Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01

leads to granaries such as are found in
the oriental temples. They contain
seeds of various kinds. One very
large storehouse has not yet been en-
can be reached only from above. The
copper looks extend on the edge.
which indicates that some sort Of lad
deri was attached. These granaries
are rounded. and the material Of
which they are constructed. think. IS.
a very hard cement. a gray metal is
also found in this cavern. which puz-
not been established. 1t resembles
platinum. Strewn promiscuously over
the floor everywhere are what people
call cats eyes or tiger eyes vel
low stone OF no great value. Each one
is engraved With head OF tho Malay
type.
THE 5HIERoGLYPH1Cs.
"On all the urns. on walls over
dOorways. and tablets OF stone which
We're found by the image are the mSs-
terious llieroglyphics.&t the key to which
the Smithsonian institute hopes vet to
discover. These writings resemble
those on the rocks about this valley.
The engraving on the tablets probably
has something to do with the religion
ofSthe people. Similar hieroglvnfics
have been found in the peninsula Of
as those found in the orient. Some
believe that these cave dwellers built
the5old canals in the Salt River valley.
Among the pictorial writings son.S
two Baninials arc found. u One is Of pre-.
historic type.
THE CRYPT.
.srhe tomb or crypt in which, tho
mummies We're found is one OF the
largest of the chambers. the walls
slanting bacliat an angle of about .
degrees. On these are tiers Of mum
mics. each one occupying q SEPARATE
ahewn shelf. At the head of each Is
small bench. on which is found COPPER
cups and pieces of broken swords.
Some of the .mummies are covered
with clay. and all arr, wrapped in
bark fabric. The urns or CUPS on the
lower tiers are. crude, while rs the
higher shelves arc reached the urns
are finer In design. showing later
stage OF civilization. 1t Is worthy OF
note that all the mummics examined
so far nave proved to be male. no chill
&iren or females being buried here.
This leads to the belief that this OK
terror section was the warriors BAR
racks.
animals have been found. no skins no
clothing nor bedding. Many OF the
rooms are bare but for water vessels.
One room, about 40 by 200 feet. Was
probably the main dining hall, for
cooking utensils are found here. What
these people lived on is a problem,
though it is presumed that they came
south in the winter and farmed in tho
valleys, going back north in the sum-
-Eer Upwards of $4,000 people could
have lived in the cavern comfortably
One theory is that The present Indian
tribes found in Arizona are descend-
ants of the serfs or slaves OF the peo-s
pie which inhabited the cave. Un-
doubtedly a good many thousands of
years before tile Christian era u people
lived here which reached Il high stage
of civilization. The chronology OF hui
man history is full of gaps. Prof. .Ior-
dan is much enthused over the discov-
cries and believes that the find will
prove OF incalculable value in arcllae.
illogical work.
..One thing / have not spoken of,
may be of interest. There is one cham
Der the passageway to which is not
ventilated. and when we approached it
a deadly, snaky smell struck us. Our
lights would not penetrate the gloom,
and until stronger ones are available
we will not know what the chamber
contains. Some say snakes, but others
boo-hoo this idea and think it may con-
tain Il deadly gas or chemicals used
by the nncients. No sounds are heard.
but it smells snakey just the same. The
whole underground institution gives one
of shaky nerves the creeps. The gloom
is like a weight on ones shoulders, and
our flashlights and candles only make
the darkness blacker. Imagination can
revel in conjectureS and ungodly day
dreams back through the ages chat
have elapsed till the mind reels dizsily
in space