El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

amply proved by the fact that the city
was buried under the wash OF a great
river that came down from the noun
tains Geological consideration enable
US to fix the date OF that river back
beyond other changes that have taken
place in the ground since Hence the
city must be older still And even be-
fore this flood the city was probably
already abandoned through pestilence-
war OF some such cause. 1t was quite
by accident that il was found the ex-
plOring party CHANGED to step into a
cave in Tt lies beneath the thick and
long cultivated residual soil, ard con-
seQUently there may be an indefinite
number OF such cities almost anywhere
Among objects found was dental
cast OF q human mouth The more We
discover. the more do we confirm the
teaching that civilization is not of re-
cent growth The older the civiliZa-
be the rule everywhere Clearly the
arts OF modern civilization have been
known before and we are bug redis-
coverers OF them
Human Bones Found.
Near Cuzco. Prof Bingham had made
the interesting discover Of human
bones in deposit in Peru which, in
the opinion Of the geOlOgist OF the
party, Pref ]. Bowman. certainly oates
from the glacial period Phe bones.
which We're covered b. over 100 feer
Of ccnglCmerate, gravel sand. etc had
been partially exposed to view OWNS
in the side Of the valley They In
Guided three femOra and one hip bone
Another important discovery was that
q a ruined Inca city. placed on an al
most inaccessible ridge flanked By fine
precipices not far from the left bank
or the Cruoamba three days journey
from Ollantaytam DO Prof. Bingham
says InaL among all the Inca cities thai
he has visited none even remotely an
DrOaches this in Importance. The ruins
are very extensive, and the stone work
IS as Ilne as any IN CuzcO or Olan-
Iay lamDo- One building is remar6abls
for its large and beautiful windows.
another for its finely worked stones
some OF them IS and "A feet long. Prof
bingham believes the city to have been
the ancient P1tcOs (NitcOs). or Pitchu.
mentioned by Father Calancha and also
~ oca7npo Inc latter says that PitcOS
IS in q very high mountain
where there IS a plaza Of onsiderabIe
size and describes the buildings as
sun ostslmOs de grande magestad'
and built with great art The place is
now known as Manchu Pichu. E. e. Old
Pichu. but it is so difficult OF access
that no one in the neighbOrhOod has
a number OF photographs OF the ruins.
hoped TO return shortly and spend some
time making a plan OF them and clear
part is covered.
Naming America.
The Naming OF America" is the title
or the leading article in the latest issue
The article was suggested by the recent
cele oration Gin July OF this year, in the
little, but ancient town Of St Die
france, commemorative Of the naming
OF the new world The author gives q
brief sketch Of the Gymnase Vosgien.
the society which secured and trans
lated Nespucius' Epistola. the erection
in 1907 Of the first printing press in
St. Die and OF its first prOduct-ths
famous COsmographiae Introducffo.
which contained an accOuI Of the an
clients conception OF the geoEraUhv 81
the world, together with the story ~
the four voyages OF Americus Vesul-
cluS- It was in this work that the cell
ebrated geOgrapher and cartograDher.
Martin Waldseemuller. declared thai
the new found continent should bear
the name Of America. in honor Of the
The writer then deals briefly with
the finding OF the long lost man 81
Waldseemuller. etc The article itself
contains nothing new on the subiect-
but is OF course interesting to those
uninforme6 as to early accounts of ire
discovery and exploration OF the vest
ern world. The March, 1904 issue -
The Bulletin contained a comprebeD-
sive account covering this same
ground