The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-23
COLORADO CLIFF On BLLERS
The Largest or Their Buiidin. e Contaises
24A Rooms.

Pom ne San rranetco Eparrirs '.
In the southwestern part Of Col Grade, mes.
tied 10 the. sides Of, the caho1s; are i9unu onc
extinct for thoussnds Of years. TO reach this
ruins, OF the clir ,dwellers' houses tne mI ~,
t tbilty On %l hSs's srsser. aIH1e canon ne in alter canon.
sss RIA $ss y ~ AZ SSs :! Sn sSs ssilt z, q -; r. : ; sids o,
hanging rosfs: They are issShed y e, e ss o,
a door nothing but q small. sized win gov.
t ans . ,s s whii ihsi ESa are compelled 10 CHM !" :"
In exploring. these ruins there have b,s;n
t tSsp asa me 81 yh rsl hSa. s1t'f i il Il said idt II t ssfps had: !:
to escape from some. warning tribe the ci1
dweIsrs buried all their I'll, s"iiss In TIL; m ODD
s ssessfSas WITH snf' th Ssfn skulls tSHiise crushed. "'
to have BEEN built by, this race. II e about
$50 feet up the side Of the cliff. and is built IN
35 sP ;ss,, n md ah ( s s,s' 81 q the nsc s1,s: m lss Is n Them rs
palace. and are pierced By many hotss. sup
BeionesSd.. N no DOUBT. to tho ehhict Of thJ tribe:
Many OF the outer walls havo crumblsy. but
dition. Il is i've, stories nigh Some twsnty
rooms, that In all probability were used as
IS 81 ;s Il ~ - S ss Ss sa;ss % IT, , S sss$ 2 i. 4 y :ISs i Ak <
..Anothsr. interesting house. the Balcony
rom tS seO. second story: i 4 not Is istss 8
the ihst palace s rs s~s IN p pr sSs Snieon Is a nsss eon ps5.
erabie. and the beams Of red cedar still remain.
with rough aooripF S Of Wood and de- clay yood wing Wing
and When thrown against . rock has : metallic;
5 wits . IN p,s one 81 81 10th shs 1G %sasl1 : w .eS% wi /. i i the
only loom that has been diseoysred In al the
wins Ti,h ,u nss ' .nd ~ ss Xxi, Rsd Goth 81 's %ss fou Msafi IN
more 81 t6o looms. e e beli:Sed sS.s me-
slse carried on By the snemies.
I. T nesI 51l sv an niles H ire sns .s se5cHlifSf FL HSe &C. t' Fss
outer walls haye crpmbled, and out OF the dirt
S S;sis i ~ !; rs IsS s1SI fS 4 t 4 y r.. TIII e Sss q "a =:
ss .ssn irom aH siis house. St'h at mssSn e.. %or @' r fail.
r II sp anssriH5 4 s6 eSsis 'e 81 : s %snnsf an. nsFy eo slm 7
courts and mall balconies.
v In 'T iou TSH% eio. s1d w shs s soiis m AL 0 oPsn'pHs c.
sSs roo. and .Ssp @Sssssndins: There q a
ef az: ad.s IN nf fss r ,n.sr q ons siis ho Is .h q
sfsle Fl th va. .. aug ~ sha II iivE RsFi Ssn fSE aa assd.
With other skeletons were found, Agricultural
iI%ple%Snts; st cnsv. axes q ~, Hit =, b oak t WI v hen
;..ss. t9 sIotb. f owl. making snd Ges pSHisssf MADE R,s 81 tu 2.
s .SH RSn'' la SHaa' sandals !. dd.Ils. stoeEinas 3, yucca
fibre and deer. hair. willow bands. corn cobs
and corn husks. together with many nne
The mummies found here. are SO we'll pre-
served that In many instances the eyebrows
S Ss sSf fnalaien IN n sooa not esn 1885, I fSe ss color ,s
S Sss sq II iRs and s s 3! StR %lsT S.r S0 Sslt sas
biondes. In many. Instances the skeletons
a aoa tns oS Sne' T lSSils's was slS Sone o ahS ia .e cases ,ss q
adults OF large stature. The superstition that
1 msn lss si Sss M ' %sa.a stedq near II I''i fsss. as
thirty:nys feet high, and near thi:
iooana il great prof.sion. ana the SUP
position e that TIL: was their place Of wor-
Phi cv. pr 9Hh1esssor OF 1sch@oi'g' are now work
Is to, the Ssiision ~ the race nothing can DO
3Ss Igsis ba The b fact th ioaa 5d a; Youths Ia s dissHy1 i.ss
race. Some think that they were sun Worship.
Isss the tnee suns T fas,r h Is no q wss : an t RRa.it th 10
day. as the ruins show architectural skill. Of
soms CLAIM claim the Hr sIin d dws iH,Hs w asss a Section
driven from Mexico by, some war. do not show
tare as the cIifr 'dwelIiors. .XsricSitaro. from
all appearance, was the chief occupation Of the
They raised corn In ,grent, abundance:
ID the stone box used for grinding grain. and
also the granary built OF fat stones with q