The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09


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Suddenly the little party turned around steep wall
of shae and the main was in sight The professor
paused and mopped his forehead There, boys there it
Is, he said, pointing with his finger.
halfway up the steep side of the cliff in what looked
be long cleft in the steep descent of rock
stood the home and fortress of the ancient cidweers
which the boys had come many miles to see
From where they were they could make out nothing
but square windows in what appeared to be line
Of matchmaking adobe houses that nearly Tiled the
huge shadowy recess
George Lyman and Carter Randall two boys of
sixteen who had months before under
the charge of young Professor Jensen They were max
ing trip thru Arizona and New Mexico in the search
of prehistoric inhabitants 'Bones
battleaxes,' George called them. Thru their
quainance with army officer at of the forts they
had heard of the guide Coleman, who knew about
the habitations of the old than probably any
in the region for he had been Of the first exor
up in the Glachens and the Black river country
they had reached the bottom of the arroyo, and
following the shallow stream, John Coleman turned
Whar I'm gon' to take ye,' he said, ''lots of peo
reckin but thar, thar!' He turned suddenly and
the professors Come here, a few rods fur
Their, he went pointing at the time, he waded
up the stream to the opposite side of the cliff.
The village that the boys had first seen was nothing
brow of that thrust out overhead hundred feet
into the 1t fully thousand feet from
where they stood straight to the ledge which this
village stood Sheer and straight it without assure
the chance for foohod below and the overhangng
above marked it at inaccessible The sides
TACT the ends of the roobeams plainly in sight
to the naked eye, and thru the field glass pile of pot
could be made standing the entrance to
Of the larger dwellings.
The professor gazed in establishment. cit looks
If it were built yesterday he said
elbow did they get up thereg' inquired Carter he
FLASHED alongside
'sThat's than I you,'' answered the pro-
fessor, slowly ''Major Evans told me of this village
but probably the method going has been de-
stroyed by time In opinion, human foot has been
there in the last thousand years or moren
'Id like to what it's like,'' said George, look
ing with get
The professor sighed tsscience would give a great
deal to have you,'' he REPLIED 'tbut on; must
hurry to reach the small yonder.' He pointed
again to the ruins the other side. &s
By careful climbing and careful stretching from point
to point they at last reached the smaller ledge and
tered thru the opening cut in the solid rock It
Coleman had reported there evidence Of
vistations before them Under the thick sitting dust
they found nothing but crumbng brickwork, bits
of rough earthen Jars and sandal made of straw.
Professor Jensen outspoken in his disappont-
ent evident that the destroying of nature
besides that of had been at work long, long before
j The village, unlike the the chasn in
exposed position and rain and water had helped to
some hundred feet above their heads was the tanazin
fortress which they could not reach What treasures
The professor sighed long trip of three
four days had been next to frutless.
Suddenly John Coleman turned and spoke to the pro
fessor quite excitedly s*Cap' said take that
that rafter hangs He pointed with his lean finger al
the opposite cliff, and his hand was trembling.
The professor looked thru his glass.
fsee anything9'' asked the guide, his voice almost
quiverng
eyes - said the professor, IT something red.'
Coleman drew long breath ''Its thar YETI h
whispered He turned and looked at the group gathered
about him if frightened then he spoke, still beneath
his BREATH II put it thar
The professor started ttYou you'll he began, bu
the guide interrupted him.
eyes, fifteen year ago las spring I've bin thar,
with a wave of his army ''and I've things"
The boys stepped forward and Professor Jense
lowered his glass and glanced at the guide from head
foot.
t'Tel u.s. he said quietly raising his hand to kee
the boys from speaking.
The tall fairly trembling now. ssYo
It believe me- he faltered; they will
Carter about to say something but the elder ma
suppressed him again with gesture. eve will beiev
you John he said, quietly he had spoken before
but how in the world and where did you start front