Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-24

handle between Amarillo aud Higgins.
and from the Washta up To the Clmar.
ron. Upon his return tu Boston, ne re-
ported Ia the other scientists that pus.
/ ably tho Canadian Valley held the sou.
lion 10 the mystery Of the origin of
the Cliff Dwcllcr-l'ucblo people. II was
decided to conduct an expedition
through this region funds were sccur-
Cd In Philadelphia, und the party as.
rcmblcd NJ Canadian the end uf April.
They hnd full equipment for rapid
work; Ford truck for the camp outfit.
passenger ear and two saddle horses tn
be- used In thu rough country. The cX.
pedition located On Wolf Creek, where
an llnndlcy Broth srr' Ranch. are some
atone foundations of unicnt buildings.
Those are about twenty in number and
wary from - 10 20 feet In length. The
men cNcavatcd five Il these ruins. find.
INK that the foundations originally cN.
tended three Or four feet below the
present surface, Also that there had
been nm ancient village ON the ground
occupied 10y these ruins before the
buildings were erected
ION Cottonwood. Tarbox. Archie
Kings ranch, Antelope. Dixon. Ala.
bate sand dozen other streams are
she sam" Kind OF ancient structures All
these were mapped. some were cNcav.
ntcd and all photographed by the mem.
hers II H. survey.
Indians I'm Iandergin Ranch
1T would interest the citizens of
Amarillo Ia know that on l.andcrgin
Brothorn' Ranch II butte some 500
feet In height very steep sides. ON
which are the foundations OF - small
buildings The ashes and burnt earth
indicating occupation extend an deep as
four feet. The structures were le 10 90
feet diameter, and laid up with stone
three ar four feet In height. the cen.
torH being dug out several feet deep.
rUmarchcs and Aplches probably lived
there In the historic period. hut cN.
cayaliuns indicate the buildings were
mot put M 10y these rowing snvages.
some zoo objects uf stone. volcanic
,lart and clay were found Within the
rooms
"W''i of Adrain ~ q remarkable ser.
les cl indian pictures done In Colurs
IN the rocks above u small cave There
ere nearly 900 ui thcy" photographs ON
Shc Cimmlrron In Western oklahoma.
Thcy arr very well done and portray
III kinds of birds ana animals human
figures, ,tc. Nandnis are dcfacing some
&C thvar pictures and u BE- suggested
ihnt the state ~ TtNan pnss law
for their protection. They are NJ the
create. scientific Importance are these
iudirn art examples and priceless Signs
"huu'l be- put M cnutiuning people not
io carve or write their names on these /,
ancient photographs, Tho other canyons
viii probably be- found to contain sim. |
lar icmiinr ana works II log age and !
their protection h of vital Importance
to students Of history ~ science and
IN" Intelligent people Of the common.
wealth Of Texas.
THE explorers found one group "
100 Indian graves. fortunately undig.
turbcd, a total of more than iOn 20.
graves of tho prehistoric people wrrc
Recovered within 100 miles of ANN.
iii". Macy oi thcsN we've op,pcl aud ,
'"u" sound 20 ,'utJm bros. p,.,oi.v. /
tone hryos. hid, s.r..f -. rrpding Z
'1i uo.ishig tools. 80 vi ( this, ur, I
purely stone age and not of the his. 1
turic period.
NnCicni People Here.
'Iho researches indicate that "a Very
r'!'ut people lived IN thu Ctin.lian I
valley prior tu ~, hufrilo hunting Ca.
narthc. Apache. kipwp. That these
'"Upl" logan u develop stone c0p.lru,.
lion nud improved their h1hils,rrs nm.
lid further wet In New Mexico they be.
am" the true Cliff Dwcllcr pucnlo. IN
'thcr words In the Panhandle II Texas
developed the famous Clin Dwcllr..
Pueblo culture about which ~ much
las been written. h
THE members of the expedition prc
'n fellows: ". u Murchrad. director.
Y" r.tllrs IN Andlvcr Mars aud ril
I"ri 2, Year, In exploring various N.
iH" remains IN the United States. iii
+. cS' !; T.. Johnson, student In tha rui.
'Nrsitv ~ Pennsylvania: Ralph Dorr.
.'ui,sport Me. sam lindlcv. porryton,
f','s George MaclWan, University ~
'trrsl hanin; Prot. =. a. n Iurr. oi. \
"homn Historical Society: Sprwocd I'D.
ihrc Orland. Me. II
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