Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-17
|u,ios Of Structures Erected
' ~ Aztecs Surrounded by
= atest Type Office Plants.

usrlco City.-stone ruins anu pue'
ne once were great temples ant
nien ~ the Aztecs, churches O.
'iu aae'b eaten stone and medieval as
s.' s.octed in the time of the Spanish
.aarors palaces reminiscent OF ole
Dsu, houses constructed In Inc
sslut and picturesque Mexican style
S sar, office buildings, stand together
wv oriIt fashion, In the City Of Mex
~boro ia the pyramid of Santa Te-
- sItuated almost in the heart OF
!. eItv Busy throngs hurry by every
!, tow aware of the fact that 1t once
.sstttuted a worthy architectural
',dmsrk In the ancient Tenoxtitlan,
4. wonder city of the Atecs. Merely
corner of the base remains, sur
ouuded by dust-coyered ruins OF the
saIrcase and paved walks leading to
No temple. The exact age is unknown,
lthougb ii was probably erected by
No Aztecs shortly prior to the Spanish
conquest
Ancient Spanish Cathedral.
A scant two blocks away stands the
sthedral, built during the regime OF
he Spanish viceroys and adorned with
hbe wealth of the conquered race to
,uch an extent that 1t is probably the
richest church on the North American
outinent. Now, however, 1t looks upon
be busy main plaza of the city.
To complete the picture the Mutual,
re Of Mexicos largest office buildings,
nIses itself above the marks of an
ether and distant day.
Mexico may well dispute with Egypt
the title Of "the land Of ruins" for no
fewer than 800 cities, great and small,
have been uncovered within the terri
tory Of the republic. Here are found
The crude remains Of a people emerg-
ing into the first stages Of culture at
the same time as the ancient inhabi-
hnts Of Egypt and Mesopotamia, and
# was here that the native American
nce achieved its highest degree of de-
yeopment, founding states and cities
which now are but memories, but
! whose remains still stand forth to pro-
claim the greatness of their builders.
1t has been proved that culture In
America had Its beginnings in the fer
tile valley Of Anahuac. Who these |
people were and whence they came |
seem destined to remain a mystery.
Relics seem to Indicate that the native
American races began their migrations
p this continent during the NeolithIc
K0d.
Pyramic Of cuicuilco.
heWncpal structural relic of the
nis nnsahnts of the Valley of Mex
nVs he pyramid of Cuicuilco, recent
uaeaftned by Dr. Byron Cummings
me University of Arizona. and
"nien stands as the oldest architec-
,uai monument in the New World.
.as pyramid has been preserved to fu-
"e generations in the same manner
=, = 'ne ruins of Pompeii, as a layer of
"a ava a, from the neighboring volcano of
n n''ii completely coated the edifice.
NY 'olcahlc eruption has been esti-
s ra'eu Oy biologists as taking place
'',ue seven thousand years ago.
-ae builders Of this curious monu-
49, e'iuehtly We're in the initial
u VI human culture, judging from
:, i, lna'erlals used in the construction
~ |e pyramid and the crude pottery
- aIpiehents found In the iinmedi-
: nclnity About the year 400 B. C.
'alley OF Anahuac was occupied
NJ .eotlhuacanos, or Toltecs. to be
,ro "eu shortly afterward by the
ayas In Yucatan. '
little is known Of tho his
=. VI The Toltecs, the numerous re- t
80 snow them to have been a peo- {
+' u comparatively high state of
,a. Iheir principal home was Q
- sa'eu IN the Valley of Teotihuacan. \
se 10 the present CITY of Mexico d
was here that the greatest num- i
:, VI RUNS were found v
NC valley of Teotihuacan formerly d
ra %o'e fertile, and in the time of =
- .O.'eos probably supported a popu-
- VI lVcOOO or more. or fen times
,,s y as the present number of in
, ,oaan OF the valley. Excavations J
tor uacan show that the principal
VI the city was six kilometers
's"e'h and three kilometers in Z
g, = anu including the outlying dis !
! size. 'eh que VI
solfee Dedicated to Sun
u ~.S me largest building In the
. 81 'iF pyramid OF tie Sun. meas \
~ ~ meters In height and 2l5 me-
mia eleh side. Close by is the
de1 " the Moon, which is sur
ma more complicated series
,,n In The Temple OF Tlaloc. g.i
! =, consists Of a series Of apart
N, @ a 'op one being especially im-
hi ,.'n'nlning un altar aud TWO =
,,, nn''N pfobebly were used ID 4
a ,'1'l ceremony.
hi I, me most Interesting siruc.
'f discovered Ia fhe ancient
n. temple ~ Yuei1alcoau, ~
spueous qpadrangular !