The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-07

are ruins Of other large buildings in the
present Indian village. which have now
fallen into hopeless decay. having been
denuded Of ali their large stones long
ago. only the adobe and small stones re
naming. These buildings may have been
as important as those now in a better
state Of preservation. but they are lost
forever. In and around the village there
are several small tOmbs-small compared
with the other ruins-constructed in a
similar fashion to the other buildings,
with large stones. beautifully cut, and
mosaic work. The remains OF tombs and
buildings are scattered al over the sur
rounding valley and in the mountains, in
which some excavation has been done by
AIessrs. Batres and Saviue in recent
years.
The first extended account Of Militia is
given by Father Burgos- who wrote in
1914 This work is now exceedingly rare
and the old Spanish is exceedingly diff
fcult of translation. Omitting those of
his religious observations not germane
TO the subject, he says:
Two leagues beyond this CTlacolula),
stretching out toward the east upon level
ground. is the celebrated town Of an Ia
potecas called 1Iictla in the Mexican and
II resen bIes the inferno from the depths
which are there. The natives can it Ly-
obaa, the center Of rest. Upon the north
side the land is very dry and stony. and
as respects its antiquity, nature or the
universal deluge has left q great hollow.
of which the devil took possession, and
the Indians arriving to populate the place
he ruled them from the large rock of "a
Quija, or Tentitlan, and in the 1Iixtecan
country he used the cave Of Chalcacaton-
60 to bury the chiefs, and this place for
the chiefs Of the Zapotecas, where Satan
planted the greatest multitude Of errors
and denominations against the head of the
Roman world, introducing a superior
head as regards the worship of his gods,
which we cali ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
with spiritual and temporal power over
the chiefs and the people.
Although many of the kings Of Jerusa-
lem We're annointed as priests-as hap
pened to the prophet Samuel. with Saul
and David who came before HMM Mex
leo the emperors could chastise them.
Here the highest priests were absolute
and independent SO that the kings Of
TeozapoIan entertained veneration and
respect for them. considering them to be
so near to the gods as Instruments TT to
order for all favors and chastiseTnents,
both the one and the other. They held
the belief that the priest could alone be
the mediator in all their troubles and
difficulties, which were so constantly oc-
curing.
PALACE OF LIVING AND DEAD.
The whip of this superior priest was
like that of q descending foreign tyrant,
whose orders and mandates were executed
at the cost Of their blood. For the sup
port Of this one they erected the Palace
of the Living ana the Dead. because, wise
as the devil was. he desired to act against
the authority Of the Pore. and gave in
dulgences To the living and conceded IA
v0rs and concessions and remissi0ns Of
sins TO the dead. They built in this
square the beautiful house or Pantheon
with stories and subterraneans the iat-
ter In the c0ucavitv which was found un-
der the earth. eauallng in STYLE the halls
which enclose ii. having a spacious court,
and To build the fonr equal halls they
worked with what force and industry
they could secure from a barbarous peo-
PIE
could cut pillars OF stone SO great that
with dimculty two men could embrace
them with their arms extended. These.
without capital or PEDESTAL.
sttaisht and smooth. are more than five
Yards long. composed each of a single
stone and served 70 sustain the roof The
roof was Of flat stones. TWO yards or more
louc. one yard broad. and hale q yard
thick. lai3 unon the pillars successfully.
The fat stones are 81 much alike and 50
Wen ad5usted one 70 the other that with
out mortar or cement they appear in
their construction like tables brought to-
eether.
The four hais are very spacious. COW
cred the same way with This kind Of roof
The walls exceusd I'm execution the work
Of the most skilled arti6cers of ta world,
SO that neither the Egyptians nor the
Greeks have written of this kind of ar
because they hsgan al the
lowest foundations ana worked howard,
spreading out in The form II crown.
which projects from the hoof in breadth
and appears likely q fan.
.Ths center ~ TIE walls is of 4 cement
So strong that we do not know of what
iouid It was maea. The surface Is 81
sach singular construction that *
shows something Ike q yard af stores.
Tao scllprured blocks serve to hold in
aumerat-e Ettle white stones thar iii j.
heeluui8g wiki the sixth part Of an ell
2rd the half u au Ell wide. and the
quarter part u ara Ell thlck. So smooth
an5 siui-ar tllat ID seems rs i they were
INSIDE BE q mould. OF these there were 50
great D variety and rhey were 50 connect
-d ere with The 1-her- th1r various snowy
1sctures. a1 ELI VICE each. the length 81
Ole hau. were each IS hish IS the capital
fno it was 50 neat that i eNceeded fhe
= scrirtior md ~ hat has caus-5 s-o-.-
snr7enr 60 ereat architects was the ed
..~lnent of these li-le stones w-he1r
mortar or Instruments They worked
.heu1 willis hard rints and sand ana rr7-
luced building q So much strength that
Being very old and tevo1d che memory
II The living L has lasted O. oAr times. !
saw il much at zly ease tetrty years
THE rooms above were of tls same
style and size WITH those bellows and NJ
.h1urh portions were somewhat rlas1.
because some afCae stones 11 al cr-
-es away they were very worthy u c
s.fe-ltioa. le leor Eraues ra vrg
81 raeioEs. couposa- n scse s-on
= che thickness ~ the wau AZ each SIDE. f.
The Intel or architrave was single 1