El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11

EWO Los ANGELES members OF the
Southwest Society Of the Archae-
= illogical Society Of America, A.
Hooton Blackiston, president Of the
Mexican and Southwest Development
company. gave an interesting descrlp-
tion of a recent trip made by him 10
Honduras, says the Los Angeles Times
ON that trip Mr.. BIackiston maze
what is perhaps the most unique as
coverv in the way Of prehistoric reIlcs
ever made on the western hemlsp' mere
II is called the Sacred cave ana LII
1ishes reliable data on one -
strangest phases or the IeA5-o-
culture of the lost races o. CON
mis- cave cOntainsaa deposit OF ~
NJ beUs 500 of which have Deen IT,
covered They range IN size ~ S---
button to large dinner Ie5II-i55 i- 5esign
more picturesque and Narleu IA 1S4il7s-
+Lo1 rba bells made by any Cl-o-
known civilization Iney go. - -
FOR a clapper a BAN OF puLS 80
s0d no two of them has the same tone
ME cave also contains 2 l-,---- -3I-5,,,ts
IMAGES which evidently were JIySCSS
- ySCTsbiD some of these BlacklstoH
ootalIie I'D indian was the first to find
+t,a cssef said BlackistOn- ne us
covered it on one of MS huItIIs y Is -
in 1905 and kept the kaoWL5us17 -
inviolable secret until - i,,,,,,-e7,tioD
400 owing to his total mlsconcep -
~ ire value and because the one NC -
in whom he had confluence M 80 -
tLara Recently his paQrole LS--- . -
and he then divulged the mo- ne '1i--
go ~ had discovered an enormously
ricb mine with its precious metal nnaue
into bells. , go. -,-i+r5r tba
TIoDdurau mountains upon az ~
~ the HEADQUARTERS Of small streiLl-
fiovvfn,r into the Rio ChameIcan anu
q niles from the ruins OF the anclenl
I city of Naco- ThlcR STOW ~ 80 seen
! ical vegetation. ruShlng slLe1Ll9, 9--1-Pe
| Mountains and beds or qulchsetlu 10
/ its access most difficult ne Si 80 a. -
/ is 40 feet wide and contains signs oL
I what seem TO De copper siam
few cOpper bells were lying on
I the surface and later eXcayaJlons Ie-
I covered them by the hundreds me
I S~-set are nearly three inches in d1-
sr4eter. They range from convention
al sbapes to the most fantastic de-
i5T7be most interesting are in the
I forms Of the fanciful faces OF men
4 and eccentric shapes or animals Oll1
[ follows the lines of a turtle win an
/ ELONGATED neck bent backward LoI
{ the handle One has an eAA65eL
I s+e5 chin and nose like our own con-
I ceDfioD of a witch. Some represent
I strange creatures akin to the Green
Of romance and these curl Iouliu OSii9
that are shaped like We'll 49,
] "SOme have broad gnCme-4he races
I in which the opening Of the Deu rep
! resents the mouth. with one large l9oLA
Z protruding on either SIDE, anu OtuSL :
I ba7-a arotesuue bat heads, being varied
in different specimens by the presenCs
| of horn-like ears upon the LoIelg1u ~
Z hfgh-ringed eyes ana olueL ltios - ~
cracies. One is a flat negrold Lace
I -rffb wide omen mouth out OF Whlcn
I nrotrudes another face OF toIally III
| ferent type with large nose ana moe
ous staring eyes. There are alsO num-
I 6eriass balIs like our sleigh bells with
CONFER loop securely fastened on
These bells are not only surprisi1,g
I in design but are wonderful IN work
{ r9aDsbin They represent cOnsum1nate
skin There seems to be no doubt that
many were cast i'm moulds, WhAe olH-
ers were beaten or at leasI IiIllSl-eo ~, ~
that manner. Some We're punt !lel
uDon tier of fine-spun wire, recurr ne
| scrolls and other running designs De
ing superfmposed I'm de1cately SNAPPED
coils of copper There is a holiness OF
| convention I'm the work and "a mastery
| of treatment in its finish that places
/ III uDOn place distinct from all otnei
1 aboriginal work of which we have
Ai' aIt is evident that this cave was
I used solely for religious purposes py 2
people well versed in the working OF
metal and the cutting ~ STONE, &C
| complishments which are developed Toy
I a nation only when the primal wants
Of man have been satisfied
''The ATavan influence in the feature
and trea tnent of these designs and tho
presence Of native copper in the cave
indicates that the bells were made
there. and it is extremely probable that
I we have here come into contact WIZ
the worship of the Mayan bat god. the
deity Of mountain caverns- II seems
likely that the rites celebrated In tnl'
cave were in honor Of the hoInlna S.hl-
| maIcan. the god Of the hat people
Mr. BlackistOn named herein is
member Of the National Geographic So