Show A 11 PEOPLE how Inte interesting it would b to know the history of the cliff clief dwellers who oneo oo 00 occupied tho iho country along the colorado river in utah they must have been au an into interesting resting people of more than average intelligence for a race of savages and one that had malo sonio some progress in the arts mora did f thoy they go to and b by y whom and how wore they destroyed 2 is ia a question that for a long time has vexed the bibins of our scientists they were not indians surely for the of the oldest tribes of rod red nion moa in tho branches not back to the ago age of tho the cliff dweller and tho mound builder we have bave ovi evidence de ace of their previous existence in the mummified remains found in almost inaccessible places in tho the cliffs along the colorado aud and san I jau juan rivers livors besides beides S unlimited relies relics in the shape of pottery and implements of war and husbandry three of these rem remains ains wo wore to exhibited in this city yesterday alfter after noon by chief DON MI of the worlds fair cominis commission sion what a story these mummies could tell should they again bo endowed with life I 1 the ago age of their existence we known not still thore there must have been a radical change of climate in this country sin sine e that day and in all 1 likelihood race after race and empires have fallen in this laud land of ours oura since tho the cliff Di dweller ellor occupied the country and parsed away leaving no record L of his life or nation for the bon benefit of those who were to follow in his f footsteps foot oot steps it is safe gate to say sav that when the cliff di droller oller built this dorcile in the solid roc rocks ks of tho the san juan countey the great salt lake then filled the valleys of salt lake and provo and the climate of this country was undoubtedly tropical that it was an ago of stone is evident from tho the fact that in their dwelling no metals of any description havo have ay as yet been farind not oven ornaments of silver brast bras or gold the race is an ancient ono one but the lead dead tell no secrets and wo must rest satisfied iu in so securing caring what information we can concerning the tribe from froia i inan inanimate imato objects and relies stock and mining alining journal |