Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
MINE FOR DATA
 ON LOST RAGE
Mexican Government Sinking Shaft to Uncover MySteri-
 ous "City of Gods"
BUILDERS THOUGHT INDIANS
&zanmense Stores of Valuable Archco- logical Material Have Been Taken From the Various Excavations
 To Make 1t Show Place.

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 San Juan de Teotihuacan, Mexico.-- Prospecting for the habitations of lost race in virtually the same manner as miners dig for gold, federal em- paoyees here have just started to un- cover the remains of city of at least xDOOOO inhabitants which flourtshed Gcur thousand or more years ago.
 Here and there over the confines of the buried city have been sunk shafts Do ind streets, houses and temples known to exist below the level of the mountain valley in which lies the little village of San Juan Teotihuacan, the same of which meanss ia the Aztec tongue 'Clty of the Gods" '- -''~'---'
 The Mexican government has appro- sgiated fpnds for this work of excava- -nnn which Is in charge of Manuel 9amio, director of apthropology of the department of agriculture; The gov sEnms4 hopes eventually to make the apot 6he of the show places of Mexico.
 Dominating the area are two pyra- AeAluSt OhG LO LkC Suu dllu NA0 QtAaCA " the moon. which for centuries have de- Aed the efforts of archeologists and Historians to trace their origin. The pyramid to the moon is still un- touched, retaining an appearance to the lay eye of huge mound of irregu- far shape, overgrown with grass and rubbish.
 Builders Thought Indians.
 Senor Gamio says the city now un- Ser excavation at one time covered an area of fifteen square miles with a population of more than 100000 Its builders are unknown to history, but Benor Gamio believes they were a part of an Indian tribe which wandered inte Mexico from the north, and finding the valley fruitful and the climate salu- Drious, decided to settle there.
 The presence Of volcanic rock as one of the top strata covering the ruins in- dicates that one of the nearby noun fains erupted and inundated the city with lava.
 Entry to the grounds is made facing the "Temple of the Goddess of the Winds" which was discovered less than a year ago. when erosion uncOv- cred well-defined walls and decorations typically Indian and Egyptian in their conception. This temple has now been dug out and reconstructed on the ex- ferior.
 The inside Is reached at present through a series of subterranean pas sages. Inside the visitor treads oveI massive stairs ornate with decorations of huge serpents with obsidian eyer and grotesque conceptions reminiscent of Egyptian art. The work of interior excavation and reconstruction is fay from complete.
 Paint Still Bright.
 Between this temple and the pyra. mid to the sun Is a stretch of one- quarter of mile, which Is at intervals pierced by the shafts of the diggers and in some places by the uncovered remains of a house or public building with the paint still bright and the fires coes as intact as the day they were placed there several thousands of years ago.
 Between the two pyramids is we'll denneS plaza, on one side of which street ha~ been uncovered, known as the Path of the Dead" Thanking the plaza are hundreds of mounds, which Eenor Gamio assured the correspond ent contained either houses or temples
 Immense stores of valuable archeo- logical material have been taken from the various excavations Human bones, terra cotta beads, obsidian knives, ar rowheads, children's toys of clay, cook. ing utensils, incense burners and crude musical instruments form the bulk of the find, and all are preserved in museum which has just been erected an the grounds.
 In connection with his supervision of the excavations, Senor Gamio has interested himself In the Indian life of the valley, and one of his first ef forts has been to establish schools with special attention paid to manual train ing.
 Originally the valley contained 200,- 900 Indians, but these had been re- duced to 10000 in colonial days, and now number fewer than 5000. They earn but poor living when crops are good, and when these are failures star yation and widespread death enSue.
 Groups of Indians engaged in pot tery making. a new industry in the val. Ley, were evidence that portion at least of Senor Gamios program was being carried out.
 Cheap Horses.