Show RUINS IN ARIZONA TAYLOR na VAJO COU county aty arrona arizona july there to la perhaps no ne other subject that thai Is ie of more interest to the latter day saints than that of the prehistory ruins that are v ti be round found to ID diff different trent portions ot of the united jolted S ates atee and also aleo in mexico and ana central and america and the investigations that are being made by agents of toe the government ern meno as B every discovery maue made goes to prave the divine authenticity ut the book of mormon Ari arizona arizonis is ie proving to be ba a valuable field at present for reee rosea arob roti dr associates are at pros pree ent engaged with a lorce of hands hande making excavations near the a 9 te of 0 au an ancient town or village is located locate J two miles mi if west ot of here they nave have already taken out quite an mis as eort meat of pottery etc I 1 understand also adeo wat bat they found a mall email bell made of hammered copper buebe articles art lolea seem to abe be burled in their cemetery as there to is a I 1 rge number of bones found with them they are generally found some die tance from the rules and un lower ground this village in ie located on en a small hill elevated some fitly fifty or sixty feet feel above the surrounding country while the graveyard seems to have been at the toot of the hul and about yards from the village the writer paid a visit to their work on of july in company with several other parties from taylor and found the doctor quite willing to impart any in or mation that thai he pos poe sensed he was making too the collection for tile the institute and has been working on an the ruins rains 01 01 arizona mexico for upwards of three years he was wa quite well acquainted quain ted with ble bis bu shifts and thinks the remains are of a people who are of the same family as aa tile the indiana and he ay they bej originally came from the south in ID support of this theory he mass aja the farther south you go the more ex are the ruins mine and they seem to have been a wealthier and more enlightened race the farther south you go he has taken out a great many skulls that are in a fine state of breser vallon these wita other bones that ibave ben been taken out seem to abow that the people are ot of about the aver age size eize he had collected a good many specimens of pottery and other oiher articles arti olee the pottery li Is covered both on the interior and exterior with many curious paintings such as aa reptiles lies sua aud insects inee ote and is IB la in a fine tate state of preservation considering too the many centuries cent it must have hare gainin too toe earth mat mai y of the bones crumble BB as soon as aa they are exposed to the air wille orben remain firm he expects to make other excavations in this part of the country as aa there here are a great many old ruins and the be indiana now do not seem to have any aradi eions tione concerning wom the Twenty fourth passed off very quietly here lu iu about the usual man ner with the of a visit in the afternoon from the snowflake ward folks who came up in their lagona wagon and sand carriages siad and on horse back in representation of the be neura doom with J amea M flake as aa captain in they formed their vehicles in tie the shape of a corra corrad I 1 suppose aa a they used to do in croe aing she be plains and suen the two town pro preceded ceded to trip the light fantastic toe within the enco mure lu iu true stile as they had beitter lumber not nor rook rock for flooring not even a bucket ot of water to sprinkle over the ground to settle the does dai but the old hentie wen and ladies seemed tu enjoy the treat perhaps better than those who were younger agteren Af teren sn dying themselves toge together for a adorf time the sno bno flake brethren and els BIB tole teis moved oo 00 and leit jolt us we were very much pleased with their visit mild aud nope hope tasy will come again and stay longer we have with us one of the original Pione pioneers eres brother charles charlea shumway who la Is boty beeble ut ot present also brother crahall Mr ahall hunt one of the Batt battalion aliola also aleo a pioneer baks baia drum that thai once dad valuable service in the nauvoo legion in the days daya of the prophet joseph smith we are pleased to t have these veterans of pioneer neer days in tur lur miaad and wish them success mud and happl nees during tie remainder of their lives JUMBO jumba |