Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-04

ed and then turned over to earthquake
90 double up and fold over - one
place we passed FOR some distance
through place whore the rock strata
had been rent asunder, IN another
place the mountain had been broken In
two. We passed through the gap
which Is 800 feet wide and hundreds of
feet deep. II IL difficult to believe that
such barren, des0late region could be
found here In South America in a land
that we have always associated with
tropical vegetation. Yet It Is here. al
though II would more properly belong
In Arizona or southern California
AN INDIAN CABIN.
On the top Of the mountain we found
an Indian cabin and obtained a gourd
Of milk and some brown wheat bread
There is green meadow here OF 80 or
100 acres extent and on one edge Of It
on a little terrace, / noticed the ruins
OK an old stone house The outline Of
the walls could be easily traced by the
fallen stones, although most OF them
are now buried beneath the accumula-
lions OF the centuries. The afternoon
was wearing away when we
commenced to descend again.
down. down we so for hours until
we reach the bed Of the creek, then up
again and through the mountain rent
mentioned above and we come i'm sight
OF beautiful little valley, with ex-
tenslve hill slopes beyond This IS the
valley Of Leive, and | have come here
to verify a report that | have heard OF
the existence here of an old stone
temple, We follow around a steep
mountain slope and down into the val
ley, II threatens rain and we hurry.
1t Is five o'clock when we reach the
town, footsore and weary. In the porch
OF the oosada | see stone columns
which | suspect are Of Indian origin,
this | verify later
/ will always remember Leiye on ac-
count OF the plumber and quality Of its
heas and from the fact that | here
first became familiar with a little ami.
NAL they call sotos. We have another
name or,thsm in Utah.
r9EMPLE RUINS.
The temple ruins are two and n half
miles southwest OF the town down the
creek They are situated In a wheat
held and are not hard to find on ac-
count of the large blocks of stone scat.
tered about There is little left now Of
the old temple Ten or a dozen stones
are standing on end along what must
have been the wall these rise three or
Tour feet above the ground. Scattered
about are scraps Of broken stone coll
umns about 10 inches I'm diameter and
well dressed. Originally these columns
were 10 feet long but they have been
broken up and carted away to the town
Near the temple are o large number
or slabs OF stone that have been
brought here from distance. They
have hicks cut on one end Of all Of
Them I'm which was inserted the rope
To drag them. These stones measure
10 to Is feet long and four and a half
t. five ana half In diameter II would
seem from the position Of the stones
that II was the purpose OF the builders
10 erect another edifce three or four
hundred feet 20 the north Of the Old
temple as most Of the large blocks are
Identical with those scattered about
the field az the ruins The Indians
whom The Snaniards found in the coun-
try didn't erect any stone buildings
Who then We're these Old builders? The |
work shows that they We're acquainted |
with the art OF dressQng stone, and |
We're quite expert in the business AZ. |
ter skctching and photographlng the |
stones aud old temple We returned 10 |
the town and commenced our return |
trip 70 tJgOta. our course Is a little |
west oi south but we Keen i1 our COURSE |
climbing mountains. crossing paramls |
AMI descending into deep gOrges The |
country The FIRST CAV Is barren, rougn |
and broken. We pass the FIRST night |
at Cdn1ilonla. whore there is a mOuas-
terry. The next morning we climb to the |
summit uf one OF the highest peaks in |
The region ana follow down a long ridge |
that slopes 90 The south At noon
we see a lake OF on our right several |
miles IN extent and a little valley on |
our lett We get dinner IN the valley. |
10 was While descending the ridge near |
this valley that / saw In the road
large block Of stone Identical with those
] saw 1i Leiyo. r. was undoubtedly
being dragged ~ some temple site IN
th. valley urur d. I might ada that |
DE road We have Travelled today Is the
Old Indian tta'l and has len trny-
clel lor W1Hy centuries. In many !
PA .ts Cor miles lt is worn down from
udFol IN feDt deep and 30 feet wide
Ihfs iUl. NpIle" ig "A beautiful cX-
ample OF the old lale system A ridge
HNs thrown un arfoss ,he north end
= Che valley ;hai held back the waters
1.d formed 90 sake Everything in1l-
sics ue erupioH was comparatively
recent
Crossing % litile ridge we nos enter
the 'aiov OF Uh0te I'm NE distance
ar no. % ISa and town The valley
i rIrh au3 ,he ptsures covered with |
lsidR 1f cattle We stay at Uhlie an
ligh, ana next morning. May 3. cross
be- ridge that dlgidos the Sagomoso
rom the s1hanna This was the old
Intiln Hl from north 90 south and |
ll along the road They have len their
WritIngs on the rocks.
some of them.
10 Threatened rain all The afternoon |
md We had hardly reached Ciplquira
q q 3D.. 90 when lt began 20 rain and |
aimed oll night and nearly an the fol-
owing day The train takes me to
'ogota go ! am glad to see Il rain.
JOEL KICKS.
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