The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-25
BUILT. BY AN EARLY RACE.
"A STRONG FORTRESS OVERLOOKING
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lonSeA siege on the sunnit OF the Hill
The Trail Hewa II ths arsaiss Sides.
oftASistersssine relics Of carly races tbss
nave bSSn discovered rscAntlyin thS vast val
leys Of Arizona. an ancient fertilization in the
ella valley hiss boon exAmtasd with spmS a.
kentios.& details hy partt d Sxplorsfs and
described in the San Francisco Ohronicle It n
eAbout ton rnilss from ella Band Station on tho
)southern Pacific Railroad II defends hill
tabout 300 feet above the valley. and 70 bronni-
mnent knAinask sor fosty on aity nneAc Ths
three sid6s 81 thBhnL OF mount axe Absolutely
Inaccessible by any device, modern or ancient.
sand the sttaficial approach On the northeastern
aslope was SO constructed that half dozen
Warriors with no other weapons than hinge
pieces Of Grhnite and malachite which abound
there. could hold the summit against many
.tmen. The stronghold could have been over
scomeohtEbfA trotfacted AiegA and thAsWas
undoubtedly the way Il fell, ,...s 81. ..A.oygr
Thepsth to the fortress was originally built
% ,er6gS And feGtoss ravines and barraneAs.
permitting the construction OF rude draw.
bridges thatmisht be drawn mp or destroyed
In tinies OF invasion Com nnanding each OF
Gn0 CkOS6lu0b WAS u hIsh tOWok VI Doohoo
from tbA srroyos below and piastered with
native cement The frst mesa. or plateau. on
the southern slope Of the mountain is 600
feet a1bsS And oSerlooks tho valley OF the ella
River. Perhaps an aero and half Of arabic
ground was embraced In the patch. It was
principally made land. and 1t had been carried
up from the rich alluvlal valleys below. Orig
finally ting. mcsa, bad evidently. beon moth
Ing metx than. ono OF me many land
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sous region after furious tropical rain.
The aboriginal builders. taking advantage Of
the accident OF nature, had slowly worked the
soil back over the mountain side. protecting II
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etonee wall .hreo wee" ieet tSok aa on the av
Sas ss sf had e Pss S s; s &:
builders centuries ago. but other, parts have
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with stone md cement. and large enough 70.
were found. TIC Spaces bstS een ths PIC ana
S Stes and SeSn saars
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from tho plains below and Clipped OF By the
she psepo had %oYa
iongings up into the aerial place and had On:
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found On ,the mountain side above: broken
Large cisterns and tanks for holding vsssr
acorns into meal. The people. whoever they
we're. had settled down to pass several years
The trail to the summit had been hewn from
the granite sides OF the mountain. and In many
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Beyond the canon for some distance the path
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thorn: The dnsl spProach e the summit is
been made & stairSssins bit the last az
81 pockets. or holes. out in he rock. How the
people managed to carry up the oumbrous
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The Upper mesa was much more contracted
sss9s ssE Ssa s ss ana
the combat was. fully appreciated before the
terrible struggle J, a9t,Sally 5eSant we're ind;
to the desolate place. The beleaguered must
have foEeseen that menths; and psThaps years
carried tlls earth UP from below to plant such
scantF asops as, could be raised. The CON.
tss was "Sps mueh Being
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water The time for the construction of this
fortress must have extended through many
yond. even to where The dia RIVER enters the
Colorado. the lands Ind been extensively cul.
tivated Large canals are plainly visible at
the present nay. md the rema1ns q immense
reservoirs for watef And 6efin,odiots struc;
a. knuwladSe Of, architecture and mechanics
which has pSlzzled nIlny soisnttfb men, There
romainS only monument to an Industrious
but unknown race. - SO r.. = 80 a =. =