The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
PREIIISIOHiC .IRIZON4.
EvIdtrces of n Civilization Older Than Tint
of Egypt.

From The Sla francisco Chronicle.
That Arizona was inhahit cd before the dn wn
~ history. and by Il people. perhaps two races
.! people. we'll advanced in the arts OF civil liza
ti"n. is beyond question. The traces OF their
taSan!c character. and while the period in
winch they possessed it ami tho ::.!l.," i,.Ill
imienet,nhic mystery. proois'"f their rrcs-
enc" tor perhaps thousands "t yea! are t. t,o
!oin,t in ho caves. monnds. ruined cities. and
canals which abound nlons the salt and Gi!a
rivers from tho point Of their INCEPTION their
confluence with til" Golorad,, Ihr Little I"l.
"ia":o. The Ncrdc. and the S>aG i'cIro also show
"crtain civization and whn have for at least
thousand years been extinct.
had ~ wonderful effect in protecting tho an
"irnt relics from the raNag"s Of time. in tn"
country. ana when represent ruined houses.
may J." fouHd "sas i.lled with parrhed corn
ma H%mms in az g"3h SIT" Of prHssrXn,i"I
81 mrnto by the fearful sandstorm that must
hay" prevailed when they were buried.
The ioaycs in tho aSh-cOvcrcd ovens u Pom
Eeii were preserved On tho Same principle:
rho fine sand oI tie desert nu-t have ,lri!tal
ororr"verIlnin%. and the were tbus preserved
Their erection Of "uncret" buildings through
nnt t." e'nniry sh"w5 th"s' lost ne ,n!" t. T.,
"hi!ic"s a!aptrI t" the region and its climatic
changes.
rc"pl,. AZ" 'hcir n"lsurk Of canals which pre-
~ Hs ' ,;!, is tie %ar tn!IinT lho
~ one staining hniiding." ihIiis is is Tho
w% .i, m,anJe. ff"Ht Which :" much hHs been
ct nLIuug archn olossis during the last tea
years: TINS cana WIS itty-lire miles in
cl:ttt i"ei ~ width. with depth IL sixteen feet.
Tn" Nn.nmc o. wnicr taken out OF IN" river
G"th til" animal and ' veg,lhIc liz" '"'' vnIiSg
""mtninin, millions ~ acres. IL nldros mis-
cnnn has become Nicd Win drifting sand.
lat 10" THO most pnrl ito course i, "nsil, traced
one .. the most notuMl" Hrr,Imuns nl these
canals is in the Snt River valley. and only
;hre" n'lcs FIRM the r,ys"n, cIy Of ihntx
two lies runs nlm"~; rprall.l with that
str,n"l. The old head :n,,c i. rarity standing,
uIon. and al that would e uc, Try for II To
supply i" country with water again would 10
anI c"ncrrto WITH which It is nj cd, Nv?
miles from It's head the engineers who located
~ Slnricppa cana mndr us" o; ine otd Aztec
,.llrI. ana to-day the W"trr runs uNpT itH !alt
hly bottom Just as IL did w. urt r"" Thousand
y".is aGu; but how different ~ tn cUnd,t.vn
VI thu p"opl' il supplies
Nae ditch Wa, only nine mies in length and
not So lnrEs rs The one on tho desert Il ibr
'n!-n ,'rnnde, but i ran through thr hear, OF i.
For mile, and miles the mounds. in perfectly
rc-4Gr order, tell the tale Of houses IL" troyr |
not cN"rlird to-dGy, MI Gushing ,,iiiroor ii
~, attention hrirrirnlly to rXrh>aung IN ihls
s'llm ,uufln- ms researches iur mo sew
hh@iAnl Historical society. nud a., was r"-
Wai"cd b. unrnrthing many stou" ,N"'. N"~-
- sri', "n,l even Skohton. Hi" 60. I"n Wa,
Hr:" long h'for" tho infancy cfcM i IN" Eayl-
ti,n rivIiiZltIop.'
IN I,niN was built or the rur,,l iu.s ancicn,
gty, honcc It's namr, and MT II month pAsscs
nut S"mo one picks M e'9~" knife. axe, or
history OF thcir former nWu,i+ The oniy
hier":'vrhirS he lost rare hu,,' lw.t arc thu>e
on tln painted rocks aero, the Salt liil"r
ir"m llhniN; They cover 'tr % 'lni'llu side
I"r acres. aud they have a..,ys rnT 'rb III,
''nd'nt ard chemist. THE 49,, u Hipntrm
tell %, ia" martial cNr'oii, e.. tnur paIut's
am are = history nf thuir /. Rad wars
ono tInE Is apEUy',t T. tho student 81
THUS Hiit."nt when IL ,p! on tn 80 canal !
"a 'uIn" cities p"rn!nA'I"= "a Ms cnun-
r. h1i H"N.'". Hni ina Tia "a" "iNii @o-
the people had ncen r.trrmnatrh,