Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-17

age kind, or they may have been almost
anything connected with the religions, so
cial or political life of the people-in fact.
one may turn INSTRUMENTATION loose, and no
one can, with authority, say him nay.
Dominated by Aztecs.
1T is not known whether this hill was
really originally occupied by the Aztec peo-
pie. but at the time of the conquest this
region was dominated by the Aztecs II
general the work is analogous to the work
of the hill builders Of the south, among
whom the crests of mountains were favor
lite resorts whatsoever they were, there
can be no doubt on tfc part Of him who
studies these ruins that, they were numer-
Gus, we'l-organized, intelligent and power
ful people. capable of0great undertakings,
WONDERFUL Tor people still within the
HnilS OF the stone age. The perfect work
manship OF The carved temples is all the
more Wonderful in view Of he fact that
IRON ana steel were unknown to Them their
tools consisting of flin;s and other hard
stones.
Bancroft. in Tho Native Races says
81 the advanced civilization of the Mexican
Indian at the time of the conquest by
Cortez:
ON the tabelands of Mexico and Cen
trai America the first Spaniards found
nations well advanced in science, art ard
ilt"rature-nations that laid out large cities
IN streets and squares with public market
places nations that buiit magnificent
palaces and temples OF hewn stone and
lime and left az architectural remains
huge monuments ana sturCndous tumuli:
nations well skilled in the working of
metals. and whose jewelers. rivalcd the
venetian gold workers of the period; ma
tons that spun and wove delicate textile
1abHirS, and produced mosaic aa.her-work
thal was the marvel of The civilized world:
nations that were governed by august po-
.en.aees, anu whose kings and emperors
were surrounded with a pomp and courtly
etl1uette as great as that of any European
prince: nations with palpably progress
siVe civilization, with civil and religious
politics of no mean order, and whose in
world
Such vas doubtless the civilization rep.
resented by this great city, stamped ont
OF existence by the ruthless nordcs OF Span
ish soidIery, who. in the name of religion,
herp2trated atrocities that put the so-called
saVaSes 10 husband obliterated Il civili-
EATON not so far behind their own In adj
Nancoment, destroying where possible
every relic of the doomed race
lime and the elements have, of course,
done their work of destruction upon what
me Spaniards left of the beautiful temple,
put me sugar planter has done more 10
destroy the building, as the stones scattered
ana broken far and wide on the h:llsidcs
ara punt into walls and buildings testify
he view to the West from the Hill of
lowers IS another OF the superb pau
''ramas of mountain ranges: snowy peaks
in the sunlight, beautiful lakes and
tragic, desolatc fairgrounds, yelled in the
cpaiescent mists of the dry season of liat
lar southern country. On the trip l WAS
accompanied by Prof. G. X Gilbert of the
Mtcd States geological survey and Major
{. r. button of the ordnance department,
ana We We're the guests of Col. G.. W.
breckenfldge of San Antonio. Texas who
annually takes extended outings in Mexico
IN his private hunting car Fern Ridge