Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-04
HUNS IN ARIZONA
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NJ Ppll't'Ii' Relies
|,.lrlplr FINDS ARE MADE
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bratlOu There
TAfN'r ARIZONA, July IS, 1881

ATllJbhi
,as Editor ,.,. n, other subject
1'.i' !. : ,,a,. interest to the Latter,
s, no., '' :, be found in different ',aa
nlni 'na ,, I'M the United States, and also
p'i i,.' y 'I and Central and south
in ii,Ss made by agents of the gov,
. = s' =. every discovery om,a.D, maIv
',lss Book Of Mormon volos0ls
.,s 4 present for 'cien'illo io q, n,as.
'- v.,t.,pd associates are al pres
!, ,ursssd with a force >, OIL .' n"HC ot
.,.s excavations near the ste Oh
L ancient town or village w"i Tna IS
,,I nl' two miles vo'' OF here i',. rn s:'
already taken out quite an as,
,, a, pottefy beads, etc. l
.s..i,pd sisO that they 'ounu ao,
IN he'll m,de OF hammeiea oyppV -
I,... articles seem TO zoe Do''su ,a "a
~, ": s0sm,tery, as there is q iTge
wv n, bones found with them
..s s,s generally found some lls-
al
NJ, ~, irum the ruins, anu Oh i'"''
rand. , ,...,ad n, q ANAL
\ iu al.vsted some fifty or sky feet
W., tbe surrounding country, whIe
graveyard SCENE to have been az
!. ,,o, Of the hill, and about luo
ma, iram the village. u
"a, writer paid a visit to their
.',s IN ,be2sIb OF July, In company
M ,syeral other parties from Iaylor'
n nuad the doctor quite @illipg TO
-r,n any In ormAtiOn that he pos.
S.r,d, He was msking the colIec-
N ior the Smithsonian institute, and
n hen working on the ruins oil
gtons stdiNsw Mexico for upwards
4 lbtee years. He was quite well &C.
f,,Ipltd with his business anu thibks
umSius are OF a people who are
,bs zane family as tue Mtquies
,i,ns and he Bays they originally
hue from the south,
4 10 support Of this theory be Gays the
i,nau south you 90 the more ex-
,rlys are the ruins, anu they seem TO
lave been Weather and mVre en-.
,bsnsd race the farther south you
he has tsken cut great many
ill, that sfe In o fine state OF preset
I,uun. These with other bones that
INs teen taken out, seem to chow
nl lhe people are OF about tue aver
LIE .iI.. He had collected a good
,ny spsclmsns Of pottery and other
Smssl. The pottery is covered both
the interior and exterior with many
|uisus Isintings, such as beasts, Oirds,
Epiit. sed insects, aud lie 10 fine
kEe Of Preservation considering the
kitJ centuries It must hAvb lain in
earth. Ma, y OF the bones cTunble
ioon as they are exposed TO the air,
ailtOihers remain firm. He expects
Eske ether excavations in this
bit Of the country as there are a
ini many OLD ruins aud the Iauians
us Do not seem to have any tradi.
%, c1nserning them.
ihs Iwenly'fOurlh passed of very
1slly here, III about inc usual man.
u, With the Exception Of visit in
y hleinoon ITom the Snowflake
III lolks who came up In Ineir
isons aud carfiages and on LoFse-
Nj 10 representation Of the Pc
sih with James NJ. Flake as caU-
h' lhsy formed their vehicles in
nspe Of q corral, l suppose as
~ aled TO DO In crossing tue Plains.
D iasn the two town proceeded 10
he light fantastic toe within the
siars In true ~ styll, ae tney mad
'esi Lumber nor TocR Tor flooripp-
'Nen BUCKET Of water to sprinkI.
H'ne SIound 10 settle the dust: but
w tenNemen anu ladies' seemel
sHl'y The treat, perhaps better than
&c woo were younger. After en-.
!Nt themselves together for a short
" me Snowflake brethren anu ais.
moved 90, amt lett US, We vers
" much Pleased with their visit.
y longer. again anu
"th,ve with us one OF the orIrI. |
iiolse's, Brother Charles Shun.
y sau u very lesble It present. |
Brother MarshAll Hum, one ~
naIallOD; also a ploneer haSs
N, t n oucc did valuable servics
p. Hsav'' Legion in tue days OF
,,, .,Tpass Joseph Smith. We are
h, a,U nave these veterans Of Pho. |
an T ., IN cur inject, anu wish |
.,n suScs's and happiness during |
"~''Aaef Of their lives.