Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-02-24
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 Aufrua ag- strangely similar iu many respect, rp those found lu other parl, ri tba world, especially tbcs, which lei,uE to the very re- mote past tt IS claimed by some alchaelo-... that the prehistoric American rit uo written records. ILls IS true It We recoguize no wr't- Zen langgac,,s except those We gre able to read it must bc rer2, n. beyed ,hat aii languages kuo~r At present can be traced back Co dta- ;s and were the offspring ot some 'g-er lau-UaCu Mar' remote.
 Raluu-ou says, ancient Egypt, Vol |. Ia-e i2l. "t r-rfrau writing is ol three UrStfr, rls, which aTe known -,syr>t., bv the names of Hirrc-Iy.u.t. -cture wTltlngh Hierauc and IT,. tic or EnchoraL.' ' The prthjstc-.c American used the hlerOglyphic form to greater ex- tent than either of the other two, though other forms of writing were employed. While archseloglsts are not able to read the American hierogiyphicS, they are able to trace a very close similarity to the Egyp- tian. We do not claim that the pictures mean the same m each Ian cuage. bat We do claim that these pictures are a written language, and that some Of the hving races are able to C,ye a partial translation of It into their own tongue With this clue lu our possession, ls it not an OIeaSe against education and to pOstcutv tO neglect Co avail our selves oi it before these races be- come eXtiuct3 Each year removes th.s advantage further from us. These people are rapidly diminish ing In numbers Their habits, GUS toms and knowledge of antiquity are being changed by education, as- sociation and environment.
 Scieti6c research in American archaeological fields have been neg .ected. As a result, we know but little Of our country. So little, in fact, that many of our people see no value in the relics of the past, except money vSlue-the selling price. They do not seem to realize that the real money value is in keeping these relies st home and preserving them in some suitable repository as an attraction, thereby continuing the revenue. No, they want want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs by selling them to the stranger.
 The object of "The Arizona Anti QuaTian Association" was and is to preserve the relics of the past for the double purpose of education and revenue. not an education of the few, or a revenue to any individual, but for ALL.
 Alter due deliberation by q com mittee of this aSsociation-a con- mi,tes selected for their peculiar fitness, the various needs were care fully canvaSsed and presented to the legislature m a bill known as II. B. 6, introduced by the Hon. J. C. Goodwin. The bill provides that toe adairs of the institution shall be administered by board of direc- tors, composed of the superiuten- den, of public instruction. the su- periutendent of the normal school and the president of the University uf Ar.zOua, thus taking 1t cut O. the domalu ol partisans and putting 1t iu the hands of educators.
 The normal school at Temp, was selected as the principal repJ toiy for the mason that the knowledge obtained wouia be given back to the taxpayers q. 1gh the teachers graduated a 2 it institution, also as ComT.r venture, as more people woui. It the museum and speUd money iu so doing. Phenix IS the metropolitan city of Arizona, and the headquarters of all visitors who come to the territory, and, as a business proposition, combined with an educational one, Tempe seemed Co the committee better adapted to meet both purposes than any other town ID the territory.
 Thls bill provides for an appropri- a,ion to be expended by the board Ea NaaAEN AA.Aa AA ~tNAA AA NuE meus of antiquity. with their his tory, as well as such knowledge of the past as can be obtained from the living races. Also the repair and preservation of the present ruins that are How falling into decay. The location of the museum is a matter oi mIuor importance. The commit toe who drafted the bill selected Tempe for the reason given, but will be satisfied with any place in Ari- zona offering equal advantages.
 Attention has been called briefly Co a few meritorious points that the association hoped to accomplish by this legislation. There are many other, equally as valuable
 II these specimens bearing the photographs are taken away as cuTios they are lost to science and no com parisons can be made. Therefore DO advance in archaeology. H. B. 63 protects Arizona's interests and should become a law.