The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26

Tea,o become known as Iost city. The Mexican government now intends to send a party of archeologist@ to explore the mines.
 How "Lost City" Was Found.
 The ruins of Teayo were discovered by party of Americans who were investi gating a report of the existence of coal deposits When they reached the Oto- mite territory they found an Otomite Indian whom they employed as guide. They found no coal where 1t was said to exist, and they resolved to continue their journey into the wilds for the purpose of seeing wha, they mig..t discover.
 Guided by the Otomlte Indian, they travelled over mountains and through dense jungles of tropical forests for IA days. They came upon a number of small settlements of Otomite Indians. and but for the fact tha. lneir gu.-o interceded in their behalf they would have been sacrificed
 They were the firrt white men to pene- trate the region, and their appearance was a sensational event to the Indians, who have never submitte,. to or acknowl- edget the authority o1 the -.-exican gov ernment over them. The Otomites proud ly boast that they are sull unconquered.
 In Sight of the Ruins.
 On -Ae 14th day the Americans came within sight of the city of Teayo The sacrificed tower, wI.icn rises to height of 65 feet, attracted their attention when some distance away from the city. The Otomite guide went forward and obtained permission form the inhabitants of the ruined city for the Americans to enter.
 They spent several days viewing the ruins of the ancient capital, which in the days of its glory had population of not less than 50,000 people They obtained a large number of photographs of the diff ferent ruins and views of the city.
 These photographs include heiroglyph- les which exist in the city. It is believed that when these -leiroglyphics are de- ciphered they will show that a discovery of great archaeological v..lue has been made. In an interview one Of the mem- bers of the parry of explores gave the following description of t.-e ruined city:
 sacrificial Tower.
 The sacrificial tower, which now rises 65 feet above the ground, formerly had an altitude of more n -eet It has been reduced in height by tie erosion of the centuries. There are great quantities of stone detached from it's catered over the ground at its base. When the great age of this pyramid or tower Is consid- cred, 1t Is the best preserved monument of Mexican antiquity known to exist. At the base of the tower, the north and south sides are 6, feet wide and the east and west side are 75 feet wide. A stone stairway 30 feet wide runs up the tower on tAe east side. It is estimated that at least 40000 tons of material were used in constructing this monument
 "Anpther interesting feat re of the ancient city is the great central under ground chamber The Otomites con- structed underground throughfares through all parts of the city, and many of these dark and gloomy passages and chambers are still in good state of preservation. This system of under ground thoroughfares radiated from the sacrificed tower Many of them are walled with stone, upon which the beau tiful work of t--e sculptc- is still to be seen.
 Skeletons of Victims.
 'T saw underground chambers which were filled with skeletons of men said to have been the victims of religious rites. The labyrinth of underground pas sages, chambers, and vaults will probably reveal great store of information bear ing on the past history of the Otomites when properly explored and investigated One of these subterranean passages runs from the center of the city to a surface opening in the face of a cliff seven miles distant. It is said that no one has en- tered this mysterious passage for many decades. It was used to provide the im- perial family a means of exit from the capital in time of emergency.
 '"The ancient Otomites excelled the Az tees in sculptural art. Is shown by the splendid expressions of the human face on stone wrought by the Otomites as compared with that of the Aztecs. The tomb of Tlachmoc, the last of the Emperors of the Otomites, is one of the things of interest wh.>L we saw at Teayo. The tomb has a raised cover upon which two sphinx-like figures stand like guards over s-.e pagan ruler. A cross of mahogany, erected in recent years. surmounts the cover.
 How Victims Were Sacrificed.
 "At each corner of the paved area over the tomb stands a sculptured stone taken from some ancient lodging place to do honor to the memory of the dead Elm peror. One of these stones Is eight feet high and is covered with allegorical fig ures, inscriptions and heiroglyphics; an. other of the stones represents prince, a third a wise man, and the fourth a woman, who is minus her head
 ''The Otomites sacrificed the lives of their victims by casting their bodies from the top of the tower through the hole which formed the center of the structure from top to bottom. The bo,ies fell into the subterranean passage under the tower. Otomite Indians are of light com pleXion. In the days of their power they T