The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-07
s. Interesting Article
BOARDING an Ancient
Race

I .-rrzIJMA CANYON (by Cour-
tpIInffs. Utah), July Il For
nur little party of eight has
h sio;surclv through Montezuma
This name is a mlsnomer, Inc
F'h F'nhh;eh are so abundant everywhere
direct relationship with the
~ lsyil;zatiou. The only points the
n % l,,res would have in common
.enlt from the fact that both
n ! 1ndian origin. 1T is the COM
p:,,oke. however, of the people
w The southwest to connect all
~ of a former culture with the
.ssstfiyely sf recent Aztecs.
, matter Of fact, however, IN the
rsss. the walled caves and the
" nneblos and villages in this
s.y localities throughout the
VA we have the rem9ins of 8
,s ancient people. Yet there is
"a indicate that we are study
highly developed civilization
'bastile conceived. The semi
s;on Of the stone age, and moth
.sssr is found herei From south
I'm and Colorado south TO Peru
,rnsars 10 have been a succession
ars all of them Indian in origin.
.ro nj them advancing beyond the
a stone.
4 II these cultures occupied the San
|1,s;noec. These peoples of for
y seemed TO have preferred the
aud river valleys rs places Of
',s aad from the fact that they
.:.ss built their dwellings upon
,Es have been called cIiif-dwellers.
',rn, is a popular rather than an
:,s one. They did IN some local.
IL in dwellings, pcrcbed high upon
[Sss hut ordinarily their pueblos
mn in fhe valleys. and the small
4 houses and walled caves were
! caches for their corn and as
IN ploces. Possibly sometimes they
F. IA used as forts and places Of
rEdsnts Montezums Garry On.
. .reople who lived in the Monte
,anvon belonged TO this large
. or rncc who occupied the entire
Juap drainage This culture had |
la fnaracltI'Si't-, as oNoNh ~ lne 1
Ia Of sheir arts. one Of these |
[E ihe prevalence of black apdN
4, potery all through the San Juan |
n,p This kind OF pottery is not
5s predominant type anywhere |
.zsopt in small district on the
a Tributaries of The Little Colorado, !
IN is also found
n making of pottery was a prac-
,n among ali Indian tribes until
|z'ito man came with his tinware.
|r= making of iine pottery required I
"a amount of skill. The pottery
4 common kind was hardened be
Z open fire by turning it round
md, and varied in color with the
/ 4 clay composing ii. AS the clay
.js section is usually rcd, this type
|rhry is ordinarily Of that color.
\ ihese people who made the black
|rkite pottery, after the first burn
|ffpre the open fire washed or
Ia their vessels with a kind Of
ID solution which, when burned
. leaves what closely resembles n
\ plazc This wEite surface is then
ID OF otherwise marked with a kind
2sblack fluid distilled from the
deoma, a common weed which in
Is seen in every damp spot with
ilsters OF purple blossoms, The
b burning was in a kind of tempo
kin OF buffalo chips. Since the
1l Of cattle upon the ranges these
Inc made of cowdung. These are
ely piled all around the vessels to
'ned and the FIRE is one of intense
znd the gases generated contain
(knble ammonia.
Ruins in the Canyon.
+ et US speak of the ruins of
ctiums canyon in particular. Here
|Dand on all the entering side can
vailed caves, and watch-towcrs
y be found as well as scattering
.n or dwellings,. Numerous ruins
-Feing places were found in the
'shy- These, In the great ma
Of eases, contained one or more
circular ceremonial chambers.
nya was the meeting place and
-lSlc chamber of clan, consisting
We who were united under the
p' Of one totem. These clans were
slmgiy numerous. To name few
y totems that were the symbols
.@a might mention the bear. the
ee snake, squash, coyote, blue
4, nns OF succession in all social
aaIlon ran through the mother or
s7ale line, as was the case with
ihian tribes. There were CON
~ TWO chief social units. One
y family, the other the clan.
Inc Aztec civilization of the
4. aelas the state became n power,
= 'aei9ues or priests, represent !