Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-30

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some towns are 25 miles from the river ana an thS
intervening space Is covered with ruins Canals
were constructed from the river TO the further
| most town. II the towns were successfully occu.
pied there would have been no necessity for con
structing these irr1gattng canals The enormous
and baskets for carrying away the dirt in extend
ing these Irritating bitches 70 these distant point.
| and the nver land just as good, was occupied.
DID THE INHABITANTS HAVE LLAAAsf
ave found on the rocks OF the neighborine
mountains Photographs or crude etchings All H.
Illustrated matters OF q realistic nature, and did
not record the history Of individual or Of ma
ton. They represented men Offering prayers fol
rain, or herders or hunters Offering sacrinces
| These rock pictures are Interesting, however, as
bearing upon the question OF the use OF domestic
animals by these people and their probable &C
qualntance with the use OF wool. In these petro-
| graphs appear representations OF animals much
sented In a position or attitude that the llama
habitually assumes They are 30 pictured as to
ieaa 10 the conclusion that they were domestic
| animals. They are connected with string or
cord, man having hold Of the string and appear
ing 10 be driving them.
In this connection 1t should be stated that Mr..
Gushing found In the ruins number OF terra Gotta
| ngures, representing various animals that were
nunted-the mountain sheep, the deer, the fox, The
mails corresponding In appearance with those pic
tured were found buried together. Mr.. cushing
| ler0er'S
sacrifice. Instead OF sacrificing the animals tnem-
selves he substituted the images. TIE animal rep
resented undoubtedly resembles the il ma. 1t is
| quite Inherent from the mountain sheep - any
other animal corresponding In size. and has long
neck II 1t is true that they possessed o domestic
animal OF this species either the people were OF
IN North America at much more recent date than
scentinc men suppose. II is matter, too, Of ex-
traordlnary Interest and significance II these peo-
| pie had the same domestic animal as that found
among the Peruvians when the Spaniards FIRST
animal they undoubtedly took its fSeece for cloth.
Ing, and had wooden fabrics as well as cotton fab
rlcs Some OF the earlier Spanish explorers speak
dams II there Is truth In that, then 1t is more
thaD probable that these people possessed q do
mestic animal OF the llama species, probably as
large as good-stzed sheep. looked with care for
some remains of the llama, for fragments Of bones,
but was unable to ind a single bone That, how
ever, Is only negative evidence.
SHELLS FROM THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
"These people," said the doctor, chad access to
the Gulf OF California or comm unication with the
people living there. The shells found In the ruins
have been identified as belonging to the Pacific
coast though at considerable distance, they
and obtained shells by bartering with other In
dams. or some OF these shells skillfully carved
ornaments were made. Mr.. cushing had frog
carved from shell. the back being inlaid with
turquoise The tnlaying was done by cutting
little square holes In the shell and cutting pieces
OF turquoise to Mt them native species Of lac
used also In basket-wOrk. They made carved
bracelets, earrings and finger rings, and various
The petrographs," said DR.. Workman, in reply to
a question, did not throw much light on the
manner OF dress that prevailed as they showed
only the costume worn at certain ceremOntals, o
long gown extending down almost to the feet.
Near the skeleton or an old war chief we found q
fragment or gown that must have been richly
embroidered In various colors. 1t was badly de-
cayed, but there was enough left to show that it
was an embroidered garment.
THE ANTIQUITY OF THE RUINS.
"The antiquity OF these ruins is not settled
said DR.. Workman sit has been maintained by
respectable authorities that these ruins were oc.
cupied within the historic period don't think
that can be possible Historic evidence is decidedly
against 1t. We have some records OF the earliest
spanish explorers bearing on that point" DR.. Wort
man stopped here TO briefly summarize the history
OF the explorations OF Cabasa de Vaca, prior to
1880, and OF his immediate successors, Father Nisa
and Coronado. Coronado's route, he said, to casa
Grande could easily be traced. There he found
the ruin now standing, and gave a description OF
II by which It could be recognized to-day. "If it
De true" said the doctor, "that Casa Grande or
Chichillecato, the Red House, ruin still standing
three stories high, 25 80 miles from Los Muer.
tos, was in ruins when the Spaniards came there
as the records or COrOnadO'S expedition In 154O
plainly Indicate, assuredly these houses that MIR.
cushing Is excavating, now practically level to the
ground, had disappeared long PRIOR to that period
In all the excavations Mr.. cushing has made In
the thousands OF specimens collected, not a single
specimen has been found that would give evidence
or contact with whites. My own opinion Is that
the ruins are pre-Columbian, and II were going
to give guess l would say they are not less than
trees, guessing from the mounds, indicates great
THE ANCIENT POPULATION.
''Considering all the evidence" said Dr. Wort.
man, 81 have no doubt that when these ruined
towns were Inhabited, this valley, many miles in
extent, was fertile region, occupied by thrifty
people. They raised cotton, corn and tobacco.
fragments OF cotton have been dug up, tobacco
charred corn-cobs also remain TO give evidence as
to the agricultural products of the valley. AS to
the population, allowing even greater number of
acres 10 the man than Is now cultivated by the
Pima Indians. who besides supplying their own
allowing, say from flve To eight acres to a man.
the population Of the valley must have been at
least 100000, II, as | believe, all their
evidences that the Zunis or to-day are q remnant
OF these people. The OsteOlOgy Of the people has
not yet been thoroughly studied The skeletons COL
lected Will be compared here at the Medical
Museum, and the careful study made OF them will
undoubtedly throw much light on the relations OF
short, or, In other words the people were brachy-
cephalic. They were small In stature. The gen.
erai indications are that they are related to the
Zunis, and they are not unlike the Aztecs and
PeruvianS Among the skulls have found fire.
Quently the Inca bone, or Os Inca, the extra bone
In the BACK part OF the skull, which received its
name because 1t was a common thing among the
Incas. These indications with other evidences
susgest many interesting inquiries 1t may have
that OF Central America and Of the Peruvians A
portion OF the people may have migrated south
taking the llama with them, while Others went
north and founded the later Pueblo CIVILIZATIONS
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NOTES OF GENERAL AND PERSONAL INTEREST FROM
ENTHUSIASTICALLY ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN THE
NEIGHBoRHOOD - BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS IN
PROGRESS.
Correspondence Of TIE EVENING STAR
BLADENSBCRo June 28
tract OF SO acres owned by Miss Clara Jones'
has recently been sold to Messrs. VIM. p. and
Cassius Magruder, Of this place.
Mr.. Douglass, OF Washington, will build upon
the 1O0-acre tract known as the Bartholow tract.
recently bought by him.
The Old store-houSe Of Mr.. C. c. Hyatt in this
own has been Rebuilt into a residence and ia now
the property Of Sheriff Darnall.
WIN. j. Spicer, OF the Acme Roller Mills has
rented OF Mr. John stephen his stOre-hOuse 0ppO-
site the Washington House.
Messrs John Stephen, OF Bladensburg, and A. E.
Randle, or Washington, are Subdividing twenty
fve acres lying at Ardwick, a new station upon
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, where a
siding and store are to be built. Mr.. Randle is
remodeling his house there adding four additional
rooms. Mr.. John stephen will build a residence
OF the Queen Anne style upon one OF the lots
DR.. Jos. K Rogers, OF the Patent ONCE is also
building for himself residence upon another lot.
Samuel Ogden, convicted OF rape, has been sen.
fenced to eighteen years imprisonment In the
penitentiary.