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Show HurlM tltloa of aw M-ilro. "New Mexico and Arizoua offer as great a Meld for arctueoh -gists nt do the lands where the t mpin s of aucleut days llourihe.l"t(til W. T. Metralf, cf Al , btitrncriue, N. M "An cxjavdltlon left A 1 buqitettiue ouly n few da) s ago to seek for treasure which trudiiions y Is to to found at Uran (julwra, IV) miles from that city Delon the pilgrims landed at Ply mouth Itock there were ' Ronriihing setttemeula of white mm j alon-; the IlloMrmde Corona lo, in his I hlalory of thu ex Joratlous mide in wtrlj as ir.10, wrote of the acven cities of Ctlrala, decrlbtng them tu of fabulous wealth nnl miguiliccnt biMuty. Tho ruins At Gran Quiver, are Wlioved to bo the ruins of on? of thoae cities. I Corona lo told cf abundant gold and treuurta tu all of them cities, nnd many rxpcsiitioni hare explored nbout (ilvtra. The ruins Indicate tint a 1-trgo lit j atoud there Tho Kmiatoiie wall mirk out the fitr of pilaoes, monasteries nnl chnrrhni. A cnrioui thing U that no water can be found for fifty inllea around the site f tho old cit, although treisiire learchcra hare honeycombed tho laud trying to secure a aupi ly of water. No trcaaurobt.eer Un fooud the ni, but thoUUcf tint It Is located there antedates ante-dates auy tradition of tho Mexicans or lodlana, Juit what prospects Indnced the UH expedition to start out 1 du not know." Chicago Trlbuue. |
