The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-03-14
Ruins Of Clih Palace.

Down 10 the southwestern part OF pi'
tnresqoe Montzams county, near th'
corner where Colorado, Utah. Arizons snt
New Mexico merge their State lines lie'
Cliff Canon. near Msnoos, says the Denver
Post Within its sncisnt portals, scsrred
by the storms Of centuries past, are hun
dreds OF strange hsbitstions where once
lived the cliff dwellers.
Time. with its obliterstios and relentless
hand, has remov ID from the world nearly
all knowledge Of those mysterious and
extinct people. Only their homes. qusist
end pozsliog, remain TO indicsts the ten OF
Of their lives. In the perpendicular wallis
OF the canon. which rise 90 both sides to
. height OF 1000 feet. this prehistoric
race Of men built their dwellings.
After the lapse Of innumsrsble yesrs
these may be seen still, stsnding like
desolats monuments OF days when the
world was young
Uolike most memories. however, they
do not tell TO the curious visitors the bis
tory Of the departed,
Implements oi husbandry and weapons
OF war have been found inside the forsak
sn walls Of the snoisnt houses, Offering
silent testimony Of the various pursuits
OF the former owners. To-day they sre
highly interesting 70 thoughtful people
who seek knowledge Of the past.
The entire section Of country beyo d
The southern Rockies. surrounding the
corner where the four States meet, 10
we'll termed the land OF the Clia Dwellers.
Rivers fsf larger thsu those nov seen 10
this district. fed BY the melting SHOWS oi
lofty sierrss. ouos ran to ths sonth and
west, cutting out 10 the limestone platesus
network Of osnons, Astronomers ssy
that the lsndscsps there resembles the
face Of the moon. In oil directions ere
iound the ruins Of the cliff dweilers.
CiifI Palace 10 cslIsd the hsndsomest
Of them ell. Across . great chssm ii eI
tends. onoe solid vsll Of masonry .
thousand feet vide, Uater . vast oval
cliff II stands like . ruined fortress With
dismsntled towers. bsstisns and rsmparts.
10 front the sionfs have fallen svsy. but
behind then rise the walls OF . second
story end 10 the rear Of the dark cavern 10
. third tier.
In the gloomy recesses further back sre
cosy buildings psrched 10 utterly iuAccss
sible nooks. Some Of the rooms have
good 6r.pisces. Oilers hsvs mural deco
rsiions Of fstrsnee figures 10 red. Corn
cobs may be seen imbsdded in The pias
ter Of several dsellings.
Broken pottery Of sncisnt desigo. large
stone moftsrs, frsguents Of weapons. and
psrts Of skeletons ere found on sll sides
Under The rear oi the cave Vas the burisl
place Of the clsp. Cliff Psiscs. notWiih
standing it's imposing sppesrsnce, vas
. &C ~ nnnisiic dwelling,
There ~ 10 hall leading through II and
poihiag TO dicsie thst i. was home pre-
pared for sfuier Of the people. Its besnty
is snhsnced By tho mssbi' ude Of the us,ur
n srch under which II 10 built. The
great oven cave doss not seen 10 hsys been
10 sny Wy.
The ssnon i. "a. through Msss Verde
ios . distance q over thirty miles, spd.
preseols With II, to ssrios vslis. . scens
oi ragged er.rtsur Why is sImos. 10
,csessibls sids wsrs selected fcr home
,i.ss by tho early msn hss puzEled arch.
biologists
Fssr sisms lsksiy csuse Tor his seek
ns sueh lofty ! I.ces Of refuge yst-iesr
u shi7 Wssl frssded foe laensced ths
lie OF m.r / ihst elder dsy7 Scientists
% psiis. tiy dn,srss M the sntjset. II
. probable that hostile tribes Of stronger
,eople dsoys the elf dwsilsrs from their
,om.s 10 the s.ileJa
Kstsestins 10 the impiespsbls crses.
hey ssen to have lived 10 prscsrioos
nsnper AZ much Of their time - possi
lie they spelt 10 tie fertile Iov isnos.
sltivstins small fsids Of corn std psiebss
4 squsstes aud bssns