Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-24
A GREAT DISCOVERY
Rev. G. L. Cole and Rev. g. s. Mad
den Made Important Archaelo-
gical Finds Near Bland.
SCORES OF ANCIENT RUINS
Evidences of an Advanced Civilization
Found in One Of the Large Ruins That
Was Excavated-Some Theories
about the Find.

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Rev. G. s. Madden and Rev. DR. Geo
l.. Cole, OF Los Angeles, came in from
Bland last night, having been engaged
Tor the past week in making archaeo-
logical researches in the region half
way between Bland and Espanola, and
about twenty-four miles west of Santa
fe Under the guidance of Mr.. Madden.
| VINO In the past year has spent much
time travelling through the region of
cliff dweller ruins, DR.. Cole and son and
Prof r. w. Bullock, of Greeley. Colo.
last week made some immensely inter-
esttng and important discoveries in
Parajito canon. They found COM
munal building, the dimensions of
which are 45Ox56O feet, built of carefully
dressed stone laid in mortar, with ce-
ment floors, one room of which they ex-
cavated They also made excavations
In the burial ground near by, and in
both Instances they were richly re-
warded for their efforts. From the floor
Of the room they removed about 4 feet
of earth and debris. and exposed huge
fireplace, in which were four large
earthen vessels containing the bones of |
some animal which had evidently
served as food for the ancient occu
pants of the place. Beside the fireplace
were found standing several brightly
polished altar stones, placed there, per-
haps, because their polished surface
served to reflect the SUMS rays upon the
family hearthstone of this curious peo-
pie, who were probably sun worshipers.
Fragments of pottery were found upon
the floor, and two stone axes of Indian
make; also, a rusty piece of iron that
had once served the purpose of a huge
knife. Five stone pipes were found; al
so bundle of flutes or flies made from
The wing bone Of turkey or eagle,
though they were larger than such
bones usually are. These are provided
With holes for the fingers, like the flutes
If to-day. and were unquestionably
lsed as musical instruments.
The structure contains from COO to
800 rooms on the ground floor and
must have been at least two stories in
leight. possibly three. The upper floor :
walls were of adobe. 1t appears, and Mr.
dadden's idea is that their domestic
lie of those people was spent In the up
er rooms. that, possibly, they lived ini
rue oriental fashion on the roofs of
heir dwellings. The first floor rooms :.
re also rectangular in shape, and )
leasure 9x12 feet as rule. The CELL
lgs were high. probably 10 feet, and z,
ne walls are found in good state of II
reservation, now 6 to 10 feet in height j
In one apartment were found largel N
leces of Stag and the remains of fur
ace, indicating that these people had "a
'me knowledge of smelling ores. and p'
'veral pieces of copper ore yet un- ,e
'uched by heat were also found near NJ
Y. A part Of the Stag was run over an IN
lr Of corn, the imprint of which is B
ainly visible. :!
In the burial mound were unearthed
lmerous skeletons, one lying on top of ra
,other. and ranged alongside of the 'f
mes We're the best collection Of pot "
ry that DR.. Cole has yet had hand III
securing In all. about twenty-flve If
eces of pottery were found. 1t Is of m
perior quality as Indian pottery goes, N
unique design, and decorated in COL nj
3, inside as we'll as outside. These 10
ssels are heavier than the usual run, w
me of them being half inch in ih
ickness. From one of the graves was 'p
ken piece of cloth having a peculiar We
iral weave: also, the decayed sections
two baskets Of intricate and artistic
AXE, the material being a vegetable
ant growth found on the adjacentl ie
and mortars, pestles, and ri
e small but richly colored turquois N
Is also found. nj
rhe communal building has 1000 to no
10 rooms, and there are hundreds of co,
aller ruins scattered between Bland
d Espanola, distance of 25 miles,
owing that more people lived in that {
,tion than live in all of New Mexico Ar
W. Inscriptions are found in great he
undance and other signs point to an ca,
vanced civilization. rat
Mr.. Madden does not deem the huild- IN
ys older than four to six hundred Ms
ars, and believes that the inhabitants Mr.
re driven southwark by earthquakes, Ms
the pressure of foreign invssion, az,
er having lived peacefully at least a the
'usand years in the Rio Grande val Nv
. and having sent out the colonies u +
It settled Mexico and founded the
nasty of the Montezumas.
he collection was boxed up at Bland
shipped to the Northwestern Uni \
sity at Chicago, which institution MOI
Cole is representing in his archae- par
ical work. The doctors son Rad a $3.s
camera with him and took many .
'tographs and measurements which y
Cole will refer to In his forthcom- 90 {
book on the ancient ruins of this