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Gazette, 5 EXPL RATIONS IN GRAND "Over a hundred feet from the | several hundred feet long, in which are found the idol, or image, of the people's god, sitting cross-legged, with a CANYON lotus flower or lily in each hand, The cast of the face is oriental, and the carving) shows a skillful hand, and the entire is remarkably well preserved, as is everything is ' this cavern. The idol almost resembles oe. though the scientists are not certain’ j as to what religious worship it represents. Taking into consideration everything’ Mysteries of Immense Rich Cavern Being found thus far, + is possible that this worship most resembles the ancient people of| Brou ght to Light Tibet. Surrounding this idol are smaller images, some very beautiful in form; others crooked-necked and distorted shapes, symbolical, probably, of good and evil. There ORDAN Is ENTHUSED are two large cactus with protruding arms, one on each side of the dais on which the; J god squats. All this is carved out of hard rock resembling marble. In the 7 R kable Finds I A P le Mi m —_ of this eae = oe = a cers ae me aa e i ndi ncient igrate: people undoubtedly knew the lost art o} ming this metal, which en sought! » —_ - cate * ps er by chemists for centuries without result. On a bench running around the workroom rom Orient was some charcoal and other material probably used in the process. There is also slag and stuff similar to mate, pat ste these ancients — ores, but so far no} ‘The latest news of the s of the explorations of what is now regarded by sci- —_ of where-or how this ‘wes done n discovered, nor the origin of the ore. entists as not only the ol Dechieslagictl discovery in the United States, hut as of ‘Among the other finds are vases or urns and cups of copper and gold, made very the most valuable in the world, which was mentioned some time ago in the Gazene, _“tistic in design. The pottery work includes enameled ware and glaze vessels. |was brought to the city yesterday by G.E. Kinkaid, the explorer who found the great Another passageway leads to granaries such as are found in the oriental temples. junderground citadel of the Grand Canyon during a trip from Green river, Wyoming, They contain seeds of various kinds. One very large storehouse has not yet been down the Colorado, in a wooden boat, to Yuma, several months ago. According to *mtered, as it is twelve feet high and can be reached only from above. Two a the story related to the Gazete by Mr. Kinkaid, the archacologists of the Smithsonian hooks extend on the edge, which indicates that some sort of ladder was attached. Institute, which is financing the expeditions, have made discoveries which almost These granaries are rounded, as the materials of which they are constructed, I think, conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in iS & Very hard cement. A gray metal is also found in this cavern, which puzzles the solid rock by human hands, was of oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back SClenluists, for its identity has not been established. It resembles platinum. Strewn!| to Ramses. If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved Promiscuously over the floor everywhere are what people call ‘cats eyes,’ a yellow with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric peoples of North America, their stone of no great value. Each one is engraved with the head of the Malay type. ancient arts, who they were and whence they came, will be solved. Egypt and the The Hieroglyphics Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back "On all the urs, or walls over doorways, and tablets of stone which were found by ito ages which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist. the image are the mysterious hieroglyphics, the key to which the Smithsonian} A Thorough Investigation Institute hopes yet to discover. The engraving on the tablets probably has something, Under the direction of Prof. S.A. Jordan, the Smithsonian Institute is now prosecut- 0 do with the religion of the people, Similar hieroglyphics have been found in| ing the most thorough explorations, which will be continued until the last ttak in the southern Arizona. Among the pictorial writings, only two animals are found. One is chain is forged. Nearly a mile underground, about 1480 feet below the surface, the °F prehistoric type. long main passage has been delved into, to find another mammoth chamber from The Crypt which radiates scores of passageways, like the spokes of a wheel. Several hundred "The tomb or crypt in which the mummies were found is one of the largest of the| rooms have been discovered, reached by passageways running from the main pas- chambers, the walls slanting back at an angle of about 35 de; ; On these are tiers! sage, one of them having been explored for 854 feet and another 634 feet. The recent of mummies, each one occupying a separate hewn shelf. At the head of each is a finds include articles which have never been known as native to this country, and —_small bench, on which is found copper cups and pieces of broken swords. Some o} doubtless they had their origin in the orient. War weapons, copper instruments, the mummies are covered with clay, and all are wrapped in a bark fabric. The ums or sharp-edged and hard as steel, indicate the high state of civilization reached by these —_cups on the lower tiers are crude, while as the higher shelves are reached, the urns are strange people. So interested have the scientists become that hes are being _ finer in design, showing a later stage of civilization. It is worthy of note that all the} made to equip the camp for extensive studies, and the force will be increased to thirty mummies examined so far have proved to be male, no children or females being, or forty persons. huried here. This teads to the belief that this exterior section was the warriors’ bar- “Before going further into the cavern, better facilities for lighting will have to be —_ racks. installed, for the darkness is dense and quite impenetrable for the average flashlight. "Among the discoveries no bones of animals have been found, no skins, no cloth- In order to avoid being lost, wire are being strung from the entrance to all passage- _ing, no bedding. Many of the rooms are bare but for water vessels. One room, about| ways leading directly to large chambers. How far this cavern extends no one can 40) by 700 feet, was probably the main dining hall, for cooking utensils are found |guess, but it is now the belief of many that what has already been explored is merely _ here. What these people lived on is a problem, though it is presumed that they came| ithe “barracks”, to use an American term, for the soldiers, and that far into the under- —_ south in the winter and farmed in the valleys, going back north in the summer. world will be found the main communal dwellings of the families. The perfect venti- | Upwards of 50,000 le could have lived in the caverns comfortably. One theory lation of the cavern, the steady draught that blows through, indicates that ithas anoth- _is that the present Nite: tribes found in Arizona are descendants of the serfs o ler outlet to the surface, slaves of the people which inhabited the cave. Undoubtedly a good many thousands Mr. Kinkaid's Report of years before the Christian era a people lived here which reached a high stage of Mr. Kinkaid was the first white child bon in Idaho and has been an explorer and civilization. The chronology of human history is full of gaps. Professor Jordan is hunter all his life, thirty years having been in the service of the Smithsonian Institute. _ much enthused over the discoveries and believes that the find will prove of incalcula- Even briefly recounted, his history sounds fabulous, almost grotesque. ble value in archaeological work. “First, I would impress that the caver is nearly inaccessible. The entrance is 1,486 “One thing I have not spoken of, may be of interest. There is one chamber the pas- feet down the sheer canyon wall, It is located on government land and no visitor will sageway to which is not ventilated, and when we approached it a deadly, snaky smell be allowed there under penalty of trespass. The scientists wish to work unmolested, struck us. Our light would not penetrate the gloom, and until stronger ones are avail-_ without fear of the archaeological discoveries being disturbed by curio or relic able we will not know what the chamber contains. Some say snakes, but other boo- hunters. A trip there would be fruitless, and the visitor would be sent on his way. _hoo this idea and think it may contain a deadly gas or chemicals used by the ancients. The story of how I found the cavern has been related, but in a paragraph: I was jour- No sounds are heard, but it smells snaky just the same. The whole underground| Ineying down the Colorado river in a boat, alone, looking for mineral, Some ‘s . installation gives one of shaky nerves the creeps. The gloom is like a weight on one's two miles up the river from the El Tovar Crystal canyon, I saw on the east wall, shoulders, and our flashlights and candles only make the darkness blacker. stains in the sedimentary formation about 2,000 feet above the river bed. There was _ Imagination can revel in conjectures and ungodly daydreams back through the ages Ino trail to this point, but I finally reached it with great difficulty. Above a shelf that have elapsed till the mind reels dizzily in space.” which hid it from view from the river, was the mouth of the cave. There are steps An Indian Legend leading from this entrance some thirty yards to what was, at the time the cavern was —_In connection with this story, it is notable that among the Hopi Indians the tradition inhabited, the level of the river. When I saw the chisel marks on the wall inside the —_s told that their ancestors once lived in an underworld in the Grand Canyon till entrance, I became interested, securing my gun and went in. During that rip I went —_dessension arose between the good and the bad, the people of one heart and the peo- back several hundred feet along the main passage till I came to the crypt in which I _ ple of two hearts. Machetto, who was their chief, counseled them to leave the under- discovered the mummies. One of these I stood up and photographed by flashlight. I world, but there was no way out. The chief then caused a tree to grow up and pierce| gathered a number of relics, which I carried down the Colorado to Yuma, from the roof of the underworld, and then the people of one heart climbed out. They tar- whence I shipped them to Washington with details of the discovery. Following this, _ ried by Paisisvai (Red River), which is the Colorado, and grew grain and corn. They| the explorations were undertaken, sent out a message to the Temple of the Sun, asking the blessing of , good will The Passages and rain for people of one heart. That messenger never returned, a at the “The main passageway is about 12 feet wide, narrowing to nine feet toward the far- Hopi villages at sundown can be seen the old men of the tribe out on the housetops, ther end. About 57 feet from the entrance, the first side-passages branch off to the gazing toward the sun, looking for the messenger. When he returns, their lands and Iright and left, along which, on both sides, are a number of rooms about the size of ancient dwelling place will be restored to them. That is the tradition. Among the jordinary living rooms of today, though some are 30 by 40 feet square. These are en, ar of animals in the cave is seen the image of a heart over the spot where it lentered by oval-shaped doors and are ventilated by round air spaces through the walls _is located. The legend was learned by W.E. Rollins, the artist, during a year spent! into the passages. The walls are about three feet six inches in thickness. The pas- with the Hopi Indians. There are two theories of the origin of the Egyptians. One is sages are chiseled or hewn as straight as could be laid out by an engineer. The ceil- _ that they came from Asia; another that the racial cradle was in the upper Nile region. ‘ings of many of the rooms converge to a center. The side-passages near the entrance — Heeren, an Egyptologist, believed in the Indian origin of the Egyptians. ‘The discov- run at a sharp angle from the main hall, but toward the rear they gradually reach a _eries in the Grand Canyon may throw further light on human evolution and prehis- right angle in direction. toric ages. CANYON Mysteries of Immense Rich Cavern Being Brought to Light 34 JORDAN IS ENTHUSED