Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-25
NICARAGUAN RELICS.
REVELATIONS OF BLOODY SAcRl-
F,CES ON A LONELY ISLAND.

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Aliisstor's SNnitsrinnl.
In m. ba,,+ie,,rl.J. ,r >-:,,o,.,,-,,. tr,oro |
are .i+,,.+,,d rr,,,1,,r Of ;sI,r5, o,,a ~ |
tb.-, all, von,+,r, ,vtich - I,o,r, TO-, |
thcrs,nfs q, veers y,,:. ~ srriapt Indian |
vor,bin T5a irba bita1 and |
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6iecov.,-.ss ,o,o1,tI, r,aSo ty C..rr,an |
aosgoloo4s. - -. fa.,,,r,.Ir c,,,,,,c+a1 |
With DT S,,li-D,.nn,s 4vclvst:ons in
naicen.l. decided to p.v visit to the |
place.
Arrived ~ . ANAL h,v tRc eLor,e Of
which were adorned With hundreds OF lazy
slligators, ! reached = landing place. V here
the remains OF 8 small a-5ieci.I Iarh0r are
vtiII to 10 recognized. Hence | was yrlidrd
nv an Indian to staircase l. ,v-n in huge
rocks. In ascending the hill ccurtci TU7
steps.
Arrived at t,bet Ton. eaw a vast r,Ia.fu. in
the center Of which rt-e scytr, elevations
that form n Latin cross These hills are
surrou1Sad bv 2 r1.r,rr,-,. # small cerne-
teries, that evideutIv contain the remains
Of victims sacrificed to the feeven times
seyPu) fortr-rire idols hasi5es stafues of
priests and kings cut o..t Of hard. black.
polished granite Thcolryotiou that forms
the center Of the cross i, about twice the
,iye az ;l,. remaining, si,, and IA some hmm
dred feet in diameter On the, ton Of IL are
seven lsre,a sarriccial e.oras s,IrronDde3
nv vessels INFO Which tEe blood Of the vic
tim. p, WHOM tie ritec ,,-a,e na-forroad
II is .vilent tbat ON tbe cn,+ar IiII the
hiob PRIESTS ,nrforr,cd tbeir lIoo,Tv Office
as on the smaller eIeva-;ons The sacrifciaj
stones ara s.naII,r and ~ inferior v-orl,
r,arshn,
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5 hIePs- IL eNhleh'iy Itu 20 one OF Lae pFih-
/ oipal places Of worship, whsrs masses Of
/ peopie cohsTssa:ed curing certain PERIODS
/ q the year u witness the bi0ooy ritea Of
! their pTlestrEaf". Ihst the place was n
/ hHIlted exec pt perasps by Hiew guardians,
| Is NOT probable, for the surroundings cen
/ slSt q VNrTsn Escks' ana traces q habits-
/ mons are nos ioe no
rom ls'b s'"2H'y 1,'0e ! went TO Z
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