Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-12

ogist to work In which has been cE-
amined but little, writes Tombstone
correspondent Of the ~. Louis Globe
Democrat. On every side there are a
great number OF mounds aud ruins OF
large buildings, many Of wnioh covers
acres In extent, aud which have never
had a shoveliul q earth turned over In
them. The hardy proprietor ~ he
climbs the steep rooks bordering The
canyons, In hissoaroh Tor gold or silver
lodges, tors, far up the sides Of insc'
cosslble bluffs, tho openings IN which
are built tho ancient olin dwelicrs'
houses, and which have mover been
examined by white men. No one can
tell what discoveries might 10 made
could access be- had 10 them.
Hietuglyphica marked upon rocks or
other lasting sub tauues have been
used by nearly all ancient races 20 pri-
pstuate the hit1ry OF certain events
among thom. Especially true IL thir
Of tue ancient people who lived iu
Arizona. The remarkable picture
rocks and bUwlIefs, with strange W M
bols upon them, left by the prehistoric
races OF AriEoua, have been the cause
OF much discussion among those who
have seen them a. 10 who those anctn
hicr0glyphlc makers were. These roc.
records mas be- divldoI into three uii-
iofcnt kinds, which, u IL thought
were maize by two different racer. The
1rst, or very ancient race, lo't records
on rocks, In some instances OF symOola
only, aud in other instances u pictures
.a.H D.. HIHa
which came alter the nfBt race hau
vanished, made only crude representa-
lions Of animals, blfd- ~ reptiles, not
using symbols or cumoinstlous Of
lines.
The age Of the most ancient piotc-
graphs and hieroRlyphics can only be-
oonlectufcd, but ali give ocitun indi-
catiops that they are many centuries
old, aud the difierct GO between tie
ancient anu the later race lcaus tho
observer 10 believe that the older hief1.
glyphicH were made by a people Tar
superior ~ those who came alter theHn,
and who left no record In symbols, nv
We have said, with the exception OF
crude representations OF animals and
reptiles.
In many instances II IL quite evident
that tue came rock or can has been
used by the two different races 90 put
their markings upon, the later or In
fcTlur race often making thciF pictt d
graphs over OF ncr0ss the hioroglyphlo
writings OF the first race. OF the
superiority Oi the ifSt people who
left their writings ON tho rocks
or powders found Ia tho ancient
mounds, ruins and graves there
can DO no doubt, for their
writings show order and n we'll defined
design In symbols wnicn were evident
~ intended 10 convey their history ~
others, anu II 10 quite probable that
those who made the great mounds,
houses and canals were tue authors Of
lose writings. 10 may be- tfuth,ully
asserted that the cliff jewellers OF the
rock houses In the deep canyons Of the
mountains were OF the same race ns tue
mound builders Of tue valleys. for ca
aclly the same class Of hieroglyph
found on bOuldefs from the nncienl
ruins OF the valleys are found on the
rncks near the houses oi the ciii
jewellers.
II tins superior race was 70 distinc-
tive from all other ancient races Of
Arizona In their wOTk-being AZ TAT
advanced Aa 10 solve what would be-
called, even at the present day, diiii-
cult engineering pTublumii " dig
great canals many miloH Ia length,
the remains OF which can be
seen at the present time, Rud 10 bring
them 90 such perfection for irfigrtiug
purposes; 10 build such great h0usra
and 10 live In cltiea-may it not have
been, ~ many WHO have studied tms
subject now contend, that this superior
race were white people instead OF a
unprecedented race, rs has generally
been aupposed2
The hicrOplyphics Of the moro
ancient race are Oitou found on
sheltered rocks on tho slopes Of the
mountains leading IN from ~ valleys.
Generally protected from tue elements
by overhanging cliia, the dry climate
has kept tho writings from wearing
away, anu being IN most Instance
picked into rocks which have blaUE,
gli1teniug surface, but ola lighter color
underneath, the contrast Is very
noticeable, anu when Ia Prominent
places these hieroglyphic can be- seen
several hundred feet away.
A. no metal tools have ever been
found In tho mounds, ruins or cuu
dwellings, the hlet0giyphios were
probably picked Into the rock with 70
shart-pUinttd stone much harder than
the rock upon which the WORK was
done, 10 10 singular fact tnai, al
though iron, cOppub gold ana silver
abound Ia the mountains Throughout
Ar zlnA, no toll, utensils or uruh.
meut- VI these metals are found ln the
mounds OF fuln6. Yet tuTnaC alike
structures Of ancient ongiu have been
found which appear 90 nave bHyu u.uI
for reducing nrt-, and ln and AROUND
which eau be found great quantities of
an unknown kind o. si4.,
In many Instances tue hlulUglyphlc
b0ulders have been found iu great
heaps Of several hundred 900 uumutr,
Ne II many different pgnOuB uud
contributed piece Of this strange
Whiting to the collection, Iur.r
etuneu bouldufs have baeu
found buried in the ground win
Ollas containing the chutrrd bInrs %
human beings, and could tho wuuugs
on the bUuldurH be duuiphettd we wuul
undoubtedly learn u tne virtues OF ,nu
ptrhlst,rlo deceased, just us we 81 ui 0,
person vino dies iu the pfgsuu. day
when We read tue Upltaph on tomb.
stone Of the one who is buried utuu. {
It.
In opening some OF the mounds the
investigator nnus they art muur uf the
fallen walls OF great Adobe huIIdiur..
an As he digs deeper he dads rooms %
various ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which boo macy
Instances have Cemeuted walls aud
iuats. In one instance ihrtu wtTr
FUN the impressions OF Usby's irul
ana hands, maIe, presumably, 40 taa
Guild had CTaWleu over tho newly laid