The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-11-24
LOST CITY MAY
BE DISCOVERED
TIBURON ISLAND BELIEVED BY
SCIENTISTS To HIDE CITY OF
AZTEC LEGEND.
TRADER PAYS A VISIT
Inhabitants Queer PeOple-Disap-
pear Under Earth After Shooting
Arrows at Whites.

Mazatlsn, Nov. 1S.-What fright
'ul fate has hefallen adventures who
ought to unravel the mystery OF the
riburon island. lying in the far north
Of the Gull of Lower California? Sup
oosedly the inhabitants of this island
ire caRnibals. Beneath its surface
nay lie the lost city of Aztec le-
,endi
There sre-few more fascinating
mysteries than that of the Thur
IN And the truth known of il sounds
Ike an unbelievable page from fic-
ion. But Of the many parties OF ad-
,enturers who have purposely set sail
nd started exploring none has ever
returned
An old Aztec legend tells of lost
ity somewhere in the region Of
Tiburon Island. 1t is credited with
being the greatest and richest city
VI the primitive times, the zenith of
the first civilization. The legend
AYERS that the god Toctle visited his
wrath upon this city when it fell in
o great sin.
Swept by Storm.
was on my little trading ship re-
Gently bound for Guaymas. We
we're swept off our course. northwest.
or days. When the storm subsid-
ID 1t was found by charts that the
Teat tableland in sight was the I'll
Iuron Island.
On the island were found roads
If strange masonry. some of them
ixty feet wide. They were fianked
With walls seven feet thick and three
eet high. Curious inscriptions were
Engraved. Forty natives were found
a village at the southeast of the
iesolate region of mountain and des-
2rt.
The natives lived in huts of huge
urtle shell. There were no old
men. The women did all the work.
No clothes were worn. On the arms
If the tall. slender males were thick.
hammered gold bands. Crude rings
If gold set with white stone were
worn on the fingers.
Has Grim Reputation.
No amount OF inducement could
persuade them to part with these
furious vanities. Memory that no
man had ever returned from Thur
IN made our little party from the
rading vessel alert. 4
The tall men of the island always
.ollowed at distance and seemed
% sense that the intruders were
hunting for diamonds and gold. the
reputed wealth of the lost city.
Coming to a declivity in the first
open table land our party saw one of
he natives suddenly draw his bow.
A bullet brought the savage to the
round A battle was on. A second
shot dropped another native and a
rain of arrows showered among US.
Then as tho by magic the native
band disappeared into some secret
hole in the ground. For miles in
every direction the land spread alb
solutely level. But we could see no
living being.
No Chance For Exploration.
This. then, solved the mystery OF
where lay the hidden city?
Night was falling swiftly and as
there was no time to chance further
exploration we returned to the shore
just as terrific tropical storm broke.
Il meant shipwreck to remain near
the island. Anchor was lifted and the
trader sought shelter off the Western
Coast line
Firm in our minds was the belief
that under the surface of Tiburon
Island lies the lost city OF Aztec
legend.-By William Allen.
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