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Show The Wonders of America Dr T. T. MAXEY MESA VERDE NATIONAL PArtK. IN' 1888 then whs discovered In Mnnlesumn county, southwestern Colorado. Hit lirenliwt prehistoric ruins In this country, A thorough oxnmlnu lion of the etin)on of the Mnnco rler dlstloieil thu fact that It con-Inlned con-Inlned extensive exniiipUxi of thu mysterious mys-terious remains of mi extinct nice. I'iKlit Hum decided to preserve nnd set nslilo nearly fiO.GOO acres as a national park Mesa fttpuulsh for hlgli table-land) table-land) and Vcrdn (meaning green, from the cedur trees). Many narrow eunjons with high, sheer walls open Into the alley. In their sides nro ninny of the best-preserved speilmens of cliff dwelling known, A large human population lled In theso uive-hiits on thu sides of these snndstono cliffs. They be-lleveil be-lleveil Hint they wero dependent upon tho gods to make the rainfall so their crops would srow mid worshiped the sun ns the father of all nnd tho earth as tho mother who brought all material blessing. Appurently they possessed no written language nnd refolded their thoughts only hy means of symbols. CHIT 1'nliice, thu largest dwelling a community house hud over 200 dwelling dwell-ing rooms, In addition to ninny sacred rooms culled kiwis. Sun Temple, a mjsterlous ruin, shaped like n letter I), Is our 120 feet long end III feet wide. As tho population or this community Increased thu llnor of thu envos wns coered with rooms, and finally they emerged from thu uivos altogether mid bulhled pueblos on top of tho mesas In tho open country. A visit to theso ruins Is much like going buik Into another world. |