The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
THE INCAS OF NICARAGUA.
Danish Explorers Find Near Bluefelds
Stone Implements Like Those in Peru.

btOne implements Like ThOse In Peru.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 6--Two distinguished
Danish scientists and archaologists DIR. Johannes
Neuhaus and Prof. Haitian Boring. of Copenha-
gen, arrived this week from Nicaragua, where
they have been conducting an investigation into
the early inhabiting that country. They
carried home with them more than twenty tons of
vases, hatchets, and other archaeological finds
the result Of months Of patient investing alton and
excavations among the buried cities Of Nicaragua.
These curos will be deposited in the Royal Danish
Museum at Copenhagen. II is asserted by tho
men who made the collection that il is. in many
respects, the finest Of its kind. Indeed they are
50 well pleased with the work they have done that
they will return next year TO continue their re-
searches
Their field Of operations was a territory in Cen
trail America, which had been heretofore not
touched by the archno,ogist, and the facts to be
deduced from their discoveries are different from
those brought out by the excavations made at
Cozumel and in the land of the Mayas Messrs
Neuhaus and Boring confined their investg atoms
to the country around Bueields. on the Atlantic
coast Of Nicaragua. The country is sparseIy
populated the only inhabitants being tho Mes
quite Indians. recent corners, and evidently not
descendants OF the aborigines
The researches of the Danish scientists showed
that the people Of the Atlantic owlands of Central
America were connected with the Incas Of Peru
and the Aboriginal inhabitantssso f the Gulf coast
of Louisiana and Texas The discoveries fit in
with the recent finding by Prof Beyers of traces
of the mound builders ip the Louisiana swamps
and would indicate that one branch of the Peruvian
Indians wandered to the North. ntly attack
ed by more savage tribes. and. gradually losing
what civilization they originally possessed
The aborigines OF the Nicaragua coast wcre
clearly not Of the Aztec race although settled near
them, but differed from them in many partic,-
lars, Their relationship with the lncas is shown
in the stone tools and tomahawks they made in
the character of the cement they used and in
many other ways The cement found was evi
IDENTIFY over 1000 years old, and was identical
in character with the cement found in the houses
of Cannar, one Of the oldest towns of tho Incas
Either one OF the Inca tribes was left behind in
Nicaragua when the rest of the Indians passed on
into South America. else il wandered from
Peru north to Central America The civilization
of the Nicaraguan Incas was far below that Of
Peru. No metal Of any kind was discovered in
the Nicaraguan mound but the stone weapons dis
covered were OF the highest order and superior to
the metal weapons Of the Aztecs. Dr. Neuhaus
has a stone tomahawk fifteen inches long which
he says is the finest specimen he ever saw.
Many points OF resemblance were found between
the Nicaraguan and the Louisiana mound builders
so well Investigated last year. but the latter were
undoubtedly several stages below in civilization
and wholly unable to protect themselves from the
progentors Of the redskins found there by the
early French and Spanish explorers
The chief finds were made at Kukra Point,
near Bluefieds. but both the Danish explorers
thought that the Rama River would yield even
better returns. They had been able however, to
make only hasty survey OF the mounds and
ruins found along that stream. Having made
such large collection they thought il advisable
to return to Denmark with what they had, but
they felt sure the Danish government would eouip
larger expedition next year to continue the in
designations which they consider only Just begun