The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12

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Amid continuous ,,,. ihlerh'
aud constants. aha,-,.. se Oh formation
stu lower leye, ., sto scenery on ;hi
Monte Crlsto palace we ma III
the Fair grounds a, ,,,,y room
feet long and from forty to sIx,, ~,
with great dome near ,ho .ont.. "'''
down again through Anime D.. v, =
You must let yourself down ,,,.o ",er'
not any too large nnd lana =, 'Vi
hole. from which we mass on s'eel o,ac'
Grotto, 500 feet down uorn ~ -e n'u
4 other places. we lIgbt ~ Ii. "'e'''
the heavy blue HOY vel. "nu "''
form an idea or tbis oa,.,n. que cur
first seen IL Fran ~ 49,. na',ps
and crawl fuuv thir,,. ~, uo"n VA
| into n large room u.ho "ip eo.ie oh
of water cutting Inns hoon A. .nu'o''io'
some mighty force yh,ch "
and broken preot rocts .,a. ~, ~ uV"N
tons. We crawled about on,a, No'e'
them, and ON we wnnt .o,..ts,. ga" ~
hands and knees. sometimes 40, -. w.
rocks until we found soma s,oI,..1. ~
there ara not many Of tbcso - W.
being far too dry for thelr fo.,na.ta. ~,
cave must be seen for on,. ~
what 1t is"
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Probably the most Interesting snocf,,o,.
OF the prehistoric ruins possessed bv I-uelo
sam are those Of the Gin Dwelers in New
Mexico They are situated on tract Of
anu wing between the Rio Grande del
,,oi.e on the east and the base of the
r,ochy Mountains on the west, the Chana
, ,t on the north and the Rito dc los
i'JoioS on the south. 1t Is approximately
thirty miles In length and fifteen miles In
",u'h' inc southern portion is covered
amer tnlckiy with small cedar and plnon
"nlle the entire western portion Is GOV.
rev Win growth of pine, spruce and hr
ine ehtre plateau Is evidently of vol.
."nie orlsln' a stratum of light volcanic
- VARYING thickness from fifty TO ROO
'e'' oeihg sun In place, everything a -roar
p"it VI the tfact. In the part living north
Va tue 'uege canyon, the stratum of vol.
same tula is Tor the most mart croled
""a9' IeaVlhg at the base Of the mountains
anu extending out for some miles upon tho
piateau nigh mesas of tufa, varying from
"aIi miie TO several miles in length: from
rev yards to probably half a mile In
Wluth' ana from 100 to $40 feet high South
OF the Jeuge canyon the stratum of t,lra
covers the entire plateau from the base of
'he mountains to the Rio Grande. ana Is
deeply scanned by many canyons and canon.
eitos' which, cutting through the stratum
OF tuta' leave it exposed In perpendIcniar
"aIls. The district is traversed by the
canyons of Santa Clara, Chupederos, judge
Alamos Sandin. Pajarito and Frljolcs, he
SIDES many lesser canyons and canoncitos,
and Is, on the whole, one of great scenic
beauty.
The district Is chiefly noted for the re
mains of prehistoric civilization with which
1t is covered The clif dwellings. which
are numerous, are of the type known as
cave dwellings aud cayate lodges, the Latter
type largely predominating. In the per
pendicular faces of the cliffs. usually those
facing the south, the dwellings are to Be
found They are most numerous in the
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ord 80 rn,ia,a Wv ''"'''"
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On the mesas above the cliffs, usually
the most commanding sites, many
uins of large stone communal dwellings
xist. They were built OF cut stone rude
' dressed, and were doubtless two, and in
ONE cases, three stories high and built
after the manner OF terraced
ouses of some of the Pueblo Indians OF
he present day. On emptying some of
he rooms of the debris contained therein,