The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-11
On Aztec Ruins
indians Act Out the
Coming Of Cortez

past has been engaged n archaeelaglcsI
researches II The vicsnlty - the ruins OF
Hisla on behalf Of The American Aaseasa
II National History. % New YORK. le..
las night for that city Professor Sa-
VILE. Who = sub-e1ratsr 81 the eeuarl-
zaerJ Of anthropo5oSy - the ABOVE ua1usss
museum, tOoS Nth him 8 aumE.ec ~
specimens which he has COLLECTED during
his stay IN Mia and whlea he WI sub
nit together WITH his veaorl. - The usu-
scum which he represents. The AMER
ean Museum az Natural History. as has
already been mentioned has made a cor
tract with the Mexican government which
allows its representative tie righ5 q ex
p-orat1on and entities II 20 ore-half os me
specimens found. TIT remainder going 10
the Mexican government
One a. she specimens which vas taken
- New YORK ard which bath the D,.ka
De Louoat ard PROF.. Savlle prize very
highly. vas 3 magnificent Aztec Had
dress such Is was used AZ the time % The
advent OF the cocquistadorss- II Is g.
immense AFFAIR, three feet in heiyat and
composed chiefly u feathers
The uneoverlug os the Irlouzsss reveal
ing the existence q underground cEam-
bers. constructed centuries aya. Was tie
chief work q Prof SavIne aut.ag his
recent trip. The existence % these
mounds has been known 0f. FOR aye o.
SIX years but owing 70 tbeir almost In
accessible location they have been lsft
untouched The uncover3ng o. the cham
bers was a great task. as q forest had
% be cut down. and A difficult road was
built from the ruins Of Mia aSoGt one
aad oae-hslf miles distant The mounds
are on the summit % a mountain and
have been named Girun after the Indian
name o. the mountain upon which they
were located. Forty excavations were
made IN the search for the three tonbs.
wAich contained subterransan chambers.
With mosaic walls and ,eocalls: and pot
terry and other articles - archealo 1cai
interest. were found One OF the tonlus
resembIed the Old buildings at Teotihua-
can
Prof savilie expressed pleasure At the
result OF his researches.
Tee Duke de Loubat. who isvotos his
time ana fortune % Archaeological Studies.
and philanthropy. describes the work IS
OF great importance.
Pref. Saviae has devoted many years
20 study and reading ard Is one q he
brightest archaeological students q ATner-
lea The museum ~ doabt Vii be graf
lied az the showing he has ma8a
The Duke de- Loubat has na3e sss-aral
trips 70 Mexico but considers nlS present.
visit as one o. the most interesting % any
which h has made.
To She hospitality OF Governor Martin
Gonzales. % Oaxaca," said ne. "sIs duo
ore % the pleasantest and certalaiy tie
most unique experiences q our trim.
General Gonzalez gave an eafHftsfn-
ment Tor our benefit at Cuilapam o. VIA
de Guerrero 90 being at that pl1-a ffae
General Guerrero Was shut There was
a vast assemb.age ~ "a Indians sres sut
ana during the ceremonies which had
been arranged a band ~ rnditls wearing
the complete Aztec dress. and another
band representing the spanish conguts-
tadores. appeared upoa the scene.
"Of the Aztec warriors there Nsrs sizhf
who stood two abreast and at .hslr b al
was a staiwart chleffa{a IN c.r1-r sieo
~ whom were two small children whose
dress and decorations married th.u- ae
symbols = the two Ereat hemia pheres.
Europe and America. The history ~ the
conquest Vas thea told 81 verse Ersh
Indian IN turn advanced AMI ia speech or
in song extoi1el rhe vlrs1es - the Az
tees and told u the events wf ~ Ted %
% their final defeat. AMI 80 each finished
before r-sumlug his POS Won 10 ne ra1fs.
be performed an Aztec faure Wen ire
eight warriors bad retained % he -snks
the chief advanced ard br ta.lisn'rv DE
spear detained m a mos dramatic
manner upon a suble-t wal-h cdu3 NJ
understand be being followed ~ ths tu3
children
'Ths whole anslr fendsa . recall the
historic days of fhs Ei7-y ard paWsF -
the Aztaca Altho Ixa 3 unfefsIan8 tut
little spanish 81 aaEiced 20 enable ne g.
caacIuds taat che chants were on re
Hnes 81 those sung ~ the Ministries shs
visited the palace 90 MocteEgna gpon
state occasions ana w1th the ac~5 mnaui-
meat Or musical l5struments 1ia mage
o. the kings rae gods and ne fsgenas
which the Aztec warriors hei3 fear
'Thz presence - the fndiana asfsvsd
conveyed the Flea - fhe coming = Cor
tex ana the conquest o. the Azsacs ~ he
spaniaras Af,er the Ineiau Grief and
hss warriors rad SUNK thElr pralsss O.
the.~ nohis Kings tae ceaggisf adafss,
sporting military costumes. oTere1 chants
o. the g-sstness and - bo5a achieve
merits - CaTfz Aivsrzda. and other
spa nish Iealers fSenuss8 wlfb TIE sub
g1gazon ~ the race af 1osrersma
~If was n5l auy eatertairi-z bst in-
r~-esrfaz aad 81 predsee3 ls tre ~frT -
aIs1sr9 zo-lf 20 t0aabt attract r-sst
crowds II th- Fta5eat ~ aisfa-T =