| Show THE MESA ENCANTADA the main point in the discuss discussion lorl of the verity of the myth in connection with this famous rock seems to have been left out of account after scaling the mesa last july I 1 stten that to my mind tt it had not been inhabited mr hodges party w we the top in september and fandi finding tain relies relics maintained that it hac h inhabited it seems to me a great depends upon what is meant I 1 habited A temporary visit can cam any sense constitute such a boosi pot permanent residence the ca pile of rocks which I 1 am git gia hodge so clearly decides is a c possibly the best proof of a mere merea res tor for even primitive people are not to building cairns in their back they construct them to com common some visit or feat and such a I 1 ment I 1 believe this one to be bi travels in the west and southwest south more than twenty year have t tai me caution since I 1 have found a similar piles in that region which due only to erosion if a village or permanent reald re had ever existed on the top ofa or mesa all traces of it have been plemely obliterated was the a given by mr hodge to an antei in citizen of that part of the couta cou a direct question upon this shortly after his climb if so to construct a technical proof habitation based upon the fla a few relics I 1 am sorry hodge has not made any s over his own signature for I 1 impute to him the ideas advance addan some of his friends who have apt in print to attack us as for exal in the early summer it was stated two years ago he had tried to the ascent but was unsuccessful cause of the precipitous charack chara eh cf the rocks which seems quite X able in view of even his this summer but it is now lah that he be refrained from going III top at that time out of regard superstitions of the acoman pears however according to one that after my atrocious atta altac at tac their myth the alomas were on glad to have him go to the top st he could give an authoritative ton ion on the subject according t other friend some of these acoman appeared upon the top rock while he was there by aei I 1 ladders and were quite inam first but were soothed by cofini co other agencies Sr angely enough most of these were found after these men allowed to wander about upon of the rock I 1 sincerely hoepe some safeguard was taken to 9 their throwing suspicion upon tac ious finds but from the re seems such was r not t the cao allowed Ko they were allowed ito find th there when away from the antt i I 1 cannot believe that an acute like mr hodge would such a procedure it is alm al worthy wa arthy that mr hodges trie fri not mention the finding of a ate by himself mr hodge does not appear to toa convinced several of the att ctt of the region who have held baass hold positions of honor and irai these pueblos that the mesa va inhabited their opinions ate aro ly worthy of some weight as and when they describe the na pure dream brearn after a residence 01 ol years in the country I 1 am fi from the facts which I 1 was a serven upon the top of the mesa believe that while the top ma been visited no evidence aae present of its ever having b beebi manent ly inhabited the existence of that rat top of the rock seems to have some people to me is to Is ef by the existence of afa and eggs in abundance upon t my investigation has been 1 as being too cursory to admit ing through and that quat I 1 ajl a 6 thunderstorm but my critics to forget that my apparatus was i in place and in good order the would have been nothing d day ay and than to have gone up there er r either thought feces if it were n in view of the main f or profitable involved i 1 e had it been in mem em I 1 did not think it cesary decesary ne to dated as the surface of the back ac again this point convinced convince me on wk fragments which s nicked up some pt e but could Niem bled le ancient pottery myself that th they ey were I 1 persuade mr pearce and he ithem to them they were not that with me pottery bracelet might also be r the shell proof of a comp comparatively amatively arat ively taken 3 as a could not certainly visit for it the stacks of the cli aibe awe withstood long period of time voge for any very 3 found se several veral pieces of pottery jr 1 also mesa not only near ift ht the base of the N amphitheater where mr hodge his climb but also at made bently antly around the base jut but points t indica indicated ted the possible visit only e top or the ba base se of some the r to As such relies relics have natives the found in this position ha repeatedly r it important think not A atre I 1 did congh gh to mention necessary I 1 think to efe ts is hardly abuse does not en personal site that argument but rather tends ree an of the position man weaken the of it I 1 am as anxious us makes lo 10 serious and one to 8 arrive at a jw any solution of such minded alt t to unprepared wholly BB but I 1 am doubtful over ebend nd to quibble prepared at any time to I 1 am in inter anh that I 1 was wrong my I 1 it if suf tation of the facts saw arguments are pro and proper nt and I 1 do not think it is asking I 1 much I 1 of those who oppose my meet me in the same fair fadow ns to 4 long as the main question is kept the mesa ever in was view 1 e warranted in I 1 think I 1 am tt hied frering ng it in the negative for I 1 have which would yet seen any proof anything M more ore than the evict mish ligh a temporary visit WILLIAM LIBBEY |
