Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02

10 was 90 them bone of contention.
us Iar1hcmla and the land nf Ncphi
were 90 the Nophltee and Llmanites
They Fought and disiodgod each uther
time and again AZ one time their r..
bcllions he'd them nearly go the brink
Of annihilatlon. aud they we've only
saved by q righteous man named Omer
who was warned by the Lord TO Zee
TO "a country somewhere east in the
state Of New YORK Such people
could not build pyramids and cities
containing millions. nor develop the
fine arts possessed only by cultured ma
tions. therefore conclude. after p
careful study of their history. that
they are not the builders OF the monu-
ments OF wonder found go profusely
n the republic ~ Mexico and IN the
Central America states. My reasons
for feeling sure that the Jaredites did
not contribute materially TO those am
Client buildings are based upon the
following grounds.
NOT PYRAMID BUILDERS.
Firstly. when they landed and for a
long time afterwards they were too
few IN numbers to do more than de-
velop the resources OF the country 20
provide a living. or possibly TO possess
and repair some ~ the ruins found IN
the country.
Secondly. they exhausted their
strength numerically from time 20 time
So that they were little more than
rowing brigands. except as TO the few
who obeyed the Lord. These latter
would not spend their time chiseling
out images and idols for worship. The
others were too much engaged IN row
Wing and waging warfare 10 attend TO
the details Of the construction OF ca
nails miles in length. cities 60 miles in
diameter pyramids covering 20 acres
Of ground with a base equal to a
square city block In salt Lake city
Lastly. and most important OF all. il
is known that the ruins here with the
sculpture work uncovered are OF the
same date or age as the Egyptian pyra-
mids and ruins Of the upper and lower
Nile and the ancient Syrian and AS
syrian arts OF antiquity The date Of
the building Of these stupendous works
must have been earlier than the ia
reditc epoch or national existence. To
find the solution of tho mystery we
must 20 back In history another step.
TO the races that populated tho earth
before the flood
PYRAMID OF THE MOON.
First however q is wen to mako "a
few general observations relating to
the pyramids of san Juan Tc0tihuH-
can. The mound shown in the cut Is
known as the pyramid Of the mooa
This mound is covered with lava rock
aud ashes, decomposod and reduced 20 "a
condition that il can sustain vegeta-
ton and is covered with shrubs and
pepper trees. So was the pyramid OF
the sum- shown In "A former article. un-
dl the covering was torn on by the
Mexican government In the days Of
the conquest il was not known whether
on not these mounds were natural or
artificial but later investigation proved
them 10 he artificial. that is. construct
ed pyramids. Some time i'm the past
one or more Of the many VOLCANOES in
that region belched forth hot ashes
aud lava and covered the whole coun-
try hiding or destroying the many
minor pyramids and buildings i'm pyra-
mid form In the great city Of Teoti-
huacan. Researches have proved that
three different races have possessed tho !
land. Thai a later race than the
original builders occupied the ruins OF
san Juan Teotihuacan is well attested I
by the following discovery.
ANCIENT TEOTIHUACAN.
by observation IL is discernible that |
the ancient city was laid out true to 1
the cardinal points Of the compass. |
Facing the pyramid Of the moon and I
running due south Is a street approx 4
imately five miles long. paved with ce- /
ment, visible everywhere when uncov- !
cred. The street is six rods wide and /
is faced on either side by a row OF I
pyramidal buildings apparently from /
30 to 100 feet square. Such buildings /
line the street for a mile and half 4
south Of the pyramid OF the moon A I
couple Of these have been opAned and /
found TO contain chambers OF various
sizes. which were at one time beaut-
fully finished IN cement plaster, painted /
and frescoed Some Of the walls still /