New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03
MYSTERY SOLVED?
alleged Life Story Of the Inca
Holman at the Museum.

The mysterious woman of the Incas who vas
r,o,,ob+ IL the Museum of Natural History the
cher daZ for $4,000. has disclosed her identity
al least SO an attendant told Tribune re-
norter Yesterday The true story Of her lie
With names and dates all written in grace
fuI back slope handwriting. was found COIL
cealed under her llama skin anklet, ne sald.
Thus the curiosity of an anxious romantic pup
liz il anneased. and the dire disputes of many
scientists are averted No one knows what
might have happened In the way OF speculatlon
and hot argument if the woman had not come
ror-ard "a to speak with an authentic nara
tive.
1,ba sneciroen is worth all the munmies in
tbe ,nI,serm put together It is a ridiculous bar
Gain at the price paid. 1t is so lfeke that vtsl-
tors are inclined to shake hands with it. The
l,od,- zras discovered in an ancient copper mine
Is C,bua,Iicamata. which is inland from the
cbiIian coast. There the highly civilized Incas
used to dig out their copper ore, as shown III
the extensive workings. They also dug gold ana
naved their halls with it. which 50 inhamed
tba religious zeal of Pizarro that he slaughtered
+ba owners and took possession of everything IN
sight
When rude modern prospectors nosins ANU.
an old CHILEAN mine some months ago espleu
This venuslike figure reclining on us rlsn1
side they started and bushed violently. me
figure kept reclining This treasured me ais
coverers Another scare occurred When q Veii.-
uresome prospector touched his arm ana II
seemed warm as well as soft
santa Anna. boys.' he shouted in the Chiiian
yernacuIar. shes alive. after all! Maybe this
is Rider Haggard's She
Il thought it might be Eve" said another.
"Did Eve have black hair?
Experts think that the woman had come TO
the mine after copper. perhaps thousands OF
years ago. The ore occurs here in the rare
state Of atacamite a greenish powder. and used
to be scraped up with shells or sharp stones
Having excavated a low vault in her search
for ore the worker was overwhelmed and IN
stantly killed by a fall of rocks She did not
have time to cIench the taper fingers OF her
right hand In succeeding ages the gases and
eaIrs Of Iiaufd copper preserved the body, max
ing II proof against time and covering it with
matches of greenish hue like those Of bronze
statuary This natural method of preservation
seems 10 excel any artificial process for the
nI1,n7p contours remain as in life, and any dis
tortions have been caused by external pressure.
The weight of the body is not much increased
by the mineral elements
Pieces of whitish rock and gravel are Inn
bedded in the flesh and one rock fragment shows
drops of crimson blood coagulated. The body
shades from buff to green and black hues. One
toe and one finger are missing The jet braided
hair comes down low over the forehead and
beside the cheeks; it is parted crossways at the
hack of the head. The long hngernails are cut
rounded and show flesh color beneath.
The waist has no sign of corset nor in fact
any other article of apparel. Around the loins
there is canvas apron attached to gtrdle Of