White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-08-02
MORE ANCIENT
RUINS FOUND.
The Most Magnificent Yet Dis
covered In North America
Was Lately Unearthed
In New Mexico.

Rev. G.. S. Madden and Rev.
DR.. Geo. L. Cole, of Los Angeles,
came in from Bland last night,
having been engaged for the past
week in making archaeological
researches in the region half way
between Bland and Espanola, and
about twenty-four miles west of
Santa Fe. Under the guidence
of Mr.. Madden, who in the past
year has spent much time travel
ing through the region of cliff
dweller ruins, DR.. Cole and son
and Prof. r. w. Bullock, of
Greeley, Colo, last week made
some immensely interesting and
important discoveries in Parajito
canon. They found communal
building, the dimensions of which
are 45Ox56O feet, built of care
fully dressed stone laid in mortar,
with cement floors, one room of
which they excavated, They also
made excavations in the burial
ground near by, and in both in
stances they were richly rewarded
for their efforts. From the floor
of the room they removed about
four feet of earth and debris, and
exposed a huge fireplace, in which
were four large earthern vessels
containing the bones of some ami
NAL which had evidently served
as food for the ancient occupants
of the place. Beside the fireplace
gere found standing several
br'ghtly polished altar stones.
placed there, perhaps, because
their polished surface served to
reflect the suns rays upon the
family hearthstone of this curious
people, who were probable sum
worshippers. Fragments of pot
terry were found upon the floor,
and two stone axes of Indian
make; also rusty piece of iron
that had once served the purpose
of a huge knife. Five stone
, pipes were found; also a 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 of today,
and were unquestionably used as
musical instruments.
The structure contains from
1000 to 1,500 rooms on the
ground floor, and must have been
at least two stories in height,
possibly three. The upper floor
walls were of adobe, it appears,
and Mr.. Madden's idea is that
the domestic life of those people
was spent in the upper rooms,
that, possibly they lived in true
oriental fashion on the roofs OF
their dwellings,. The first floor
rooms are also rectangular in
shape, and measure 9x12 feet as
, a rule, The ceilings were high
, probably ten feet, and the walls
: are found in a good state of pres.
ervation, now six to ten feet il
height.
7 In one apartment were fount
large pieces of Stag and the re
mains of a furnace, indicating
), that these people had some knowl
edge of smelling ores, and severa
y pieces of copper ore yet untouched
by heat were also found near by
A part of the Stag was run owe
). an ear of corn, the imprint O
which is plainly visible.
In the burial mound were un
earthed numerous skeletons, on
n lying on top of another, an
e ranged alongside of the bone
l. were the best collection of pot
/. terry that DR.. Cole has yet had
t. hand in securing. In all, abou
d twenty-five pieces of pottery wer
'r found. 1t is of superior quality
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