Show ANCIENT RUCKS discoveries recently Kec enily blade in arizona james T wilson of mesa arizo arizona iia furnishes famishes us the follow following Wg thinking a few items concerning late discoveries here might interest you numerous readers I 1 have taken a little pains to collect some information 10 relation to some that have been made I 1 in this immediate vicinity under my mg own observation on feb ath I 1 made madd a visit to the rai ruins iiii close by which are being excavated tt 4 the present time by parties who feet feel interested in obtaining some information as to the origin orl alir of the ancient I 1 race of this region and what became of them tor for to all appearances ethelh 1 were numerous and prosperous as the remains of many cities and canals testify since feb ath I 1 have paw two more visits to these ruins so thol that by scein seeing 9 for myself and personal in 4 I 1 am somewhat posted ur on all of my visits I 1 was treated most respectfully respect full y by all concer concerned neO after learning the names of the gen it in charge I 1 explained to the object of my visit that it was ww wip a view to know why the they we were ecca bating and what they had hal discovered they kindly said I 1 was as at liberty libert y I 1 m propound such que questions st 38 is as I 1 a miR it gi liti 4 deem proper and f they would wulin give me au all the information formation in th theft e possession dr J L taking i the lead what is the name of Ws will expedition s answer the hemenway southwest era archeological archaeological arche expedition franto hamilton Cus binK director Q what position does dr ten akst occupy A anthropological expert ri f Q what position dr odil you sustain A I 1 am a physiological and ana expert qt who pays alays the expenses of this ex le a I 1 T A mrs heme hemenway a very wid widow ow lady a of t oston boston she lie it tory liberal aral an stakes es areat M ines hs a au tile the willeah of 4 the me agan sides salaries to all of 0 its dept myself I 1 am paid by the government ment of the united states and am here obtaining skeletons under tinder and in behalf of the united states army medical museum at washington D C Q what was the te object of mrs Heff lenway in fitting out this expedition A to ascertain it possible where this ancient people came from where they went to or what were the causes that brought their end and we should very much like to find some records giving their history Q what has been discovered bearing on their history P A As tar far as we have yet discovered uis covered thoy were civilized and lived by agri culture they raised at least corn tobacco and cotton all these we have found in a perfect state ot 01 preservation tion Q have you found any metal gold silver iron or copper A not the least trace of any of those metals Q how long loag has this people been A at least ION 1000 years Q then you think it is only about 1000 years since they dwelt here Q well as to that I 1 am not certain it might be more Q they not have been destroyed 1400 years ago A it is possible and may have been so 80 Q have hav e you d discovered tac any burial aroun grounds d A no it would a id be impossible to find a d th them ern after the lapse of so many centuries ado Q do you find skeletons in all the houses houes A yes yea Q in what position do they lie ile as a general rule A we find them lying in all positions lust just as death overtook them Q well doctor will you give me your opinion opinion as to how this people came to such a fate A their homes fell upon them 9 caused by earthquakes or some violent concussion of nature Q how many towns have you discovered in this immediate locality A some 18 or 20 botany not any tar far apart Q below here at los city of the dead did the inhabitants meet their end in the same way A yes all so far as we have examined came to their death in the same way Q then you are satisfied that all this numerous people came to their end in one general catastrophe A I 1 am certain Q As you understand physiology oyid aad anatomy will you please give me your opinion as to what branch of the twinan rac elthey represent A the jews I 1 am persuaded they w were e re Q are you both of the same opi opinion A yes but these skeletons must be col compared parea with the other races of the lipman family before it can be properly determined Q how nany many rooms does ea each c h house bouse or town contain A from to sometimes more J Q upon what plan do you yon suppose they ei conducted their assoria as associations socia bious A upon gen general erial principles of e equalization bial iza tiou it is my opinion that a large large number of families lived under one roof the plan and arrangements of their dwellings substantiate this theory and that they all bad A common interest Q how many inhabitants do you suppose occupied this valley at the same time A in all probability as I 1 should judge Q how many skeletons are you a shipping ping A twenty complete with 50 64 or 60 00 skulls of the best beat specimens obtained this ended m my inquiries as di dinner inner was announced the doctor I 1 invited me to his bis camp table cable and as we sat at dinner in one of the ancient tanks into which emptied one of the ancient canals the doctor remarked 1 1 I I have gained ten pounds since I 1 left washington 11 when dinner was over he hb invited me into a large circular tent that was full of boxes which contained contain e d the skeletons referred to I 1 remarked remark e d doctors doctor this tais reminds me of the val lepof ley of dry bones he laughed laughe dand and re replied lied yes hosid I 1 said as a joke doctor what will these aal poor fellows say when they wake up and find and themselves so far removed from where they lay down OVI oa replied he they may call me tos to account tor for moving them but then I 1 suppose Ws its all right be able to find themselves again while I 1 gazed intensely upon the remains of so many half preserved mummies my mind reverted to th their former history and their awful fate atone at one glance their whole history seemed to pass before me and I 1 sat said to myself I 1 blessed are they who keep the cow corn mand ments of god the doctor had at work a mexican who seemed to be be considerable of an anatomist by the way he be was patching up and cementing 9 together broken skulls which the doctor considered good specimens for f or examination I 1 hastened hasi ened from tats scene as soon ss as convenient and we were soon seated in the doc headquarters I 1 here directed his attention to the ard 3rd book of nephi nepal ath chaper where it says ays this people were destroyed bythe talling in on them of et their houses caused by great areat tempests and earth quakes quakes which god brought upon them for or their disobedience he replied 14 last just now how it 11 happened lal p e nod e uto book ol of mot mon aion was obtained and I 1 explained to him how bow joseph smith obtained the plates places etc all of he seeped seemed interested te in he purchased a copy of the boak bool of H u and I 1 presented him witla with the pearl biarl ot of great price tor for he thanked me very kindly he promised to read and study the books carefully I 1 asked the doctor it if h he had bad any idea where these people migrated and he be replied that they came from the north and worked their way gradually into south america I 1 replied that analogy and the migrations of 01 the human race did not warrant such a conclusion I 1 cited him to the landing of the pilgrims to the great city of babylon Baby loa city of rome and many other places J jest rast wherever ruin mankind kind first happened coland 10 land here we nod find the greatest monuments anti and the highest blithest civilization I 1 said this ibis people came from Jeru jerusalem salm in the days of zedekiah Zedek iab years before christ that there forefathers crossed the great waters in vessels guided by the hand band ot god and landed safe in south america on the coast of chill and in pro process esp of time became a great a wealthy and a prosperous berous people all of which is portrayed in the book of mormon I 1 gave him a general outline fo of the government and organization of the church and we had a pleasant time together which I 1 hope may result i good |