The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-14
AMERICAS FIRST
APARTMENT HOUSE
Discovered in Southwestern
Colorado. Where Ii Had
stood for Centuries.

WAsHiN5-oN. sept. ia: appears
strange that the creates: OF American
prehistoric ruins. those now enclosed go
ne Mesa Verde National PARK. 81
southwestern Colorado. should have es-
capped discovery uatI' 1855 Years be-
gore !nnumerable ancient GUNS LEFT go
several o;he- States by the ancestors go.
the Pueblo Indians RAD been ie,
ans pictured. They had been che s-h-
ie,ts Of popular lectures they fai been
treated IN books %: science and books ''
travel they had become a familiar
Amer can spectacle
Even the RUNS iu tho Narr1s 'tryo"
IN colorado were explored - ea-'y As
1874 W. II Jaet~.-. who led 'H.
Government party. 'sIrt There mary
small dwellings h-,Ntr % W 0y me
weather. The mex; year pc Nas 81.
loWel ly Trof " n Na.wes, N''
CHIEF OF the Bureau Of American i.'-
uology. who drew a;.,. 'or ,H .. rt-
rsrssnle stone towers - aa-t Sep
.. the region.
But these dscoys-l,s a;'.H 'af LITE
attention because G.: 'ss- .-f.- 'y 20
me better known rl.rs ~ Arizona asa
Sew Mexico. HAD either u' '.. 'N-
rIortrs followed Up ,he ,.-s"r 80
ne Mancos they would have then '',-
covered ruins which s-. .- .H. wa-
~ Baron Gustav NQrI,.sN.u,a 81. ..'-
eltei SNcllsl explorer .-. mag '''
that they s-rpass a-N'h.r e 3 '.r n I'D
known .r The U".-al states
"The horo- %: 20" ls..,,"N - these
remarkable ru3us belongs g. +, Hf~s and
Are; We,herlI o. Ns..N, -.s Baron
SordeusSiold. The fam 81 oNr> isrr.
N.-a- ...sHr af..- n-H Hr .....s ~
tie Mesa Verde. The ..r, q these
herds often Calls '1r 'grE .0's o0 'h'
mesa ari IN IL labyrinth ~ .us
During these long eNcurs rs -ln> t1r
one more magnificent 'n.H The other.
have he-n discovered TEE "a largest
were fouu. ~ Richard N,'h-rN ans
Charley Mason pre l''r. r.-r day %
lNss. as they We're rl.Is together
through the p.Hyon Wood oa the mesa
IN search OF a stray herd
They hal penetrated through 'Ae
dense scrub 20 the edge Il a deep
canyon In the opposite eli" sheltered
by a massive vault ~ r,.N. 'reg,
lay before their as;orishc eyes 70 whole
town. with towers and NAILS. rising nu'
u a f-Ap OF ruins. This grand 1'0g-
mert y hyeo0e ages seemed so t.,n.
well deserv NJ Of the name W the o. =
Palace. Not FAR from 'h.s place bG,
TN a different canyon. '.HF CS "NsT-
on the same day another ys~v lt-rs
GIN dwelling To this they gave the
name q Spruce Tree House. from "a
great spruce that ju,tei forth from TIE
ruins.
During the course % years 2 mar
and Alfred Wetheril have explored 'h'
mesa and is canyons IN All directions
They have thus gauei "a more t7o~'
ough knowledge Of ''s u:r ;ht~ a"y
one. Together with their h-ltNeTs John
Clayton and Wynn, they have also ear'
ried ou, excavations during which r
number OF extremely Interesting tr-t
have been made
The ancient Puehlos built their hoTe'
IN the side walls o. Erra, valleys. WI -
prehistoric foods washed 90 the depth
sometimes 81 thousands ~ feet 'u th'
great plateau OF the American south
west. such a valley, Tor example. rs o.,
Grand Canyon OF the Colorado, hat fh'
, Grand Canyon was not frequeuted by
the clN jewellers Under oys~haug "a
CHS, protected alike from furious sG'
above and from human enemies below
they pe-ched their homes and cities aY
proachshle only by Difficult: trails a.,
series Of ladders,
In many cases the word Swelling !
misleading, for mos; OF these building
were villages. spruce Tee House. 80
Instance, was undoubtedly a town %
importance, or, Il YOU please, i wa
Americas pioneer apartment house
harboring at least $50 inhabitants.