Show n m TIlE RUINS OF ULA I Immense Monoliths Covered With Beautiful Beautiful Carvings I Artistically Executed h f t 5 2 B n Y i A Expedition In Guatemala Central America visit Visit Ruins of 01 Croat Crent Cities Once Inhabited by b a n Civil Civilized and Beautiful Country to Sot Set to Investors u YU U U U U I HE rules ruin of 01 ore are 10 lo located the north bank of or the therl on about abut CO or 70 iO rhe rl er T I mud mile I from Crom lt It itS mouth and about nb out of at town 21 all below b oW the te valley viley ney hero here bo lr to until at nt times It t miles even or eight Ide The he Me Wo San S Francisco Is on oil Its th liMe hl In places on tho till south thus the I l touch the tho r river realty really at lit tho the head of ot stand rw ne ru r ns the th h urge valley In in ties lies the tract It of oC laM Here hiero Is a good place flue for Cor a large city elt The land is Ulu It l I 15 rich and productive ana 1111 Irrigation almost anything a ite grow Brow r ll Hut Is I not nott notte found In this valley DI 11 DIc te t only o ly city c ty y a ft few ell miles are other In r I end and others st et II 11 arc are found further jin n the river But nut these arc are the thet eit t and nn 1 by y far tar the tho most t JIt Of oC oil fill t D Gordon had hd made thorough work he lb clearing the fallen l lJ J 3 timed mum md nd In tn washing I cleaning them preparatory tory to the tho thor lit I r of oC the papier macho mache moulds mould II It ran UI that two ts a 0 to three iet r I et t of at mil earth had accumulated Woi Il II Ot rome tome so that one or two it 11 burled That t part of uC thu the seen consists of at two to artificial leads of ot ft M me rue and und mortar und and die diet t JiG 30 stIo The Tue one ono on the J li it I about r I 1 i 1 f ft et ct lung by CO to O feet Ceet In its Widest wet part stand standI I 2 5 feel teel hugo with a 11 level lovel IpaC P on which wore HE Rome pome buildings Tin T mini cm In the th north of at tho the hilt hill hiltI i I abut a 11 rd Nd away awa Is an nn artificial I h kout a rOll roil and a n half wide by byor furtive or hIve rodi rol lug ng II Or It I t may mil be beUt been Ut en of oC a mote mole that once surrounded entire tn re clu cit However this Is U tilt nil t H us found Cound at nt t h r lull hill tty south of at tho the larger and ond higher lusher It U ts In shape like the lit letter C I with the tho thew J w I I part left out It Is i t 1 Ut foot fee long King with an UI extension tut lerg n and the thc other about feet I n i i barn bam ten or twelve feet teet high 1 built rait thre h pyramids the tho thoon theOs Os on th the an tUI bt Lr tug ug lo feet teet long Ion and flit high frn Crem the th ground The rhu milt mid midI miltone one Ot M i feet Ctet t long Jong and CO 60 feet teet I Jt It the one tune on ti th Ih west Was las wag and U J ret feet high The Tho whole hole holo about A 0 f t u II ide at nt till the base On One Onie ie e r mounds mound were i ir r ItS les ee similar to those thoe T J mm mutu h more I OD thel art n ml ial mounds no doubt large perhaps mostly of at a stud Uld w i l now In decay the h u ue j f the tl city Were doubt tC ef wj r wood WIle was plentiful liV lack tick v II 21 and these too Ii o complete d dray dra r ay MONOLITHS h e must most mt In nt resting part of at the f J are the huge hugo monoliths f ared In human and animal i r rt s and m I Lu t 11 t b tin KIn ut at the tho north mound moun d the t tI h suds udo of ot this thui mound 13 l 1 the then ik n 11 the south stand nd a 11 row oW ll thue c T r a Us he beautifully ii 11 Th T r me Ine on the tho west sest tide Ide Is la t W 11 i tt kt tr t high hugh r 4 feet ket by 2 J 4 ir feet eel k Ie a IS i Ie c n the ground perhaps f Cw Here there Is U a B solid rock rockE f II 10 Ivr E 6 C 4 41 by b 24 2 feet thick It J Wi Win tIe 1 i mure muro than three thrle n a nth th it thIt If a C In the tue mountains hE It us IS i r Ih h by perhaps t R K uth tide h I the tho figure man 1 i ian aan life size having on oni hau i 41 lie id the die s L kilN lux 5 1 Ire aTe rut RA 11 Jt r t i n no On his body to toa b k I Ii a n cry ery rich dress I ri jt r mails On his lits feet teet 1 rated rate with ti t f I mes up above oboe the tho tf y It I j nt on the Instep Initial I aLv Uv hr r s The sides of or the theOn t I kr ru i L tr r On the vast tast and west I 1 are d da jle le rows of oC hieroglyphics kh a no Rb M tt the tho history of ot J r n i Ii Ie e Image ImaS Is lit BO so lifelike Iton n a the north side or of the j 5 r kc lt III i another ther fiGure of o a n aie ncI cI hit ie Ilze itt of ot tho ll first nr t giving it t Ie i This however has hao one ono ul 14 iaus as In walking and In his hll Ni tt Is Ii lom like R n wand lie no on an II a lal with beautiful rs In ln almost R oil 1111 caen tr or 1 i Is Open and ome pome of oC the tho ho teeth nr Ar shown The nose nOlo Ji Is Jid Ir d Itoman In n shape I tj w J U UIt M It is In fact net shaped much l like the Jew Jow JowIsh JewIsh Ish lull nose one ono sees hi In pictures which de ile desire sire to matte make mal that feature prominent No Iio o 2 size sIzo nine on its south side the of oC n a man luau with a 11 head beal dress drees more richly decorated deco d than the theothor other The hue bodies are similar except that here tho the hands are arc seen Been turned upward as us If IC receiving ing hag something The Thu feet aro clothed cothel in Iti sandals similar to t U the th other l l c the feet are arc hieroglyphic In the ears appear to be b or something of oC the sort s rt though so large as to nearly hide tIlde the ear car With few ell exceptions tiona the front view vl w of ot the th person Is given In with few tew excell exceptions tons the lie side view is given Hut the features especially the thin nose no so is the tM sonic same In both places N On the east and west vest sides Rides are the double rows of oC hieroglyph hieroglyphics ics ice On the lie north side Is another large giving tile the side Bide view vie ns an a on the north side of at No o 1 Hero lIero the tho right foot toot rests on the thc ball of the tho great creat toe In iii No 1 the lie left leCt foot oat so 80 rested No 3 S differs somewhat from the other two It Is III larger being 22 2 feet high by 2 21 The carvings are aro more artistic and the decorations of the ha figures such as the dres head dress etc ell are aro richer On 01 the thu south side is a n deeply carved of oC a man In fact nil all so far tar have ha vo beu men with little tufts of o board beard under their thin chin The fhe face aco of at this figure figuro is 18 marred doubtless by the hue tall fall talling Inn ing In of or a n tree On the chest Is a n beautiful ful tul ornament of at a human face ace a decor decoration allan common also at ut The Thc head dress threes has a profusion of ot beautiful feathers cathers The dress below the thin arms Is richly ornamented The sandals are rich rih with high heel protections reach rench reaching ing In up above the ankles No hiero hieroglyphics are arc below the Instead rich carvings On the tue east cast and aud west weRt sides sluice tram from the bottom halt half way up are arc the th double rows of hieroglyphics but buton buton buton on the tho upper halt are nrc large squares reaching teachIng nearly across tho stone con containing taming pictures There Thero are arc figures of ot otmen men women and animals In Ill several the men mn are running with something In their arms Rut nut the whole Is 18 Inter Iner Interwoven interwoven woven with beautiful carvings so that some seme time Is s required for far or one ono to ci study out the figures The Tho carvings are rich richand and beautiful These Theco may mo be bo called as liS without doubt they have ha c meaning On the north side In Is n a human figure fi rc of ot a man the tho most artistic in my opinion opinion ion of oC any On his huts head dress which Is high and antI richly ornamented are three hideous faces of human beings one above aha the other Of Ot the main figure figuro the tho features s are Ire regu regular lar and und well shaped The dress dres Is lit litrich rich and hangs liang Just JUHt below the hue knees kne 8 leaving a n part of at the legs hare bare The sandals are arc rich On the he chest Is an nil ornament containing a human I face tace with beautiful be features The Tue figure stands on a large head hent of ot a human being with witha a hideous face and with tongue pro protruding protruding There are aro no hieroglyphics below Just In front of o No 1 the west one of or tho lie three described above Is No NoA 4 A AAA AAA a a a v large largo Irregular stone In weight about a beaul beautiful fifty toil tonn arid and containing some I ful fuh carvings It rests rest on two other stones buried burl ell in tho the earth and appears front Is U the tha head face the south In to 0 and of at a n monster with large larRe eyes ces with mouth wide open Ollen In the tho mouth Is a human head hend and trunk with beautiful ful fui features Tho The hands are folded over the chest The Tue dress Is rich the head heat headdress dress low as compared with the other oilier On tho the sides of ot the rock roc Ie are atc figures of or animal And All rows the legs of the hue hieroglyphic while on 01 its HII back Is la a arow arow I ItOW row tOW of ot those beautiful Thu carvings In III I mentioned before beautiful The whole rock Is hut these are covered with carvings and nd hieroglyphics hl I of ot various torts sorts a a a Ww V V TV Further 1 south about thirty yards yarle la iut laa iuta a n row rolV of ot two monoliths one of ot which Is l 30 feet high by II S lf by 3 and nn the other 22 feet teet high by b 4 41 by 2 As All tile the oth others others ers these are arc beautifully carved with human figures on the thc north and south sides and hieroglyphics on the tho east cast anti and west One leans about 45 degrees and looks as ns though it would fall any moment Near by b Is also Ilso a u large rock rocie carved as IS the 1110 other and In weight wel ht about twenty tons It U resembles a large animal with wide open mouth and jaws Jovn huge eje yeK and legs and feet con COI containing or spots Its Us claws are uro large and bent In its It mouth Is the head and breast of at a I man It faces tace north and rests on rocks as the other The sides are arc beautifully carved and between the l s e is a I row of oC eight hiero hieroglyphics On the south end of or the lie stone ilono is the head and breast of at a 11 man clothed in a I high head dress and short filter t frock track reaching to the thus knees On the top of ot the stone atone or the tho hack back of ot the lue nfl ani animal mal are rich can carvings Ings on south a u hundred yards nr ll we W come cOllie to 0 another set of or figures somewhat resembling re tho the first t but still different from ruin them The Tho figures have no beard tufts and hence are arc perhaps the hue images Imae of at women The rho first mono monolith lith hith has but one figure on thus the bade back being covered with parallel rows of ot hieroglyphics and so 80 also the sides The carvings arc ure cruder the figure figuro coarser and in several ways inferior workman workmanship workmanship I ship Is shown The stone is fallen and n was aR an nearly near burled buried when shien Dr Gordon Gonon ar or arrived rived dyed The rho next stone directly east cast of ot this Is also fallen tallen It rich richest rIchest est cst and must mURt beautiful carvings of or nil all allOn nilOn nilOn On thu the south front lit is I the tho form torm nf of a n wo woo woman Wathan than man smaller than life In n ti sitting Kitting lt pos posture post lure ture t uro with feet crossed and hands rest relit resting lug ing on the hue thighs The fhe features nio alo nb beautiful tend the tho thu decoration of ot feathers above n are alo o artistic To Two other monolithic stand south Routh of ut these find and then another hundred brings brinG brinGus us to tho the couth mound down insIde the thur enclosure ci first see ecu four tour small stones small nn an compared to the others but In III weight varying l crom oo pounds pound to a n half ton tOil One Olle la Is I a circular stone with hieroglyphics and auni the tho hue figure of ot a tl man mon In iii a sitting sIlt In posture carvell on the top Another Allot her Is carved to took look like hIke the tho lie head of 0 some lar large o nfl mill The Thue next host stone about ton toll In weight Is 18 broken probably lY hav havIng Ing Irig fallen rullen tram the hue mound above It Is 11 cursed to look hook like lIlee nn an animal with n a bUllIon head nail ami human arms and legs There tire are doubled ns os If It tho hue beast was to Jump Heavy carvings are arc all allover allover over oer Its buck back buckIn In of o the tho mound and facing the thc north are arl two large stones The Tho first will Ill weigh probably fifteen tons ibis It I Is la beautifully decorated with carvings of oC human heads and hieroglyphics Hut tho lie stone stano that has mot most mo t at attention cation both because of oC Its size aunt and th tile beauty of till lie workmanship upon It lies on tha tho west of ot the tha last lcd It Jt ItIs ItS Is S estimated to sixty tv tons Ui is an anis ant is It 8 called The Thue Great Uren t Turtle horn Cram Its Ita supposed Ul resemblance to that animal On th hut tho south Routh Is hI the head hu aI of an un supposed to be lie that ora of a turtle The carvings s around It url are very elY rich richOn richOn richOn On the thc north title Is the tue figure of o ft n woman about life liCe size In Iri a n sitting I posture with feet cH crossed Her hands I me UIO at her stile side and appear to bo be grasping something liar Her headdress and clothes uproar to bo iJo very vary or rich Oi Ou the cast eust und and west went sides shIell of o thu rock roche are arc rich carvings of o figures lI ures and hiero luiero hieroglyphic so o also al o on the tue tall op The whole work Is train from the tho hand of ot a n master In fact act this can bo bl said of ot tho tilo Work on every stone It is III dora done by a II master und and conceived conceive by h an un artist The Thi Th Instruments merits meats used must have hae been equal In Iii every way Sa to 10 those by hy the work vork workmen men of at today tOlla It would be ridiculous to think that lint stones Were used us tiN tools The flue people too wore In n I high state df DC civilization und and must have been a peo pen people pIe of ot great wealth Who were vere they If IC wo so 0 could rould hut but rend read those thole hieroglyphic Ve le Ie could rould find out their whole history Is there thero written How Jow they rame caine here h rt who huo their forefathers IA were and what prompted them to 10 build these lucite beautiful monuments Perhaps In some soune future day a 1 key ke will be ue found which will enable students to decipher these characters and It if so what n II Hood of or Information will come Into the tho world No people would give that Information a n better welcome than we for or to 10 none noue would it mean menn so much I think hero thero fore tor that hunt our people should obtain ac uc accurate curate copies of or nil all tho tile hieroglyphics not alone In but In nil alt the tho lie ruined cities eltI of ot Central and South America The rue work would bo be Ul beyond price I when ilien completed Sunday night we slept In the deep forest No Bound could bo lie heard cx ex except the hue occasional howl hall of at a n monkey oi ci I the tho croak crook of or an 1111 owl A solemnity u a 1 deep solemn solOmn spirit brooded over oer tho the place In the moonlight from train our o r ham hammocks mocks under the tho shed shad could be he een lIeen the towering forms of ot the Iho monolithic pillars with the stiff staring starin men anti and women looking down upon us Oh If it they the could only 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