Show alteo ruins mr II 11 J and mr J tl mackley arc in iho city from new mexico bringing with them some ral im and specimens rom some of alie ancient mines and biliet SS ft lfona historic ago tho specimen pec imen leave bean placed for exhibition to those who have a in th in ahe st louis mining and atouk exchange at 21 north third street several of tho relics glibow an asie yo bably coeval with tho mound builders or the valley before the ages of tho adobe and pueblo structures which abound in that country and long fore the pilgrim fathers on our shores and coate made bis triumphal march to tho city of the afier burning hh ships there is evidence that a people existed in new mexico who built dwellings and temples of hewn stone even be fore the advanced people remarkable structures are still extant in peru and central america there is evidence of vast vol canio eruption in the parts of new mexico visited by ohp ablove named gentlemen which large cities and burned the inhabitants with hoi ashes and laa the same as befell the more recent cities of pompeii and according to mr Iatter ion the principal ruins arc found at abo an ancient city in the manana mountains these diun valencia about 16 anes broin me k kabita fo railroad miles south achl of las gay miles tet of the river Maii zin i mean apple there ii a nolle sanni of called tho A bo spring which ig by to enie cotton cooil rabon naoh tide there atre no inhabitant in the vicinity but tharo arc evidence of the former iti tence of a aane population there are been the ruina of a large church or temple coY tring one acre mr paced it qt ana found it to be paces sure the thai anro 00 high the roaf has loep binco caved in and alio llio interior of the inclosure i lillo I with the thickness of he wall at the base is ten mr lle raon broadt array a piece of oneff ahe that pro ruda t tam ahn wall t n ol 01 ahu in thill cointin the i inon ire a alei sl ei it and ia as taken frodi the ue tharo i tine i ftc llie of ital rt ome feln huro one ol 01 alie all ayi probably pro bibly ilie sun bilier lauw nr deeply indented in ahe in il mud i by any tiling lu u i anu edged kocl mr PiH leKon AB that in found alono liam mern but nol liing in h of harp pill or moel 1001 knull boen in tha cooil it il out with 11 hiie avi silently atle ot archa lecture anterior IQ alte adobe and perio tl clr fion inclines to tho opinion clial A lo 10 ibo ile of knoof ux sv eo cities mentioned by abo spanish chronicle the author of which tatie country after tho con duct of mexico among which wore met bilks of cairn isalt curz neran la abo tho abo ana aba old tecoa and another situ atad a few milea west of abo in th I lava mr that tho od city in auction wa never until aito recently explored by wh to apen |