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Show Ah Ancicat Citj. A disidteh dated May 17, from the City of Mi xico sai t- l.co)ioid JUlref, inspector aud raesrrraioreofarcluealogle'nl nioim-inentsofthere,iu nioim-inentsofthere,iu die, ha reeeieeil a lelt- giving an account of some most niiiorjiii: extensive ruins irhleh hae been discovered h the Ricee.ieditioiiMt llua-tcca, Vtn-cuunaand Vtn-cuunaand Canton de rai-anyiLi state of Vera Cruz, in a mountain ous district which .ij-cara never to hxvelieen exi!oreil exf-eil ! In-diaii". In-diaii". The ruins are located in the mountain-locked oiiiulry, den-ely covered cov-ered with trees and undetvrowth. The builiing iliscovered are four to to fix e storie in height and show evidence of the Urctk school of architecture, archi-tecture, the cornice, windows and le iudicalpit: this. Tliebaewas in relief, figures covering the tl Jex of eaeii euifice, which are frescced in various colnns and which have withstood the ravages of "tile elements ele-ments aul ai.riearns bright as tlie day they w ere painted. Hit ruins caver a large extent of country aud are corn-idtre-d I.j fc -nor llatre to be tlie most Imisntaiit dirtvery of th last decailc, if nut of the lust e-nlurj . Numerous i lol-aretetup lol-aretetup in the nnrient city, and thin sUIm of maible covered with Altec or Toltec hlerogliiihics are set III the cdillcn. ?euor Uxtres is nowmxklng ar-rangeuierts ar-rangeuierts to viit th-ruins for Iho FrPose ol bringing the instrlU-,1 '... to the. "!""l OMfceuui. He will leave thb titj within the next fifteen da-. |