Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-19

istence of the new.
Next year Professor Monsen win
go into the country prepared 10 make |
be explained. The cave 6wellers mad |
dweilers, and this is believed to form
one of the essential points Of diff
ference between the two races.
The cliff people natteneJ the backs
of their heads BY artiiical means,
while the cave dwellers indulssd in
no such practice Their heaas were
permitted to develop naturally, but
their skulls were upnnaIiy long and
narrow. They were, IN all prDbabil-
ity, the pioneers in the art of basket
weaving, while the chH nsn knew
little about that industry, This 10 an
other indication that the two races
were not only dinerept but that they
must nave lived iu dihersnt periods
OF time.
The cave dwellers sustained them
selves principally by huutiae, They
we're also much given "a me genpe
art of warfare. 'Tois latter Industry
they carried on by means OF the stl
all or spear throwing stick. for The
cave dwellers did not possess the bow
and arrow. when wls the weapon OF.
the cliff dwellers This instrument
has also been discovered among the
| indians of Mexico ana South Amert
ca. indicating thai tine cave sweIiers
were royers 10 this nomadic Gus
1 aFfifbntGe fba
development of the basket weaving
art. In travelling from plpce 10 place
| and being frequently pursued ny their
enemies. 1t was practically impossibls
TO carry any earthen vessel "itnout
| breaking It, This need OF something
that would not break was the inspira-
| ton of the basket weaving art shd
an erfectual check 10 experiments in
! the pottery line,
| In exploring an unknown canon IL
| the Grand gnlch regidn nf softherr
Utah, Professor Monses stumbled
upon the graves of these people wpile
delying into the NUNS Of lie elm
dweHers. He found hat Wheraver
the winds and the water MAD carved
out cave with an exposure 10 the
| sun these graves we're to be found
They had tarried ln tsat region long
enough to bury many Of tbeir dead,
and where they went no QUE can teli-
Many years sfterWars the people ol
the cliffs came and built their dwell
ings over these graves. Tbose who
| ION no
ated with photographs, revealing 10
those who came after that some one
had been there before them. sit
there is no evidence that the clit
dwellers realized tnat taey were
building their homes over the graves
of previous inhabitants On The coA-
trary, there is good evidence TO snow
that they did not Like ali prirsbvs
men, they were probably m0 oidly
superstitlous. especially IN respect to
the dead. Graves were given wide
berth and left severely alone ana II
they had discovered that they were
living over cemetery thes would
have fled the country without isny
particular waste Of Time
1t was discovered that these bodies
cemented on the iustds ana had evi.
IDENTIFY been prepared with great care
The bodies were Wrapped 10 beautiful
feather cloths and cots made OF re- %
bit skins. But some ot then were
covered with fine watts made Of yuc.
ca fiber. In all cases they were bur
led in crouching position, with their
arms folded arnuud their knees 1he
action of time aud the clements had
done nothing more 10 rnem than 70
dry up their skin aun draw il right
over their homes, giving them the ap-
pearance of mumnies. fneir skin look
ing much Ike parchment. Covering
the head one large OF several smail
baskets of the finest make Nere piae
ed and the whole was covered with
earth and beaten down 80 3 Level
with the cave floor These baskets
are covered with every design that
the. wild fancy OF thar socisnt people
could conceive They ate not only
attractive on that account. but the
making of them beirays ths highest
| skill.
In the art al weaving the Navajo
Workmanship displayed ii tue makiaS
and Hopi Indians Al the present. day
excel, but with all la~ advantages of
wool as material tney are not more
skfllful than was This primitive race.
The unnamed canons In which der
graves are to he found are tribntar
les of the San Juan. saa the exceed.
ingly difficult to penetrate profes
sor Monsen succeeded rot only ia get
ting there himself hut he took ipuls
in with him 1t is very probable that
this was the first ana only mule or
| horse that ever sci foot on t5at Land
| In descending sheer ersoihiGes he oft
en- found 1t necessary to let the spi.
| NAL down by means of block aud
tackle, and in scaling some of the
cliffs it was hoisted in the same way,
This will give a few IDEAS regarding
the difficulties ana kardstips that tois
doughty explorer met ana oyerca me
In order tn enrich his kuuuladse M