Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-26
IN THE TERTIARY PERIOD.
Cecil A, Deane's Theory Of the
Cliff 0weIlers.
LARGE MAST0D0N TOOTH.

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Mexico. The expedition was financed
by Rev. Camden N. Cobern, John +.
Campion and others. Its special mis-
sion was to relocate a stone house,
said to have been discovered ten years
ago when Colonel Marmon vas making
an Official survey OF New Mexico.
This structure was said to have been
under the lava strata, its doors and
windows being completely blocked by
the solidihed scoria. When DR.. Cobern
vas in the clir dwellers' section of
New Mexico about a year ago, he first
heard OF this remarkable prehistoric
house. It was supposed to be not far
from McCarthy's, a station on the
santa Fe Pacific railroad. and art Of
II was said to be exposed through the
lava blanket.
Colonel Marmon was dead, and his
successor. Major Pratt, OF Laguna,
said he sent to the Smithsonian in
stitute that portion Of the survey
which described the stone house. IL
could not be found. however, In the
great Washington museum. Then DR..
Cobern and his companions, among
whom was Cecil A. Deane. went TO
Santa Fe and got the names Of Colonel
Marmon's assistants from the published
our OF the survey. But none OF
them could be found and the best the
explorers could do was the discovery OF
one Pion. a Mexican, who had told
his %nelghbors hat one OF Marmon's
men one pointed out TO him the mys-
terious stone dwlling. But no assist
ance could be obtained from Pion. 30
the Denver Psychologists returned
home.
ANOTHER VAIN SEARCH.
Cecil A. Deane n his party achieved
no greater success. They hunted up
P.on, but no money or other induce
ment could bring him to lead them
20 the stone house, which he was
quoted this time al having placed at a
point SO miles from McCarthy's. Later
on Plon admitted that he had never
seen the place. An interview with a
man named Gam. VIC also claimed
to have seen the ava trusted DWELL
ing. resulted the same as in Pion's
case. Several other clues were fol-
lowed TO blind endings, and then a
thorough but prontless search was
made in the vicinity OF McCarthy's.
Failing In the main quest, Mr.. Deane
an. his colleagues did some general
exploring on their own account. Near
the given site of the elusive stone
house they came upon the site OF an
Old lake covered with lava. The lava
had overiowed 1t to a depth of 100 feet
or more.
Fifty feet above the original level OF
the vanished lake a cliff house was
found. From this long untenanted
abode the explorers look two bushels OF
calcined corn. which. however, had moi
come into contact with any burning
substance. 1t was of an altogether diff.
ferent variety from the corn that Is
and has been used by the Indians.
over the corn was a layer OF Clipped
stone. which appeared to have beer
Redeemed by some intense heat. Sew
eral feet OF solidihed debris lay abov,
the burnt rock. The lava heat had tn,
same effect upon rock In other places
examined.
IN THE TERTIARY PERIOD.
In the house in which the corn wa,
stored there were no weapons or uten
slls made OF lava. on the other hand
such weapons and utensils were plenti
fui in the cliff dwellings at lower levels
On these conditions, existing prett!
generally, G. A. Deane bases his re
markable theory as to the period of tn,
elm dwellers. He holds that the elf
jewellers comprised two peoples, tn
first OF which existed prior to the tim,
when the lava flow came. toward tn,
end OF the tertiary period. A famil!
of these ancients. he supposes, lived il
the structures above the lake. Tn
other. he thinks, anne along after tn
lava had cooled.
II Mr.. Deane's theory is sound, tn
remoter clinf dwellers long antedat
any other inhabitants OF the earth o
which the slightest trace has been pre-
Viously discovered.
one of the relies which Mr.. Dean
brought home with him is a mastadon'
tooth weighing % pounds. His prize 4
said To be 10 pounds heavier than on
In the Royal museum at st. Petersburg
which previously held the prize for size
, The tooth Is now in the rooms OF IN
State Historical and Natural Histor,
society at the state house. 1t was duI
, out OF the earth near Bernalillo. n. NJ
The state house collection has bee
further increased by some choice specl
mrns OF pottery gathered by the Dean
party.-Denver Republican.