Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-31
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IA became lo.s in The sroojcal forest,
~hro. coming % . bssssn pash, he fol-
kved II until he found himself in Q
p.ouled town. who's inhabitants were
entirely different from those he bad ever
seen in Mexico. in customs, dreo, houses.
temples and language. These people
took him for q God.
He SAWS: Il froutsd to the east and
pointed TO the sun. They seemed TO un-
derstand By il that il was for whom
for ages their forefasheD bad waited
In the center OF double line Of priests.
with my servants behind me, ! was e.
corted 70 . large truncated pyramid
which hithersofors had been ohscured
from my sight by the Vegetation The
great mass Of rock. which Afterwards
measured. covered several acres Of land,
with q perpendicular height Of $50 feet.
It's truncated apex being fully 800
feet square. A broad staircase leads from
the ground to the two large temples sur
mounting it. The other three aides are
covered with anaglyphs sculpeurcd in
unshApely way, but speaking record Of
years. This monster pyramid is inclosed
with high fence Of solid masonry. and
| is topped with . peculiar network Of ser
pents. Within it are two mammoth one
story buildings Of block granite, covered
with fantastic hieroglyphs. Thousands Of
skulls in separate inches sdorn their inner
sides-being, in . word. veritable Col
gothas. These are the charnel houses
where for centuries the heads Of the
victims Of festal sacrifices have been
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Twas, with my servants, taken to one
side Of the pyramid, which was pierced
with tunnel. In this opening We were
cd by the priests Our way was lighted
~ cocoa nut shell lamps, which revealed
% Us other tunnels branching from the
one We were traversing. About midway
Of the pyramids, should judge. We came
into spacious vaulted chamber which
was brilliantly illuminated from the roof,
which was many fest above u. About
the room were scattered instruments
made Of copper not known to me. The
walls were lined with discs Of precious
metals, studded with smeralds and other
stones common to the Aztec period.
Manifesting that was hungry, was
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Of the chamber and in modulated voice
issue q number Of commando. In q mo-
ment afterwards therd ppeared upon .
copper table without any one being near
it q peculiarly shell shaped server loaded
with fruit. The table was supported by
only one leg, and how the fruit reached
it, destination without being placed there
by human hands is . mystery
Nv mozos were badly y ared by what
had occurred since W. entered the town
and thew did not relinouish their vigil
ance for q moment and eyed one another
curiously after the fruit feat.
Imust saw that waa astonished hut
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.,.s oo.o 80 '"N" Noe'
"'o NV InP'o'S no VIZ" s"0" awe
though II do cause me surprise:
BY sign l told the priests ! desired
to be alone with my men. Great was
my establishment when one Of them led
me to a highly polished piece of metal
and indicated IN mo that hv pl,c;py M
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signs. tie touched MS myers ny way
VI SApiduhsAoh, W ~ oou MIC ~hcsc ~~A n
was pictured upon the metal ! saw
about the streets, which were laid out
with due precision TO the cardinal points,
Tho ;rh. h;,.rts ofyer;ng I'm nr,yers with
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.nei ,iea.s '"o'.ne. ~ .'o as nv
tioheu 70 inc priest u nave them ar'se,
DE spoke into an aperture near at hand
in q whisper, but voice. which must
have been echoed in thunder tones from
An instrument on the outside, was heard
in ;,s rsvsrh.,;ons tbrouvb the nvramid
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arose
The priest WIN many oows; cohaucteo
me to ball that hung IN mid ar In the
central part OF the chamber. he put II
to my ear stepped back amazed. Inc
noise as OF thousanu voices heard IN
the brief moment mat l had the Recu.
nary cohstfucted glooe 70 my ear. olI
this time on WAS posit'Ve In my oenei
that the Aztecs were the MASTERS o, siec-
trlcity; that they controiiei the eiectIi'
cal currents IN the ar winch ga thel'
bidding better IMAM our system Oh wires.
In one corner OF tne room sa% ~ = M TX
| approached it, but was warned away
by the priest. who indicated to me that
II l touched it l would die l understood
in moment that 1t was the great posi-
tive battery that worked IN connectlon
with the earth negative NO nquios OF