The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1897, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXII OUTFITTED BY “THE CALL,” A RESCUE SHIP WILL SAIL INTO THE FROZEN OCEAN PRICE FIVE CENTS A NAEVNE @RS NGV SIS & was o tbe matter of Arctic whalers. re Cabinet were lowing telegrams were ved by Secretary 1 early th morning from A Kirkland and id before the Cab MARE IsLAND, Nov. 8. K ton, D. C.: Cap- lows: Captain De- r B says lies arrived he whaling Belvidere and w on September se are now prob- e near , and eman, Fearless, Jean- re at Herschel Island b one hundred and een the above eight vessels exp return fall, and had onty mout tions. Besides the atb several vessels at < year and two r to winter. about 400 bar- w. He does not ing among the may be Kept the Commandant. d This tele FeceT ! Sun miral Kirkland for information as to the | cost of chartering the Thraster, so Secre: | tary Long sent the following telegram to | | that place. | from | | Admiral Kirk 1d read to the Cabi- | M ). Nov. 8. ecretary of L W 7 on: Stozey’s pian seems advisable ic ear or the am whaler Thrasher, now a Francisco, provisions, medicines clothing for en for one year to Port Clarence or Nor- Sound ass00n 8 poss nre rein- deer at Port Clarence to psck provisions to Point Barrow for food supply, f shoreline and keeping a look whalers. The plan requires e being & surgeon, and four The chances of succe « ght, aiff 1he earliest possible 38 the best point at ¥ fits and to sail ready for seaand in o red now. The Atatie: must be given the commanding officer of nlties. Thrashe: widest he expedition in the securing of and supplies, including dogs and reindeer. KIRKLAND, Commandant The following telegram was also read from Captain Tuttle, now at Seattle, Repairs to boiler, airpump, bricge new sails and docking vessel will cost Bejore the can reach St. Michael th 1 over. A vessel cannot win , 8s the ice woula carr no harbor north of Unalaska remain frozen unul late in ring Strait is closed by ice in No- r. and remains so until June. The at Point Barrow are within six miles point and eighteen miles of the former tation. I understand from Captain of the steam whaler Karluk that not efugee Licbes’ agent at the reiugee station has about 00 barrels of flour. With thisand the pro- vis ons of vessels tnere should be no ' or ose frozen in at Demarkation Fout nave the supply station at Herschel 1 to fall back upon. While it wil! prob- ecsary to sbandon the vessels [ do d the cre wiil meet with any- than privations and bardships. 1 be ready to startin two weeks. uty of coal at Unalaska. I ean of rendering assistance uniil the CaLL's dispateh in response to the Fresident's request for information as to definite location of the whalers, the source of news concerning their predica- ment, and the amount of provisions they had on bend, was also read. After a gen- aral discussion it was decided to wire Ad- | bim: Kirk'a wandant Telegrap upon Thrasher can be chartered zens of San Francisco will ovision her and wien she can be made reaay. Consuit with the Chamber ot Commerce of San Francisco e to provi: ies 85 offered in var us tel no appropriation now Mare Island, what te whether the ¢ available for chartering the vessel, but we will pon Congress to make the appropria- your report be as full as possible 1 t L and promy under Lieutens send the Bear. After the Cabinet if the Thrasher is not sent LoNG. Secretary. t Stoney, the President will | meeting Secretary | Long was seen by ThE CALL correspond- | ent. follow 1 er?" he was asked. I think not,” said he. “‘But that is not definitely decided. We cannot decide TETEESSEEEESBEBBEB888 ©» NEWS OF THE DAY. g o cisco: Weather forecast for San Fran- Fair Wednesday, with westerly winds and prob- ably alight fog in the monring. FIRST PAGE. Whalers Will Be Rescued. An Ancient City Discovered. SECOND PAGE. Slain by a Blind Strangler. Church Circles in a Turmoil. THIRD PAGE. A Dixon Family Poisoned. Fuentes Betrayed Morales. Spain Not Ready for War. FOURTH PAGE. Great Coursing at Merced. Racing on Eastern Tracks. Boy Tried to Kilt for Coin. FIFTH PAGE. Mrs. Nock Confesses Guilt. Nevadx Federal Official Slain, Arrangements for Football. Bering Sea Negotiations. SIXTH PAGE. Editorial. Contrast Worth Noting. The Municipal Potentate. Closing Slet Machines. American Bacon in Englana. Best News Service. Appeal of the Saffron Clan. SEVENTH PAGE. Merchants Want Dyea Closed. Marriage of Miss P.agemann. Gladys Wallis Sues Frawley. LLie School Book Row. LIGHTH PAGE. Can Carry Arms at Home. Funeral of Con 0’Connor. ) recior at Mt. Hamilton. A Drink Spoiled a Wedding. Racing at Ingleside. NINTH PAGE. Well-Known Ship Condemned. Hawkims Challenges Lavigne. Dr. D'Evelyn Expelled. TENTH PAGE. Commercial. ELEVENTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. Real Estate Market Review. THIRTEENTH PAGE. B rthe, Marriaces, Deaths, FOURTEENTH PAGE. D irrant to Be Resentenced. Train Wrecked at Milbrae. mmmx.umflj LR R R RN R R R R R R R L R R R R R R R L R R R R R R R R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R T “If the Thrasher is sent will the Bear | ! i | we near from the conimandant at Mare 3 3 a a § | § a 3 a g z: a | readiness for a re! the Native ' Village at Point Barrow, as the is Taking Fis Long Leave. The President RUINS OF AN ANCIENT CITY ARE DISCOVERED ON BLACK MOUNTAIN Demolished Abodes, Occupied by a Once MOJAVE,CAL, Nov. 9.—What must take rank as one of the greatest archwmological discoveries of the last ten year: is the ruined city of a once powerful trioe of sun worshipers on the top of Black Moun- tain, fifty miles to the northward of Mo jave. The city covers about eighty acres, and. although its ruins are dilapidated, it | contains sufficient to interest antiquarians | for years to come. Ever since the beginning of the Kands- | bure excitement prospectors have from | time to time pbrought in stories of the ex- istence of the ruins of a city on the top of Black Mountain. It is now remembered by those who heard the stories that they were wonderfully similar, although told by | men who had never met one another. These stories, however, were generally disbelieved, as tales of cities in the desert | are frequently related by prospectors even when no cities exist. Not long ago a prospector returned from Black Moun- tain to Garlock and started to tell of the wonderful city he had jound. | “It’s pretty badly ruined,” he said, *‘but 1am sure it’s a city.” But the time came when the right man told the story to the right man. Thiswas | about a month ago. Ex-Judge Wells of | Bakersfield happened to be in the vicinity of Black Mountain and met a prospector named Professor Hanson of Philadelph:a. In the course of conversation Hanson re- lated that in his work over the mountain on one occasion he had stumbled over the ruins of an old city that he b:lieved to | have been built by the aborigines. He was in earnest about what he saw | and pointed out the exact location of the city, only it was on the other side of the | | piled about two feet high. The curvature | west there was another of mountain. Judge Wells had every confi- dence in Professor Hanson, but not hav- Expedition. into view again. The formation of the| mountain i« voleanic rock and bowlders | of various sizes are scattered about on all | sides. They are black and rough and full of boles like sponge. Ciimving over them is dangercus work, as even a stumble means cots and bruises. When the -ummit 1s reached one looks about some moments before the dead city mukes it appearance. The blackened rocks are on all sides in heaps, and scattered about in the wiidest confusion. The ruined city is in among taese, but being built of the same material is not readibly discernible. But when it isat last made out its wonders become greatly increased. Tur CALL's expeditionreached the top at the eastern end of tie moun- tain, There was notbing in sight that | could, by the widest stretch of imagina- tion, be conju-ed intoa ruined city—ounly black rocks and asnes. It was on the way over the west peak that the first evidences of ihe handiwork of the prehistoric race came into view. In a sort of a hotlow between two ridges of the mountain peak: there stretched a straight Tow of black stones. The row was 200 feet long and the stones were of the mountain top made it apparent at a glance that the stones could not get into such position by the action of the ordi- nary forces of nature. Tnhe line of rocks was the ruin of a stone wall. About a hundredi feet further to the these walls running parallel, and subsequent investi- gation proved it to be with mathematieal precision. Off from these walis tuere were other walis running at night angles and joining walls at the other ends, mak- and His Cabinet | Tee CaLL correspondent that there were whether we will send the Thrssher until Isiand about the cost of chartering ner.” | “1i the Thrasher goes who will bear the expense?” ““There is no appropriation available for such an expedition, unless it is under- taken by the merchant marine, but if the report from K rkland says the Thrasher can be chartered at a reasonable price we will send her, with Lieu‘enant Stoney in command of the expedition. relying upon Congress to make an appropriation when it meets. The provisions will be furnished | | by fan Francisco people.”’ “If the Thrasher goes, plan of Stone will the relief | as outlined in the dis- | patches from TrE CALL, be carried out? “Yes,” #aic he, hough we are in some doubt about the reindeor. There may not b2 enough of them.” “Captain Hooper says there are about 2000 of them at Port Clarence and Cape Prince of Wales,” sug.ested the corre- spondent. “But Dr. Sheldon Jackson says thereare only 150 availabie, and Secretary Bliss has issued orders for some of them to be in expedition to the | Kiondike shouid it be determined upon. We canno® decide on any plan until we hear from Kirkland. My own opinion is that we had petter send the Bear, which Captain Tuttle says can be ready in two | weeks.” Before the Cabinet met this morning Dr. | Sneldon Jackson bad an interview with Gazneral Alger, Secretary of War. Secretary Long must have been misin- formea or mistaken about the statement of Dr. Sueldon Jackson, that there are only 150 reindeer available, for Jackson said to Secretary Alger and ait:rward to | them we ate them. at least 1500 reindeer in Alaska on Norton Sound. expedition. He relaied to Secretary Alger an instance of two Norwegians who trav- eled 2000 miles in Alaska by this means, although the deer moss was scanty. This is directly contrary to the ooinion of Com- modore Melville, who said to TnE CaLu correspondent that dozs were the best. “The deer have notthe staying qualities of the dogs,” said he. bave plenty of food. scant the deer cannot iravel far. They will soon ife down and refuse to budgze. Cheir hearts fail them and they lie there panting for breath. It is different with the dogs. They only need a pound of fish or apound of fl sh daily, and with this meager daily aliowance trot along at the rate of four or five miles an hour. Enough food for a dog can be packed on each sled. On our Jeannette expedition we found the dogs very usefal, more useful than the | And when we were through with P.etty goodreatng, too, much better than stewed boots.” Dr. Jackson does not think it possible for any vessel to reach the imprisoned whalers and others in distress before the spring, and therefore does not like the idea of sending deer on the whalers’ ro- lief expedition, but the reindeer will be utilized by direction of Secretary Bliss, if Captain Tuttle or Lieutenant Stoney or whoever is in charge o! the expedition finds them more available or calculated 1o be more usejul than the dogs. Captain Shoemaker of tha R:venue Ma- rine said to 1HE CALL correspondent to- nigut: “Ifthe Tharasher is sentsie will prob- atly go no further north than Unalaska. She cannot get as far as the Bear. But 1t might be a good idea to have the Thiasher at that point, and than she cou:d proceed further north in the spring and be of great assistance. The revenue vessel Me- Cullough is now nearly completed at deer. Continued on Second Page. Dr. Jackson says the deer are | great carriers avd can be uulized 1n the *Ihe deer must | If the deer moss is | ing leisure (0 ascend the mountain at the formed THE CALL of what he had heard. As the information seemed rellable, THE CaLn determined to dispatch representa- tives to the scene. 1t wasrealiz:d that the existence of a ruined citv in that sec- tion was of the greatest importance. It was also realized that to be reliable such statements should be investigated. ‘When he was told that the expedition was to Black Mountain Judge Weils vol- unteered to go along as guide, so there should be no mistake 1n finding the locality. The start was made trom here | last Friday morning and the members of the expedition h. just re.urned after spenaing five days on the trip. They were successful beyond their expectations, and it can now be announced without any | possibiiity of a doub: that there is a ruined city oi the abor ginai tribs of sun wor- shipers on the top of Black Mountain. | To reach this spot1s a journey of hard- i ship. Food, shdlter and water are scarce and mountain roads are rough. Tne mountain sides are rougher and climbing over them means a great deal of fatigue for all. The exact location of Black Mountain is about fifty miles from | Mojave. The nearest settlement is the new mining camp oi Garlock. This is about ten miles fram the peakin a straight line, but there is a lofty moun- tain range lying in between which has to be ciimbed. ‘I'his makes Black Mountain a most 1solated peak, although it can be seen by the naked eye from the mess about five miles north ot Mojave. THE CALL's expedition took the Rands- burg roa: as far as Garlock, and there climbed over the mountain road to Colo- rado Springs at the base of Black Moun- | tain. From here to the peak there is no sign | of a road or trail, and in climbing to the sumumnit it is necessary to pass over many foothills and down into the valleys be- tween. From down here the peak is lost sight of, and it is all guess work find- ing the best routes in order to bring it time he returned to Bakersfield and in- | | caused by the volcanic fires. | the carving was done o long ago | From | plastering the outside to ~ Powerful Tribe of Sun Worshipers, | Visited by “The Call’s” hierogiyphics carved on the walls on the inside of the house. These were exactly like those carved on the famous Poston Butte, near Florence, Arizona. The rock i1s almost identical. Itis covered with the blackened surface This been chipped away in the desired vlaces, leaving the image in plain view. On the recks of Poston Butte there isa certain sign used very frequently. This looks something like the astronomical sign for the planet Mars. This same sign is carved in a number of places on Black Mountain, showing con- clusively that both must have had the same origin, but there are also a number of other signs that can be positively iden- tified. Some might thiizk thatthese signs were carved by vandals for the purpose of deceiving people.” This, however, can ba setat rest. In the first vlace, the signs are carved with too much exaciness to be aone by a miscreant. A learned man interested in them would not do such a thing. In the second place that the rock has been discolored. This can be vroved by giving a slight scratch with a knife-blade in the sien and exposing the lizhter colored rock underneath. A mag- nifying glass shows that the surface has changed in structure, Tnis could not take place in the locality in less tkan 200 years, The shape of this hou like those on Poston te. It was also about the same size. The houses on Pos- ton Butte also have doors facing the east. inaications the houses on both places were built in the same manner. That Is, they were made by laying the rough, uncarved stone in the mud, then keep out the the walls were done. The up with timbers and This is all that the e was also exactly wind and roofs were put covered with clay. houses consisted of. On Black Mountain the rains of cen- turies have washed out all theclay and the stones have fallen down. The clay has also piled up around the walls, there- by reducing their ieight. The same thing is ob:ervable on Poston Butte. The more these two localities are com- pared the more similarity there is between them; in fact, toere can be no doubt but that tne two are of the same origin. As a number of learned men, after many vears of study, have pronounced the former inhabitants of Po-ton Butte to have been sun-worshipers there can be no doubt that the former residents of Black Mountain were also sun-worshipers. Over a small hill still further toward the west peak there were a number of other ruins ranged about a largze central court that was built on a nataral pile of bowlders. In the center of this was a | monster bowlder, nearly square, having a flat top with a circle carved on it. The circle was rude in the exireme andi shallowly carved, but there cin be no doubt of what it was intended for. Of course, there c: e proof of what this was used for, but a3 a surmiseit issa e to say that the large flat rock was an altar and that the circle was intended 10 be a representation of the sun. This ruin was one of the most interest- ing on the whole tov of Black Mountain. The west peak iiseif rises almost like a perfect cone, about 150 feet above this flac place just described. From below it did not appear as if there couid be any habi- tations np there. The place looked too steep and rugged. But a climb to the top disclosed the fact that there were three ruins up there. These were circular houses, not more Ihan six feet 1n diameter. but having their walls almost complete. From the size of these and their location it would s:em n be no positi The cut herewith is renroduced from printed in the Eskimo Bulletin. the only once a year. The number of the Bulietin from w dated Jaly, 1897, and contains the somswhat staruing intel a drawing made by an Esquimaux and newspajerin the world p ich this drawing is taken is gence thai Bryan has been elected President and that the United States is at war with Spain. ing perfect squares. There was a patch of land several acres in extent fairly covered | with these ruined walls. 1n some spots they could scarcely be | traced, and in others they rose about two | feet above the surface. They were spread ont about three feet wide, indicatinz thatthey | might have been much higher at one | time. Still, further toward the west peak, | and on'y a few feet down the northern | slope of the mountain, was the firstruined | habitation found. ,It was al-o tue most | important, for it contained the identifica- tion of the people who once inhabited the mountain top. 2 This ruined dwelling was almost circu- lar in form, and the walls rose from two to three feet in height. One vortion of the wall faced the side of a small cliff and in the other was a door faciny the east. Strangest of all, though, were some as if they were intended for the watche men. Between each of the houses there wasa flit place as if it might have been used for building signal fireson. Thestrangest thing about these houses is the enormous stones used in the sules. Many of them must weigh several tors, and it hardly seems possible they could have been moved without the a:d vof machinery. And yet all that is known of the sun worshipers place them as a people of rather low intellizence. Certain it is they did not know how to carve stone or their buildings wou'd have been standing perfectly 10-day. G Allihat portion of the pre-historic city on Biack Mountain that has just been de- scribed lies on a flat piace ciose to West Peak, but tipped a litile downward on the northuern slove. 3 At first it was thought that this was all