Smyrna times., 1893-09-13
WORLDS FAIR WONDERS.
THE CLIFF DWELLRRs.
WORLDS FAIR. Aug. 26. 1893

WORLDS FAIR, Aug. 26, 1898.
The visitor who wishes to view the
Worlds Fair chronologically must
start at exhibit of the pre- historic race
Cliff Dwellers. These people are
supposed to have belonged to the
Caucasian race. Their home was in
Battle Rock, which is in the south
western corner of Colorado. Their
homes were not in the cliffs, but on
plains at the top of the mountain.
They were a defensive rather than an
aggressive people, but, judging from
the relics that have been found,
they were engaged in agriculture,
weaving of sea-island cotton. and
yucca, and molding of pottery. Thew
received their name from the houses
Which they erected as Notifications in
the cliffs in the mountain side. Thew
crept down the crevices of the noun.
tains and began the erection of these
tortliications. The distance from top
OF canon to the bottom of the river is
l,4l5 feet, or six times the height of
the noted Ferris wheel 1884 feet).
The building originally contained
600 rooms sheltering 1900 people. The
masonry was sandstone and cement
plastered on both sides. Their rooms
were circular, with fire in centre of
room and wall built around it to
keep the fire from blowing. They
went from one story to another by
means of ladders; one stone stairway
has been found in the ruins.
Their dead were buried in their
rooms in a wedge-shaped grave. To
prepare the body for this grave, they
broke the bones at the joints, wrapped
it in three different wrappings, placed
it and all belonging to the person in
the grave with one or two rocks over
it, so that the body did not petrify but
simply dried up. At one time huge
rock fell and destroyed the building.
A thousand years elapsed before thev
The building which represents the
Cliff Dwellers is 200 feet long and 60
feet high. The base is made of plaster
paris, the top and sides of the building
are Of building paper, showing very
nicely the crevices in the rocks, the
oVerhanging cliffs, aud underneath
these the cliff buildings. The cost of
this representation was $4,000.
On entering this exhibit YOU first
Come to Cliff Palace. This palac.
contained l27 rooms on the ground
Hoor and % large estufas. 1t is Der.
feet representation on one tenth
scale of the most important group Of
clIH dwellings yet discovered. The
majority of the relics which are to be
seen here were dug from this palace.
Another interesting place is the High
House" which is the mystery of the
explorers. How the Cliff Dwellers
ever reached it is a mystery. Another
is called "Spruce Tree" so-called FROM
a spruce tree which had 167 rings and
grew through many feet of ruins. In
short, the exhibit is a reproduction of
the ruins, caverns, canOns and noun
tain trails found in the Cliff canon of
Colorado river.
There is also an extensive collection
OF pottery, weapons, utensils, food. |
fabrics and mummies that have been
found in the ruins. Visitors to the
Fair should visit this exhibit and learn
something Of race of which we NAV
be descendants.
WHAT Is SEEN IN THE ELECTRICAL
BUILDING.
Truly this is an age of electricity. |
The electric plant which furnishes
1900 horse power for lighting the
Worlds Fair grounds and buildings
cost 81 100000. This is ten times the
amount that was required for the Paris
exposition. There is 5000 horse
power for arc lights, 5000 for machin-
cry power, and 5000 for incandescent
lights. On each floor attached to the
pipe is a large reel of hose which
throws water automatically, as it is
being unwOund. This department
differs In one particular from all others.
The rapidity Of electrical development
finds no parallel in any other range of
discovery.
The electric lighting of the buildings
and grounds shows both power and
beauty in arc and incandescent feat.
ures. The intramural railway, which
connects the various buildings. is
equipped with electric motor power.
Adjoining the railway terminal tracks
Of the Pennsylvania system there are
special tracks for demonstrating both
overhead and underground systems of
electric motors. The electric launches
on the lagOons. are exhibits, pleasure
boats and yachts, aEs equipped with
electric motors. The main hoor con.
tains the heavier exhibits, such as
apparatus for furnishing
lighting, heat or power.
The galleries contain the wire ex.
hibIt aud the lighter scientific appara-
tus. France and Germany have the
largest exhibits of any of the foreign
nations. England is we'll represented
and so is Spain, Cuba, Brazil and Cam
ada. In one group are shown electric
motors, some with a direct, constant
current, and others with an allernat-
ing current; in another the application
Of electric motors in street and other
railways, in elevators, pumps, printing
presses and general machinery, In TOYS
and novelties in another, electrical
apparatus for heating apartments and
for heating Aatirons, ovens and fur.
naces. Various methods of electro.
typing, electroplating. gliding and
and the separation Of metals
from other native ores. An interest
ing group shows the methods Of forg-
ing, welding. stamping or tempering
metals by electricity. Among the most
unique exhibits is the kimetograph,