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Quichua Indians still reverence that is
land; and you may see there today the
ruins of the temples of the Incas the
walls of which We're bedded in gold.
Titicaca Island was especially holy. The
Indians looked upon it as garden OF
Eden and thought that the gram grown
upon it was blessed by the sun. They
brought soil from the mainland to build
up it's terraces, and the corn grown upon
it was considered SO precious that it sane
tilted and preserved all other grains.
Therefore it was carried about over the
country and small portions of it were put
in the pubic warehouses. 1t was also said
that a man who could have as much as
one grain of Titfcaca Island corn III his
storehouse would not lack for food during
his lifetime On this island is still shown
the rock where Nance Capac, and his
sister wife stepped when they dropped
down from the sky. They were, you
know, the Adam and Eve OF the Incas
to whom this rock was more sacred than
Plymouth Rock is to us. 1t is said to
have been plated with gold and kept COW
cred with veil. The temples about it
were decorated with gold, which the In
cas- looked upon as the solidified tears of
the sun.
About six miles from Titicacs Is the
Island of the Moon. This island is now
called Coat. In coming to Guaqui. as
we wound our way around the peninsula
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ters. They looked like blue balloons ris-
ing from a sheet of silver rather than
the outcroppngs of the highest mountain
chain on our hemisphere. Coat, the Is
land of the Moon, L remember, rose out
of the lake in the shape of a gigantic
mushroom of blue velvet. Another island
looked like huge whale, whose head and
tail stood high above the water. and
there were other optical illusions, due
to the atmosphere, that seems to work
here like the mirage over the desert.
There are hundreds Of islands in Lake
Titicaca They are the tops of partially
submerged mountains, the peaks of the
Andes that are here up to their necks in
the water Most of the islands have
hillsides covered with farms. There are
many Indian huts. In places the hills
are terraced SO that they form great
steps running around with the curving
shores of the lake and covered with
patches of potatoes, quinua and barley.
Upon these islands are ruins of the old
Inca civilization. The Island of Titicaca,
or as it is called the Island of the Sun,
was where the first Inca appeared. 1t
was there that the sun dropped down upon
earth the first representative of civilized
man, and from there he directed this
man. Nance Capac and Mama Oello, his
wife, to take the golden rod he gave them
and go forth and found a great city
where 1t should sink into the earth. The
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mill, and a little way up the grade to the
west is a small structure of blue stone.
Above the second story in the west wall
is set a stone in which is roughly cut
this: 'B l. 2. 1904 The letter "B.' Of
course, stands for built and Il p are
the initials of the builder, Isaac Pierce,
who was also the builder of the mill. At
the west front of the little stone house
is a sign which says: This spring house
is more than 100 years old. having been
built in 1904 as per inscription on front
The roadway has been raised there so
that as it passes around the west ana
north sides of the old house it leaves 1t
in a depression, but steps in two places
lead down to it. The east side seems to
have been the front of the spring house.
An old door is there
A few days ago the Rambler was walk
ing through Rock Creek cemetery and
stood before the tomb of u family OF
Pierce, which he believes to be the mill
family, because they and the klingles,
who lived in the fine blue stone house on
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The First Lincoln Monument.

WHILE the great national memorial to
w Lincoln is building 1t is perhaps
worth while to recall a few facts asso-
ciated with the familiar Lincoln statue
which stands on a tall shaft in front of
the city hall, at the head of AZ street
or John Marshall place. You will look In
vain for any inscription on that tall and
slender memorial. There is no word on
1t to tell it's history. The Rambler asked
a good many persons for information
about this statue and shaft without get
ting any, but a little digging in dusty
files brought forth an interesting story.
Around the base of the monument Is
a circular iron fence within which is a
steeply sloping terrace, green with well
kept turf. The pedestal is octagonal, OF
two thick courses, the collar of the shaft,
or circular pinth. if plinth can be
circular, and then the tall, plain shaft.
At the top of the shaft is capstone
four feet square and two feet thick, and
on top of that two smaller blocks. On
the second of these blocks stands the
statue, facing south, the head somewhat
inclined toward the east.
In April. 1866, the councils Of WASH
ington city adopted a resolution appoint
ing a committee, to consist of the mayor
and three members of each board, for
the purpose of forming a Washington
Lincoln Memorial Association. Directly
after the assassination of Lincoln the
subject was talked about very seriously.
The resolution having for it's aim the
creation of Lincoln Memorial Associa-
ton was offered by N. D. Larner and
was unanimously adopted.
The committee authorized by the terms
of that resolution met in the mayors
office April %, 1865, and constituted it
self the nucleus of the Lincoln National
Monument Association. The matter was
canvassed with the public and a few
days after the first meeting of the COM
rnittee another session was held at which
the following named men were elected
officers of the Lincoln National Monu-
ment Association:
President. Richard Wallach. mayor;
secretary, Crosby S: Noyes; treasurer,
George w Riggs; directors, Joseph E.
Brown, Asbury Lloyd, John B. Turton,
DR.. W. G. H. Newman, George H. Plant,
E. Richards, N. D. Larner E. c. Car
rington, John P. Pepper, S. J. Bowen.
George F. Gulick. B. B. French. George
R. Ruff. Charles " Morris. John G.
Dudley. John H. semmes. James
Kelley, William P. Ferguson. S. P.
Brown, DIR. c. H. Nichols, Henry Ad-
olson and William H. Tenney.
To this list were added number of
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posed. but it was sufficient to raise
the monument which so many Wash
ington people pass every day. The
cost OF the monument was $1,000.
The commission for the statue was
awarded to Lot Flannery. Mr.. Elan
merry had achieved considerable fame
as a sculptor. especially by his monu-
ment over the victims of the arsenal
explosion which stands in Congress
sional cemetery. There We're a num-
Der of other competitors for the work.
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arrangements with the park authorities
to fix UP and run the mill again. but
after putting it to work the government
might want to change things around and
| would be taking too big a chance A
water mill grinding wheat and corn in the
capital of thu United States would be a
strange sight to most of the city-bred
people of Washington.
The Rambler was lately told by a
chance acquaintance who lives on the
edge of the park that the old wheel OF
Pierce mill and other parts of the mill
machinery are stored on an upper floor
of the structure and could be put in
place without much difficulty.
The trace of the millrace is visible at
the north end of the mill. A rustic bridge
has been thrown across it for the accom-
mediation of folk who want to rest in the
shade of the oaks and pines which grow
close to the mill The sound of tumbling
water at the dam is familiar to thousands
of Washington people. There used to be
a low wooden dam at that point, but it
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a hill south of the mill and which is now
occupied by Patrick Joyce superintendent
of the park, intermarried.
If you would go to this tomb you can
follow the Rambler. After passing the
front gates and the gray lodge of Rock
Creek cemetery you stand before Celtic
cross, and there you may read this in
scripton: ITO the Glory of God and the
Memory of John Bradford, Our Great
Benefactor Who Gave to the Church This
G,ebe of 100 Acres, AID. 1119." At the
foot of the cross is a plot matted with
periwinkle, and perhaps John Bradford
sleeps there.
Passing to the left. you continue on
until you stand before the venerable
church. Above its red brick and vine
clad walls rises tower in which hangs
a big bronze bell Above the tower shines
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their own. The clouds rise up from the
shores like walls, fitting into a vault of
heavenly blue. so that You seem to be
shut off from the rest of the world. The
scenes change every moment. The fleecy
white masses are blown this way and
that by the winds from the pampa5.
At times great storms come up. We had
a rain last night just before the sun set,
and a mighty bow of all colors seemed to
rise from the mountains, spanning the
lake, and TO lose Itself in the mountains
bordering upon it. AS looked thought
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scriptions:
Joshua Pierce, died April II, 1869,
Aged Seventy-Four Years.
Laura t. Klngle. October II. 1914
December /. 1885,
Joshua Pierce Klingle, born January
TO- 1888, died July 4, 1892
"Georgiana May Klingle."
Susan Pierce, wife of Joshua Pierce
Gay Beatrice, daughter of Joshua
Pierce and Laura T. Klingle."
You do not find the grave of Isaac
Pierce, builder of Pierce mill, there. but
you form the opinion that Joshua Pierce,
who died April IL, 1863. at the age Of
seventy -four years. was his son, and that
Isaac was most likely buried In family
plot near his house not far from the mill.
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Spring, Nd. 1908; Eliza Smith. wife
of James Blair. daughter of Ann Pres
ton and Francis Smith of Virginia,
born October 16. 1852; died September
10, 1918; removed from Silver Spring,
Md. 1905"
Then You pass on the right hand tombs
inscribed Mclean and Samuel Har-
rson.''
Here there is a parting of the ways
and in front of you is vault inscribed,
"Dr. Silver Chrstiani." Take the right
hand fork of the graveled way and you
pass on the right vaults marked Dean, ="
"Davis," Hutchinson" Clark" Games
Blair" &C F. E. Richardson" Mccoy"
Public Vault" and I'D. Hepburn"
The next vault is marked pierce" "
and on the green mound above its roof
stands a gravestone marked "Klingle. "
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climb one of the highest railroad passes
on earth to get to it. and you have some
idea of Lake Titicaca and its sister, Pampa
Aullagas. You must add that the waters
are fed by the Andean glaciers for al
though the region has a slight rainfall,
the greater part of the lake comes from
the melting snow and ice of the noun
tain brought down by the rivers.
l have written much of the skies OF the
Andes as seen from the pampas and des-
ert. Those that cover Lake Tit!caca have
also other beauties that are Peculiarly
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Of the vast treasure vaults of the Andes
and the gold that may really lie at the
two ends Of that rainbow. A little later
the sun went down. The sky was still
full OF clouds and the blazing god of the
Incas covered it with hundred tints
Of wonderful hues The sunset was re-
fected in the waters of the lake, and
we sailed through one maze of gold, cop
per and blue above and below.
As we rose the next morning the air
was SO. clear that we could see for miles.
The islands seemed to float upon the wa
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honorary members, including one from
each state. According to the chron-
icles of that time ut was hoped to
secure national subscription to the
end of raising a monument at the Ma
tional Capital, the most suitable place,
properly commemorative of the life
and character of the lamented de-
ceased"
This plan did not materialize. for
similar associations came into being
ir most of the states and in a large
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a gilt cross. Narrow windows extend
nearly from the ground to the caves OF
the Single roof. In the wall is tablet,
which probably holds an inscription. put
in the dim light of the late evening the
Rambler could not read it. All around
the church are old tombs.
Turn to the left and down grade,
leaving the church on the right hand
You pass an old vault inscribed IS. {.
and f. Wroe." Next is vault in
scribed "Stone, 1854" Then you come
to the tomb of Montgomery Blair. and
through the shadows within you can
read these inscriptions:
Maria Blair, born January IL, 1851,
died September 4. 1862: Juliet Blair,
born 1914, died 1916; Laura Blair, born
1916, died 1918; removed from Silver
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the downSpout from one to the other.
These two lakes receive the drainage
of great part of the Andean plateau.
Their outlets must be suhterranean.
x \
You can get no idea of these lofty lakes
from the encyclopedias or Biographies,
They are represented on the maps as oval
in shape. and the authorities will tell
you thar Lake Titicaca is 81 miles wide
and 120 miles long. Some authorities
state that the lake has an area of 5000
square miles. while others put the area at
more than 1900. From some descriptions
you might imagine it great ellipse or
rectangle. The truth is the lake has
never been carefully surveyed. ] have a
map of it made by the railroad that shows
that it has many great bays as the
tentacles of octopus. 1t has depths
that have never been sounded. 1t is
spotted with islands. and its waters wind
in and out in places like river, giving
moving picture of magnificent scenes, in
Guiding the islands, mountains and
coasts.
In crossing to Guaqui, 1 went over
places that were 1000 feet deep. and
right next to the famous Island of the
Sun. where the Inca race had its begin
ming, ] saw one where a depth of 2,oO0
feet has been reached. In landing upon
the Island of the Sun one has to throw
the anchor of his boat on the rocks of
the shore. for the lake is SO deep at that
point that the graphing hooks cannot
reach bottom
Think of body of water almost as big
as Lake Geneva rising and falling under
the winds. Let it be more than 800 miles
inland from the Pacific and more than
two miles and a half upon a basin which,
next TO Tibet, is the Hottest inhabited
plateau of the world. Remember that
YOU must cross a mighty desert and
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| E r c F. NJ / ]. l. +,
which is one of
the central places
and features of
Rock Creek Park,
and for a number
of generations a
landmark in the
valley of the creek,
may have its mill
like aspect restored
by the installation
y.F - rrr1t ~ 49, !, -
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MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

number of cities throughout the coun-
try, and, with the exception Of some
contributions from Baltimore among
which, was a handsome sum from John
T. Ford, the proceeds of a benefit for
the monument fund given at his Bal
timore theater, ~little, if anything, was
contributed outside of Washington.
The sum raised was. of course, in
adequate to erect monument on any
thing like the scale originally pro-
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When the contract was let Mr.. Elan
merry agreed to have the monument
ready for dedication April Is, 1868,
the third anniversary of the death Of
Lincoln.
On the evening of April IA, 1868, the
statue was hauled from Flannery's stu
do. on Massachusetts avenue. to the
front of the city hall. 1t had been plan
ned to raise it to the top of the shaft
that evening, that everything might be
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AXE a seat on the
aeroplane of your
Imagination nd
point its nose to-
ward the sky. Pull
the lever and guide
yourself straight
upward until you
are more than two
and a half miles
above the level of
the sea. Then fly
about 1000 miles
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even though the wheel may not turn nor
millstones grind. A friend of the old mill
and of the Rambler lettering by the big
gray pile few days ago said:
/ wish a water wheel could be hitched
on to this old building, that it might
again look like mill Shorn of its
wheel it looks more like warehouse
The mill restored or the mill appear
auce restored would be an additional at
traction in the park. The water mill has
become such q rare relic in the country
around Washington that it would be well
TO preserve one as an exhibit for the
present and future generations.
AT Riggs mill. on Northwest branch,
IS an ancient water wheel. somewhat de-
crepit, but resting In its weedy-grown pit
as though awaiting the moving touch of
water TO set it and the burrs to grinding
corn. ] have an idea that this wheel,
which could probably be bought at
low cost. could be put in position at
Pierce mill The money with which to
do this could be raised by popular sub
scription in small amounts. l feel sure
that the frequenters of Pierce mill and
others Interested in the historic senti-
rnents involved would accomplish the
enterprise if it could be brought to their
notice.
Il do not like to think of Pierce mill,
one of the beauty spots and rest places
of the capitals great park as shorn of
the principal and distinguishing feature
of ancient water mills 1 have made a
photograph of Riggs mill and its wheel
and after developing the plate made from
the reverse side of the negative a print
winch shows the wheel as it would be if
Installed at Pierce mill. Here it is and
the picture is an approximate representa-
ton of Pierce mill with a water wheel
You will agree with me that it would be
the Rambler agreed
long while ago the Rambler while
walking along the Daniels road north of
the Military road and west of the hills
of which stand or lie the ruins of Fort
De RuSSy- fell in with the last of the
millers who ground grain at Pierce mill.
He was A 2. White. q son of Horace
White who with the More,and family,
was one Of the wartime owners of a
large tract of land north of the Military
road and part of whose lands are now
within Rock Creek Park lie said that
Pierce mill, which was one of numerous
Rock Greek mills, including Lyons, Adj
ans and Blagdens mills, was operated
as late as 1897.
Il was grinding a load of rye for a
neishbor.' he said when the main
shat of the mill broke | was about
half through with the work and the
1leiShoor had to haul his unground rye
away, and l guess he never got it ground
That was the last time the mill turned
] have been told that l might make some
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was washed away some time about 1904,
for in the annual report of the commit
tee on parks and reservations of the
Washington Board of Trade rendered in
November, 1904 is this:
The old wooden dam Mt Pierce mill having been
washed out, new dam of concrete has been built
1t produces very considerable amount of level
water In Rock creek and has a waterfall Of about
seven feet This adds quite picturesque feature
to the valley.
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The Rambler has not gone extensively
or intensvely into the history of Pierce
mill, bur there are certain historic bits in
connection with it which might be men
toned here. On the Pierce Mill road, the
course and grade of which have been
changed since it really was a road to the
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LAKE. T1TIcAcA
WALLS CTMOUNTAINs
EoJR NILES HIGH

known TO flow out. Lake Poopo is its
only reservoir, and the Desaguadero is
the downspout from one to the other
These two lakes receive the drainage
of a great part of the Andean plateau
Their outlets must be suhterranean.
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CONTINUED on Tenth Page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
MAYTORENA ISSUES
DEMAND FOR FUNDS

DouFlas. Ariz- Aug 15--Al EMPLOYS
OF the "Constitutionalist' government In
Sonora were called upon Friday by
governor Naytorena 10 deliver TO him
all the funds in their possession. &C
cording to statements OF Constitution
alist" officials in Aqua Prieta-
They said the only justification given
was that the employees were betraying
the cause"
The employees affected by the order
include the revenue officers in every
town OF Sonora as well as the customs
OF Guaymas-
The officials at Aqua Prieta say they
will refuse 10 turn over the funds and
that they and all other officials along
the border viii bring the money 10 the
Arizona side whenever necessary. in
order TO keep IL from falling into Nay
Jorena's hands
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
No war-seare Prices on

Although made by a French corpora
tion. with headquarters in the heart Of
the war gone, Michelin tires have not
advanced one cent in price That the
name "lIichelin" stands for a square
deal to the public Is Indicated by the
fact that AIichelin makers have not yet
followed the example OF American
manufacturers in making war an eN-
cuse for advancing prices. stock Of
Nichelin tires at c. d. F'reeman's, 81
Mesa avenue.-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
SAILORS STRIKE FOR
DANGER MONEY

London. Eng, Aug. 15.-The sailors.
hremen and stewards Of the Atlantic
steamer Minnewasl1a, when about to
leave London today with $50 passen-
gers for New York, went on strike and
demanded danger" money on account
Of the risk they were taking in cross
ing the Atlantic. The trouble was
arranged and the boat sailed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15

Chicago. Ill. Aug. Embarrassing BELIEF
that the resumption OF export trade would
be slow process had a depressing influ-
encs today IN the wheat market Liverpool
dispatches Indicating that no extreme scare
ity was imminent in Great Britain counted
also on the side Of lower prices After
opening + TO &c down. values here IN
dsrWent some additional declines.
The close was steady - to axe net
lower
Corn sagged with wheat End Of the
week selling by small longs formed the
principal feature. the market opening 7s
TO = 20 Ike off
The close was steady at Z to 1c net
decline.
Talk OF export sales appeared to have
lost its effect on the oats crowd.
Normal receipts Of hogs caused provisions
to ease back First transactions were 2 =
10 SC lower. and there was a subsequent
further decline.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
RAISE IN RATES
ALREADY CHECKED

WashInrtou- d. c. Aug 15-Reports 70
the department OF justice today show that
the iuvesti cation into the food prices IS
progressing in every state and almost every
large city
ne United states attorney al san Fr-n-
cisco teIegra Pied that the inresri CATION al
ready had prevented an increase in shipping
rates 70 foreign ports On canned goods
comparisons OF food prices on July I. 1913
July J. 1914 the prices before the first
declaration Of war in Europe. and the
present prices in this country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
WEATHER BULLETIN
L. s. DEPARTMENT or AGRICUL-
TURE, WEATHER BUREAU.

Observations taken
At sa - 18th me-
ridian time Is a. N
Fl 7aso tims). Aug.
IS. 1914
Forecasts.
e Paso and vicin-
ty-Fair tonight and
Sunday.
New lIeNico-Gel-
orally fair tonight
and sunday
West TeNaE-Gen-
orally fair tonight
and Sunday.