The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-08
RESULTS OF YALE EXPEDITION
TO PERU ARE MANY AND VARIED

New Haven, Conn, Feb. S.--A state
ment Of the results Of the recent Yale
expedition to Peru, presented by Pro-
fessor Hiram Bingham the leader Of
the expedition, was read to the Yale
corporation by President Hadfey to-
day
The first field of operations was the
Ufubamba river ana it's adjuncts in
Guiding the hitherto unknown rice
Pampaconas. The second was a cross
section from the head of the Canoe
Navigation on the Urubamba south
over the Andes to tlc Pacific ocean.
The third was the neighbor Of Mount
Corporuna and Lake Parinacuchas.
For the last Arcquipa was used as
rase. The field work occupied FIVE
iIcnths. The expedition was divided
Into three parties to do archaeological,
geological and typographical explora-
ton.
Sixteen topographic maps Of the re-
gion travcrscd were made by Kai
Hendrlksen. \ bnthymetric and topo-
graphic survey was made of Lake
Iarinacochas, 1i,5OO feet above the
sea. 1t is seventeen miles long and
six miles wide. IT. greatest depth
was found to be less than six feet.
Ruins of primitive civilization were
found on its banks
Correct Altitude.
Mount Corpurunu was successfully
climbed by Prof Bingham and VI. l..
Tucker and later was triangulated by
Mr. Hendriksen. It's altitude was
found to be not 22,790 feet as given
in the most recent maps. but 2L7OS
feet.
A geological map was made by Prof.
Bowman, across the Cordllcra from
the junction of the Urubamba and
Timpia rivers, southward along the
1jrd Meridian to Camana on the coast,
determining a number of important
geographical questions hitherto unset
tied. Evidence was found tending TO
show that the great coast terraces
have had not q single geologic his
tory as had been supposed, but a
history including a submcr-
sence in the Tertiary Period and a
stripping which Is still in progress.
Approximately 5000 specimens of in |
sects and non-nowering plants besides |
several hundred lana shells were coll
ccted by Prof. Foote.
Among the more important archie |
illogical discoveries made by Prof.
Gingham are in the ruins of num- |
Der Of Inca or pre-Inca cities, incud-
ing:
Beauty I'm Ruins.
Q Macchu Pichu, a city probably
built by the "Megaiihic race" who
preceded the Incas. The ruins are ON |
IN almost inaccessible ridge, 1000 feet |
above the Urubambt river They are |
Of great palaces, baths. temples, and |
about $50 houses. Carefully cut blocks |
Of white granite, some of them twelve |
feet long, were used I'm construction |
Of the walls. A map OF the city was |
made by Messrs. Tucker and Lanius
(2) Temple Of Yuracrumiu, the CEN
ter Of the Inca religious cult after the |
TALL Of Cinco, containing a carved !
1Sj feet in circumference.
CD Vitcos, the palace ana capital Of |
Nance Capac, the last Inca, probably
built after his retreat from Before
P!zarros conquerng army.
(D Vilcapampa, a purely Inca town |
now completely buried In the dense
Jungle Of the Rio Pampaconas. but
characteristic Inca pottery
md bronze implements.
90 number Of other primitive
towns in the coastal desert provinces,
Two of which are marked by volcanic |
)culders covered with photographs in
'luding dwellings, Of Jaguars, Llamas,
md Dancing men.
Find IIumna Bones.
Human bones woro found by Prof
Bingham, near Cuzco, embedded un-
Ter 75 feet of gravel with the bones of
several lower animals. Prof. Bowman