The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18

vuy che rHe 81 refuse was carefully
ukcI over nlta small hooks az hoop
.r.l. but nothing interesting was uncover
H. until wlth.n two nr three feet ~ The
natural back wall Here four mumnies
20. children were found wins on the floor
two 20 them Far ou their backs the
others tarue1 Oh their sde There was
ro evident uniformity of plan iu their
q sHos. foa aa TO the point az fhc COM
rase. one facaf, the door The others lay
40 8iyers positions on TOP ~ one body
smooth uaf rock. weighing ntty pounds.
bad been placed. and had crushed tAe
yielding body 90 $40 Coo under surflre-
The largest mummy contained inc body
o. a child aholt se, en years ~ axe. me
next one was probably noe more fhau'
four years oI while thf other Two were
infants Tho iasl are % a very impcrf1ct
state of preservation. the bones are de-
taehad. and the cloth wrapplngs have
r1teI into dusty rage. About tfe two
larEcft dnes therefore. the main interest
centres
when oToale found them they were
orrasfd iu Opens hnttnmei sacks ~ coarse
mataue mode of unsplt bear grass.
.ueh as Rraws in parts ~ Arizona to-day
Tae LARGEST specimen had been undlsiurb-
ed. except ry cutting orer tho mating
and rHriaGy exposing f1e bead. iu order
to show tae thick covering of hair ana
tho mcubiul o. wrll-shnred teeth. The
wraru.Irs w tho other body had be~n
partially removed revealing tho shrunk-
rn 4Hl shrveIIsd skin on the hands and
feet About the hips o. tied loosely
talsfrd strand ~ cotton rope Tor the
Iufrre. of holding the body tn shape
Then srclrelnE tHo body from head 20
foot a wfapn-~ a hne. soft. dark-coiored
cloth WHIcn shows a pattern ~ well-cN-
e-uttd draHu-Rork ~ triangular designs
ana figures. much resembling tho Trojan
aaI Another covering ~ cotton material.
o. tho texture ~ Eunuy CLOTH IS woun1
about with narrow sffirs or the same
stuff curilusly wei hemmed as 10 the
.Iaes. 4 third ard coarfer cloth euvelope
tIe whole body. which o. finally protected
uy fhe harsh hear-Erass mating AL
these coverings % cloth show plain owl
derce ~ having done previous service hy
fheIr threadtara appearance Tho worn
sfrands are roughly darned with long
coarse threads inserted iu one direction
ouiy. without any apparent design 70 re-
produce tho orieinal texture.
Under the heads Of the two larger mum
mics are padded liberal wads ~ loose
strands % coiogsd cotton yarn. which APP
pears Go have been intended as pillows
The hacks.of tie skulls. a. Is common
with the remains Of cln-dwellcrs found
20 Colorado ard New Mexico. are greatly
fatttned. as II by tight binding 20 the
hcadboard when the children were quite
Young The bends vary somewhat in shape.
except az e. the chnracteristically low
narrow forehead ana rather full crown
The elm dwelling IN which these four
rrummlca were found was one ~ a mile
long series of detached houses. that string
alrre the mid-alr led0es 81 the rocky walls
90 clio caGou Some 81 these We're single
rooms. while others contained three Or
four chambers. connected. hy a small en-
trance level with the floor or set halfway
up in the party wall. In no instances was
thero more than one exterior entrance.
Although nearly all these rooms were
carefully examined. no other than these
four dried bodies described we're found
weaving implements OF wood and horn
and hone were not uncommon, ana guam
tlNes Of SQUASH rinds and mice-eaten
seeds. corn ahellcd and on Tho cob. thou
sands OF corn-c1hs beans. and bean-pods
were everywhere Pottery was rare AMI
fragmentary Two small figures Of burnt
clsv. on which the indented markings
family resemble the diamonds o. tur-
ties shell. were lying near the fireplace
In one room. Smoke stains and SCOT cover
"a tho walls. and piles of ashes were
everywhere