Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28

We lUN tnfm i1iu away IN every post
urc or position and. very fortunately
for the archaeological with the dead
there was always placed "A goodly and
very respectable part Of his or her per-
sonai belongings.
II IL here that we find the cloth made
from cotton grown In the narrow val
lcys. when n man or woman died,
they seem to have had some method
or desrloating or drying the body.
which. when properly prepared. was
laid away usually IN cave tomb.
sometimes collins or Baskets ~ willow
or basket work were prepared. The
mummy was frat wrapped from head
To foot In cotton cloth. second ciotn
was spread over the face. then a small
Willow or baakct-work mask TO pre-
servo the features was placed over the
face Before doing this the limbs had
been doccutly composed the hands
resting M ease over the lower breast
bone. aud the hair was either plated
or coilcd at the back " the head IN
the case Of men, or IN side coils or hac;S
coils Ia tho case ~ women. a largo
feather cloth robe was next wrapped
around the mummy. overlapping at
head ana feet. ntlcr which cord. made
from cotton, wild flax or human hair.
aud usually about thirty feet long. was
wrapped around the body. after which
II WIS placed either In u wooden or
willow cnakcL or laid IN the tomb III
rect II a cnvkUt was used " was
large nnd capable NJ containing com
siderable amount e. ucrHonpl property.
aud also considerable qua .tity ~ ex-
cclicnt food when tho body was had
IN tho cafkct. nn cnrthru vessel cpn-
tnlnlru about half bushtl ~ fec rn-'t.
either roasted or In It's natural state.
was placed ~ the lot Flur. nrn, 90.
head. \ handsome cnfthcn vessel with
hludic. nllUd with fermoutpd sipuur.
was placed at the right side ncar m
head then below these. on either side.
Wrru placed dishes containing u.irl
meats. hilccs % squash and pumpkin.
hnra ~ rino nuts aud pastries ~ ~
fpicnt kinds. There were also placed
IN The cnrket u few yards ~ nuc cpttu.
cloth. about IL yard n width. and IN
texture about the same un coarse
American unblcnchcd Hheetlur also Il
quantity ~ cotton In the pod afro cotton
IN the yarn. USUALLY enclosed IN neat
crate nlfo plentiful supply u
cotton aud villa hempon thread.
neat rot ~ agricultural or tanning
implements, such aH hoes. spades one
or two rtonU axes. q plentiful supply 81
needles and h0dkns ~ bone. two or
thrtr Hint knives. aud one or two
lnnccr with hint blades. Sometimes a
hug containing u dozen or more lance
heads. with wooden nhankH or stems.
and 10 match there would be- spear
stock at the end OF which there was
socket TO ~ the shank " the spear
head. The advantage ~ such q weapon
seems to hive been that the man who
used u could let It's the weapon and,
when " struck the ari'uHl or orTrnv
aimed at. the head would enter and re-
main in tho wound white the shan. NIX
fcoi IN length would fall to the ground
enabling the owner tn use II nnpin Ia
the same way with another spear head.
In the uaHkot u the dead man was
oil
nnd wchrina npputc', usually two extra
cotton garments not unlike the modern
shirt, two or three rirdlca or belts, one
or two loln cloths of cotton. and from
-four or nNr pair NJ randnla. some ~
which. ms found In these old tomba, urr
truly works % art and show by their
style and nniFh That some ~ the men
~ that old day aud nation were dudes
~ the most pronounced type Accom-
punylnr every dead clin dwcllcr there
We're invariably two or three pipes. ~
the iyp. usually found among the re-
mains 90 this people, They were "
tuhc.llkc shape. not unlike the modern
clgar.holder. very often the main tube,
containing stem and howl. were uf
black slate. polished. uf red or green
slate. with a Jacket u onyx or trayer-
tine green In color. decorating half IL
length. Accompanying these pipes
there was always plentiful supply ~
tobacco. contained Ia bags made u
woodchuck skins.
The Old elm dwcllerr were really n
wonderful ucople. Old tine economists,
thcy Ind been forced into u sterile re-
gion. but they made the most OF all
their country afforded Everything
which the land possessed was utilized.
from IN. hair NJ their heads to the bark
Of the native tree. Every substance ~
"a nbruuH mature was converted into
cloth or cordage. They made use 81
every form ~ bird life. from the swat
low 10 the Wild turkey, which they do
mcsiicnted. They appreciated boauti-
fnl shades ~ color and IN preparing
their rich robes and nantes ~ feather
work, every bird from the fcd-hcudcd
No0dpeckrr Ia the Irrcn- headed Wild
! duck gave M his pride to furnish them
With materials tf0r their work
Every animal that roaincd the forest
or Ventur"d into their elm country gave
his ilrsh. his bones, his hoofs and horns
| tn their use,
Al vi the above is literally true. The
proofs ~ what ! have stated are laid
/ away In tho caves ana tombH ana ruins
OF hundred cnnyonH and ellis ~
| southeastern Utah. We know that they
dwolt here a long time but the direct
cause Of their nnnl extinction we DO not
! know. Political conditions. no doubt,
had much to do with A. We know not
" there may have been a central Eov-
] Nfnmpni thlt fNltl tllN fNAllf ItklNUt
or n II was a great number 0f commu-
mites. each independent. but uEHocint.
| ing aud from time Ia time warning with
is ncighobrr. most likely the latter.
Iic this na II may, there " no more
| Interesting subject associated with our
great country than the mysterious re-
mains ~ these vanished nations 81 the
southwest. For the past twenty years
much interest has been taken by our
national government 10 throw light
upon these. prehistoric remains cush-
ing, Swatka. Powell, Handalier, Win.
ship. Putnam, Mindolen. fewkca. and
others hive done much to east iisht up.
on this Vanished people
They fNore people ~ the stone age.
Save a fow trinklets Of gold found by
Gushing IN the ruins OF salt River u
copper hell ~ small size At Casa
Grandc. aud another found In the ruins
at ChavcE Pass IN the Mongolon noun
taina by Walter FeWkeH, ] know ol ~
metal objects that ever came 20 Hight
from southwestern ruins,
In the vast region over which those
prehistoric remains nrv found, there
must have been dwelling nations differ
Ing IN drraH religion aud mode of gov-
ornmont This u proven by the differ
exlsting IN their pottery IN their dwoll-
lngs aud VA their places " sculpture.
south OF the Colorado ana throughout
Afiznnn, the skulls diner much from
those taken from tho mounds In the
valley uf utah and Ia tile elm dwellings
In southeastern Utah. Those from the
,tVn iutfnr - CHINA Ve find Mike Nutteu-