The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-21
WAS PARADISE IN AMERICAS

IL has long been supposed that the
Phoenlclans, that marvellous maritime
nation OF ancIent history. reached the
west coast OF South America. AS they
are known to have circumnavigated At
RIGA as early as GIL B. c.. when they were
already in their decline. and as their rec
ord shows them TO have carried their COM
merce far beyond the usual points Of
trade, II is not improbable. Ezekiel gives
a fine idea of the splendor of the nations
wealth. They are credited with having
reached India and China. and the theory
Is that one or more of their vessels were
blown across the Pacific and. reaching the
coast OF Peru. were cut off from their
people and founded a new race.
Recent discoveries made at Yucatan,
however. put all such theories In the
shade. Or. Augustus dc Plongeon has
spent twelve years exploring the remains
Of ancient habitatsons. and claims to have
discovered a key to hieroglyphics which
closely ally the aborigines OF that country
with the earliest traces of man. Atlantis,
the great island of the Atlantic ocean
has been credited with many OF the le-
gends of the wonderful past. but II what
Or. de Plongeon says Is true. we may
have TO claim for this country the honor
Of being the cradle OF our race. lie has
learned that the spoken Language Of the
Clutches, an Indian race of Yucatan. IS
very similar 10 hat Of the old Mayas.
e. ~ ne nj ha
sanskrit. As the Clutches have 10 written
language, the labor OF reducing their
primal sounds TO uniformity with the
hierogiyphics was enormous. But having
done that the doctor pursued his investi-
cations. which revealed q wonderful SINH
larity TO the ancient Egyptian.
lie was fortunate enough TO secure a
few Maya manuscripts, which escaped the
vandalism Of early Spanish explorers
They ara OF parchment made from deer
skin. Or. de Piongeonlhaying Geciphered
these went 20 London. where. In the Brit
ish museum. IS preserved an important
Maya manuscript known as the Troano
From +, re learns that the peninsula %
yucatan was anciently known as Maya:.
empire extended frsm Tehuantepee 10 the
Isthnus OF narlen. and compa1eed all the
countries OF Central America.
Space viii not permit as 70 follow him
through his reasoning process. but his
conclusions ara that Yucatan was the
cradle OF the human race. there were the
beginnings Of man. and there were en-
IN ~F - L. 81 B4nf
ard other events which are recorded 81
the first part ~ the book OF Genesis.
Abel VAS the son cf Il king. 10 whose
throne he succeeded. lie was married 20
as sister. after the custom az the coun-
try. a custom common IN aneien; Egypt.
HIS Brother Cain. aired With envy and
jealousy. murdered his royal brother and
took the Kingdom. The queen refused to
marry the usurrer. bat buAt 4 grand
tomb % the memory Of her husband. and
then. VITA a numeous suite and 4 vast
amount of rols and silver. took salrs and
sailed 20 Egypt. where she became a
ruler. ard rutt the Sphinx IN honor Of
iNe dead Aeel. whose Maya name was
CaA 0eopayD. VALE hers vas Moo
tRaaraw. or pa~roo.
~. se PIongeoa has translated from the
Troaaa manuscrip, a account OF great
estastropes which corresponds % the
sinking O. Atlantis. as learned 5y TIA 10
fro1s Scion. who fl turn had ealred the
Information from TIRE priests Of Sais. IN
EEyFt. FOLLOWING Is nc translation from
rae account recorded ny the Mayas;
I'm the year Kan. Oh tAe 11th Nulus