Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-18


with this prehistoric race TO bury
their dead under their dwelling floors.
I determined 10 try digging still deep.
or.
AFTER cracking the cement and
pushing the broken fragments aside,
I was surprised 10 come upon ashes.
corncobs. pot shards. arrow points.
and . profuslon OF animal bones. This
rubbish filled stratum about eighteen
inches thick. below which suddenly
struck second floor.
"Under this stratum OF cement I
found almost the same quantity Of
rubbish ~ was brought TO light
above. but what was my consterna-
ton Al discovering that there was
still q third floor In this oddly con.
structed abode.
with the greatest excitement I
swung my shovel and dislodged the
debris which separated me from that
which ] felt sure OF finding now.
There was soon . good sized hole
gaping In the third covering Of ce-
ment. and as my implement finally
penetrated the opening Il plunged
through into q soft substance and
crashed into q huge decorated pot,
which fell apart, disclosing the head
Of mummy over which II had been
placed.
"On examining the mummy. which
was that OF man." continues Mr..
Tex. u found that II was wrapped
In three Harnesses. or blankets, each
about four by Ave feet In size.
The outer one was decayed with
age. the next one somewhat better
preserved. and the inner one quite per.
feet. The warp of these Harnesses was
OF vegetable fiber string and the wool
was made OF twisted strips of fur
skin. which had the fur left on. and
had acquired. through the process Of
twisting. . likeness TO soft wool.
THE head Of the mummy showed
that the man had probably died from
q blow on the skull, for there was
a large indentation directly over the
base.
The features were partly those of
an Indian. for the CHEEK bones were
high and rather prominent. but the
skull was large. with a somewhat
low brow and without the slightest
trace of the usual artificial natten.
ing practiced by cliff jewellers.
THE man must have been OF great
height. for In his shrunken state he
measured about feet. He was ex.
tremely broad shouldered and the
dried muscles OF his whole body prov.
ed him to have been very active and
powerful.
The large chest circumference
showed him to have had powerful
lungs. His armn we're OF great length
and his hands and feet were very small
for 80 large a man.
AS fair a. the ZunI Indian OF New
Mexico and the Maya OF Old Mexico.
the mummy was racially distinct from
either OF these tribes. To what race.
then. did he belong?
"On the right wrist of the mummy
was a bracelet made of two polished
bones. two inches long. which were
sewn upon an armlet Of deer skin.
Around the left wrist was fastened a
bracelet OF tiny shells. run on a fiber
string"
These relics are said by the authori.
ties of the American Museum OF
Natural History to oe ,ery fne speci-
mems.
AS to the discovery OF John Tex.
they are most conservative. AZ there
are so many explanations which
might be advanced for the location In
which the mummy was found. though
they admit that II Is probably Q very
old mummy. and simple theories &C.
count for the difference In skin and
hair.
Discoveries that many consider un.
important are frequently made nova.
days. and the archaeologists who have
that territory In charge believe that
everything found Ia Of value and adds
link to the chain Of facts relating
to the prehistoric race Of cliff dwell.
ers.
tNote-The above mummy 10 evil
IDENTIFY the same ons that was sent to
this city q few weeks ago and was
placed on exhibition at the Wholesale
grocery establishment Of Gross, Kelly
a Co. A number Of our people. by In
vitation Of Manager Arnot. called to
see the gigantic mummy at the store.
At the time Of It's arrival here. The
Citizen contained an article describing
II. II has been sent to Coney Island.
N. ". and will AFFORD much enjoy
ment &c the people who will visit that
a..