The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

THE JOURNAL JUNO
r.ssd street kept its doping plain for
e.. iase three ?1 whess sntszed hfes town tn
Beyond that town tho Stone highway could stn be
eight miles to the shore Of large lake.
On each side Of this roadway were fields under
and fruit and pastures in which herds Of animals Of
some kind were feeding while low, enestory but roomy
houses Of stone dotted the entire landscape from the
gd cliffs down to the placid mirror at the center of the
plateau.
Beyond the lake, which was not unlike pear IN
shape the behoders could catch gmpses Of towns and
villages of fields and orchards far they could
The plain also wdened rapidly it toward the lake.
that both its northern and southern
beyond the range Of vision Of the astonshed observers
They noted however, that rivers empted into the lake
both the north and south des and that there
indications of goodszed towns farther up their banks
But the browning wonder of the whole scene was at
the lake itself. On island, the center to
suggest artificial construction, great city. Tier
after tier of streets from the waters edge to
height two hundred feet there at apex
architectural pile, stood great bel-shaped building
possibly temple.
its color All the other buildings Of the plateau far
they could built of dark red sandstone But
Of dazzling whiteness From the waters edge to temple
top it ghstened in the morning light massive pile Of
spotless hue.
For minutes the castaways stood there silently
taking in the marvellous picture Then Mr. Todd spoke
"What is this professor? What do you make of it
Is this an earthly paradise, fairyland
dreamings''
cit is a reality, but that is can tell you. I
am amazed, bewildered, perpexed This plateau evi.
IDENTIFY teens with life and has civilization all it's own
Then he turned to Rod, and continued with mock
seriousness
"Look here, youngster, you have told where
are and 1 believe it. Now tell these jewellers
are, how they here and whether it is safe to
ture among them Have you clipping in your pocket,
or theory in head that account for what you
"No, SIR" Rod replied laughingy, "and don't
first two questions, while only trial the
third. But it to that compelled test
their :l hospitality; What else can we do''' :.
"Nothing,' admitted the aeronaut. ''We must
60 on.''
He started down the steps, followed by his comrades
Reaching the paved roadbed without difficulty they
fastened along it, to arrive at the nearest dwell
The fields on either side of the way as they ad
vanced seemed to be less fertile than those farther
the SLOPE and apparently given to forest
pasture In the herds of strange animals also
.'They are lamas'' the professor declared; "and
this section may be royal public park Notice how
the ungainly but useful beasts Possibly village
approaching is where the royal public herds
dwell;' surmse the part of the speaker which
they sometime afterWard found to be substantially
rect.
''The lamas are also known as Peruvian sheep, and
pre- they Mr.. Todd now inquired |'Can it
be this is some branch of that old race?''
Inc same LhOugnC mas Already occurred to me, - Mr.
Barton answered. he architecture of those buildings
ahead would also to confirm that But if
rue how they here far from the mother land
How did they scale the great walls Of the plateau These
and dozen other questions Of interest to the historian
and archaeologist, naturally arise Who shall
them but the people before US? We must wait and
learn
elf they Incas have nothing to fear,'' Todd
here remarked; for have read that naturally they
Of mild and peaceful disposition
eve shall know how they will treat US, for
there is boy staring at from the house,
BOD announced.
All looked in the direction of the dwelling, and
in time to lad of perhaps twelve years, tall slender
elivehued and with dark, straight hair, standing
open doorway, and gazing up the road at them.
The next instant he disappeared within the building
onlv reappear later when he ran off into the