wonderful career has been that 0f Nra
Alice ir PlUng~ln. vino. az briIr 0f ID
went from her home IN England - share 'fs
dangers OF he IN the forests Of leu'r..
America with her husband. DIR Augl,fls d.
PlOngeon. the Savan, and explorer fuIaf
enthusiasm she came o. New YORK ..I
sailei away % the little known ca.tfr. q
Nucatan. where her husband nli been I'M,
vious to his journey TO London AMI l, l.
covery OF her exploring the ruin. of JtmI
She went there for few months .il. AMI
remalnei tor fourteen years lnthU.. s.,r.
separatst from hoWe aud friends ......
the society of a white Ieope 3d.. ID
PlongeOn studied constantly letu.l 3D.
SPEAK the spanish aui the oI Ml,a ...
guageS. and ponder-t tho runs uf ct..
temples ami statues until size tss1nr d.
deeply learned woman Prehistoric lI.sl,
her theme. AMI she commenced her ..ll,
with the mystic beginnings OF i,suHi U.rt
and the Singly career % Cav. tLe lI.f r....
OF the Mtyas. Whose reign ualr m.r.
years ago. over Mayas ancient Nult.t.
enrcuiclei 10 sculpture, hero frl.. sni
has relief, iunumcrable
NO one can mngine.' aI Nm. rn.
geon. speaking of her life boo NulUn HIs
dangers that appalled, ~ as We tlua ..I .r
way through iuu.le- and f0n.f. ohm LIDO.
pene,rahie, hungry and co.d, aal a..., .u.
tortabi-
Nine i.e Plonseon picked ul . -.-.,.t
photographs of ha, relief. Which ... lI
were useG from q building un.l.... Do
UxmaL Nhich hal i.u rpoHi, arr.-.I F..
pairs. each pair communicate N.. s
another by a doorway She I... ..
buildings A. having boen crecfcI Dn ...
terrao,. COMPOSED of stones lli .n f.. l.
Of each other one uf tlem being .H. .
style 10 the famous hanging
Babylon
II tuuk the most utor.,fn, r.rInI
you Q, oi the proof Ne iuuuI f.lr I.. Cd.
s0ury existed 900 prehistoric tm., l.I .s
gathered up from large collection .. U.,
tograph, % number thar represented f......
Masonic symbols as are nuN Iu Ua. Is
were exact cpunterplrts of th..e i. .ra
toe orier ttiay
"WiH you tel what 500 rr
WITH these TREASURES sou have c.....I
Certainly we are h1ck irm I...
America to Interest Americans m H..r.hn
country ans t0 invite them nr..
proofs ~ bring that tho o'lOf Ot....
0u earth existed 10 that palt .i 0. ..
nent My husband o. NtIfir- t..
when published. will give ID ,..... ..I
cumplet, account ~ the re.u.f0f
teen years stay 90 lucamn lal t..
value OF The discoveries made OBI IH ID.
have fac SMILES 0i The ancient lalo.s rH
Mays. ~ you see here with t...r I.0r
architecture. their ias rc.lefs AND s
sculpture representing toe portlI'.0 fI
great men. priests and warriors. obi. I...I
,stlng mural paintings and mysterious .-
scrptlous The OH stnros buried H.l
many centuries IN tae depths Ui iOn.- y
hye or six days distance from Aes lrt
nave w0ndrous story % tel Dt.s a.ri
Whenever the people OF tne lutel N.ts
are ready for the Information WHICH .-u .a
had. the dark sell that covers the dawn lu-
man civilization viii be drawn l-.i. HHI tr
world viii bless thi, country Tor lHu
the mystery 0f the besluulnss lt r.'l..'D.
this planet
Nine IL Plongeon spo.e eam... ai
with much feeling ilolIu. gpl II.
u a great marble huiidiu-, ,le ,a.l I..
at tho carving on tAat temp.. De- rrt
gl0rIousf All the monuments Dt t.i
she continued, "Ror3 mui' lt .u.
races. Elghly ciyiuzcI. since r..F m..U.
Of written language uiI -.l'.'.
characters that have PRECEDED ls ta
Of years Not only Is their om U.Ii
SERTED ou the faces ~ their publ. u-..u-.
TUT also Their cDsiu0 'luie4l tl4lt '
course. i, Is VITA sLocs tlat ref. .r4.
say that ~ bear alth usTro0l,ul. ..A
was the cradle ~ tir human un. .Nit.t
the countries forming Central Amor H.H
tue scene ~ the events describe .s .l
taken place 40 the Garden of El.
lessor A.assil. you know. founded
that America was the old uor.i. l.I
new upon the geological iorua- Nc -
continent"
Then son give croleUre o. -H. '
that tnero vas such cuil1l0rl. 1,
ins % Ataurs'
"Cerianly TAatc0utlnoutDN,-'i ''t
America aud the western coast . ArA
AMI Europe ln Maya manuscript -,lA
existence there Is an account ~ tlt -A'l
caraclys,n. AMI these interesting m.N.
VITA their inscription, so flA M ..'
revelations. glth tho key ~ ta.r
meat Eu8~n. ave- able % give u-
history u the intellectual le.
tDe human family WHAT masses
...htful too. ls that this hi,ioy rin
tbe myths aul fables. creations ot .I'..
and crrdulous imag.uatluns Dr "oiA -.
philosophers, winch SIC hui u i' ~
iook. 10 tle A,iaiic c0uuur- H. ''.
Inherited myths helucliLed @. a-a, r'.i
lions from ou high. AMI rho ou-n.. "-.D
We did not know until they Stool ra..I
tie excavated cities OK fuauH A .
crumbled walls Of tie temple of Al.t
.Shau YOU ever 80 back, malAm.. .' Il-
ecute further explorations
That depends entirely upon Y.-. Ie
II there is an interest lu the Hore H.
GLADLY carry Il on during our .ir-la ''
left hidden many "A trophy because
unwilling 70 hag0 cur pains i.r
NJ husband lives in the h0ps Of H
mttet % present 10 the sc.el,.
series " manuscripts written tf
ers u the buried cities Of UnuaI
nan. The ruins u tho former c.,
by a gentleman who viii not a.l.
10 be moved by explorers. ol-
stantly destroying monument, iu
stones In the building OF farmaol--