El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-24
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that exterminated Gen. George Custer
aud hi, command of 260 officers and
meo- Now representatives, of the same
race have thrown aside the instru-
ments OF warfare and are WELDING
pick and shovel in order thss their
reservation may be crossed oy the
steel Of q railroad and that the civili-
zing Influences OF commerce may be
introduced.
Something to See.
There are q great many people In
the United States that are Interested
in the study OF archaeology, and who,
II they knew what country lying
almost at their doors offered, would
visit IL for the purpose of making In
yesIig atiops for themselves. Such q
country lies At FL Paso's doors and csn
bs reached by q few hours ride over the
Rio Gr.rde, Sierra Madre & Pacific
railroad
10 the Sierra Msdre mountains west
OF Casas Grandee are the relics OF the
ancient MocseZumas, who occupied
hat region before the advent of the
Spaniard TO Mexico. Their dwellings
we're immense caves that we're hollow
ed out Of living limestone or porphyry,
by nature or man. Some of these
caves consist Of twenty or thirty large
rooms, their interior being covered
over with cement.
was evidently under the floor of their
dwellings,, for numerous excavations
have been made and In each case they
we're rewarded by finding ancient
mummiee, pottery, etc. And In some
cases they we're rewarded by finding
ancient spinnipR wheels
AS one passes through this country,
on nearly every mountain eide are seen
remains Of ancient terraces, showing
that at one time the rich mountain
earth had been turned to account;
whether they formed these little
patches on account of high water or
whether their population was so dense
that every particle OF earth had to be
pus to some account, We of course have
no means OF knowing. There are
great many remains of ancient reser-
voirs in this section; on that account
one is led TO believe that the latter
theory Is right.
We have also no means OF knowing
whence and when tn csc aborigines set
tied In the Cssas Grsndes country, but
from the amount of relics etc, left by
them We are led TO believe that they
occupied that country for q great many
hundreds of years-possibly thousands.
However, we are certain that they &C.
cupied the country uo:il the invasion
of Mexico by the Spaniards-
After the ght OF the original in
hsbitants TO the valley Of Mexico, the
savage Apaches came in and occupied
the land. AS the Apaches, however,
made their living by hunting and fish-
ing, and knew absolutely nothing
about the art of agriculture, the land
lapsed into its former virgin state, and
remained In this copdition until the
Mormon settlers begsn 70 arrive from
Utah.
Prior to the establishment OF the
Mormon settlements and the capture Of
Geronimo and the extermin alton OF the
Apache fndians the country was in a
constant state Of agitation and life and
property were not considered worth
much. Now, however. sll this has been
chsoged-thsnks TO the diligence of
the Mexican and American authorities
And one can make q .ripthrough that
wonderful region and feel as secure IS
one would In any virgin land.
Sparks From the Engine
William Smith. from Winfield, Mo-,
went to work In the 7. & p. round
house this morning.
Superintendent Martin will returned
to- night from Fresno, Cal, where he
went about a week ago with the body
of his sister.
Quite number of people went
the west on their way 10 Chicago to
that city.