The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-23
GUATEMALA.
GUATEMALA'S ANCIENT CITY
r ST. JAMES. THE GENTLEMAN. ,
Untouched lfor Three Centuries-An In
terestfng Dinner Founded by Cortez's
Observation-Disclosures by Earthquake-.
Buried Treasure of Untold Value.
Continued from End Col.

AlVaraoos mousse, nalI-covered with sand t.
indicate its original massive grandeur A.
tEls earliest Governor of Guatemala had the
reputation of keeping great stores of gold
ana SILVER IN his house, the treasure of con-
cuered indian kings, many excavations have
been made in the ruins. So far they have We
suited in no remunerative discoveries. b1,t
nave disclosed some fine carvings and Won
oer1ul frescoes and other evidences Of the
peauty OF the home to which Alvarado brough,
house stands above it's ruins, with this in
scrlpt!on over the door: "Complimetarja,
Escuala Para Ninas"-a free school for girls
inc tree under which tradition says Alyaradu
and his soldiers first camped, and where Pad-a
Goalnez sanct1hed the short-lived city by re-
ns11us services, looks rather too fourishins
10 nave been large enough for the purpose
nearly Tour centuries ago. Alas for romance
Our visions OF conquistadores, with lance and
halberd and the blood-red banner of Snsin
were were badly disturbed by the reality of South
neha wagon, and several empty bottles bear
sacred shade ~ 'As
me fountain Of Almolonga, which gave tn.
aporlslnal city Its name, and first induced
AlVarado to select the spot as the site OF hi..
caPltai, Is large, natural basin of clear and:
Deautiiul water shaded by trees. Sad to
say IL mas been walled up and partitioned off
into apartments for bathing purposes and
laundry work; and here all the women of the
v1clnage came to cleanse their dirty linen
NO attempt has ever been made to excavate
the greater portion of the buried citv. II
must nave been very rch for the Spantards
had collected there all the treasures the1
could lay hands on.
Buried Treasurcs
After three and three-quarters centur,es.
1t rests secure, and above it houses are hni1t.
ana hne estates cultivated. When somehody
goes searching intelligently in this second.
Pompeii, he will no doubt be we'll rewarded
Inc old church was dug out of the sand and
patched up, and is yet in use. In one corner
IS gre"some chamber, filled to the brim with
bones and skulls taken from the ruins.
What time there will be to tell (which i.
which when Gabriel blows his trumpet OF
the resurrection morning! The pictures.
nang1ngs, and altar ornaments are said tn
De the very same that were placed there in
Alvarado's time, and lay buried two hundred
years. For small consideration" The
custodian priest will unlock great iron
chest and exhibit communion vessels. in
cense burners, urns, crucifxes, and other sa-
cred utensils of solid gold and silver AMONG
the other treasures is magnificent golden
crown, which was presented to this church in
ITS early days by one Of the Philips of Spain.
Originally it was th1ckly studded with dia
monds and emeralds, but all the precious
stones have been removed The old priest
and all the native bystanders cross themselves
reverently before those treasures are taken
from their box, and again when they are put
away The only people who patronize tho
church nowadays are Indians, to the number
Of two or three thousand, who live along the
lower slope of the volcano. So the splendid
ancient vessels are never used, but are kept
rs sacred relics
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD