The chronicle=news., 1913-03-17
Rare Scientific Find
is Made Near the
City Of Mexico


ic circles by adviccs received from
Sir Martin Conway. PROFESSOR WIN
lam Siv"n and S"nor Ramon M"na
NJ the discovery 0r ahsnln'" Monxo-
lian remains only II coupl" OF hours
walk from til" City OF Mexico. there
by confirming tho hypothesis that
has long bcen held that the most an
eicnt civilization OF Mexico and Peru
| preceding tnht OF tho Toltccs aud
Aytccs was of Mongollnn origin.
. Close 10 and partly bcncath 'h"
| ruins OF tho ancient city OF Tcoihua-
| can, about nineteen miles northeast
iof the City Of Mexico. III. scientists
uncovered tho SIN more ancient city
Of Otumbia. which rl0urishcd with .
wonirous civilization centuries be-
| fore the A,tcrs or Toltccs rose 10
power. possibly even bcfor" Babylon
and Nin.vaii swaycd the dcsiinles OF
western Asia.
With tn" financial assistance OF
the Mexican government the cSne-
dition began fch removal OF n six
foot layer nf earth. representing the
dust and dctritus OF more than 20
centuries. This sOon brought into
yicw many evidences OF vast and
popnlons city Of n very high order OF
| civilization. Chief among these was
great pyramid. II Ia 700 feet sGuar.
at the base. and Its apex Is ls7 feet
high. while many OF the giant blocks
OF stone in It's massive walls must
have required extraordinary engine
cring skin to handle. This pyramid
also has It's riddle. for the exis OF the
main gallery IL colncidcn'al with
the magnetic meridian.
Near the pyramid was found an-
other remarkable building called tho
Casa -Pin'ada. or painted house. On
! tho ground floor are six rooms with
smoothly polished floors OF white CO.
mcnt. The walls. which are compos-
cd OF stone. are thickcst at the base
and slope slightly upward They arc
also OF plaster. which Is painted In
dian rod. On those walls ar" paint
ings representing human beings In
elaborate garments and head Dress
rs. The coiors used In the paintings
are green. red. pink and orange
brown. The workmanship Is of
high order. the figures ar" boldly
drawn and carefully colorcd.
Then came tho greatest discovery
OF all. While cxcavatirg near tho
has OF the great pyramid Professor
Nevin uncarthcd tho remains Of n
vet n third civilization beneath tho
ruins OF ancient Oiumhia. making
three great cities Of lost and forgot
ton races built one above tho other.
II wahs appears TO have been
tomb of the lowest city. whose age
70 far dcfics calculation. Professor
Nivcn found tho Clay image Of n
iChinaman. with ohiivuc eye sitts.
padded coat. flowing trousers and
slippers. Only tho cue. WA lacking
to make complete portrait OF a
ma adarin of the recently dcfunct
Chimes. Empire. II should bc rcmem-
bcrcd however. tina, the Chinese did
not adopt tho cnc until after they
had hccn conquered by the Tartar
bodies from tho north.
Tho image IL about seven inches
In length. and where tho arms arc
broken tho edges Of tho clay show
rcd. and friablc In the centre. Tho
outer surface OF the clay. however.
Ia Of granite hardness. and IL is only
with tho greatest difficulty that II
can he chippcd with n hammer. In
the ears are huge rings. and on the
head IL n skull cap with small hut
ton In tho centre. precisely like taht
worn hy the modern mandarin. The
coat. whic his loose aud OF the typr
stili worn by the older Chincse. Is
fastened with n frog and bmtton.
and on the breast Is circular plate.
ovidently once covered with thin
layer of beaten gold. hut worn bare
by contact with tho earth for un-
known centuries.
This Chinese image" writes Pro.
fcssor Eivcn. was not made by tn"
Aztccs. II ia much older. and proves
that the ancient peoples OF Mexico
were familiar with the Mongol type.
II was found In tomb or bcdcham-
bercr beneath the ruins OF two other
ancient civilizations, 20 feet and !"
inches below tho surface. Tho room.
which was 30 feet square. and built
lof concrete walls. was probably Il
tomb