Pre-historic Ruins
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W. H. Taylorperson
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Mimbres valleyplace
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Pre-historic RuinsThat the Mimbres valley was once the site
of populous Aztec settlements, everything goes
to prove, as all along the river for a distance of
thirty-five or forty miles, evidence of former
occupation are plainly visible. On the lower
portion of the river, opposite the ranch of W.
H. Taylor, the ruins of an extensive pueblo are
seen. At a depth of seven feet from the surface,
foundations of large building have been disr-
covered, whilst all through the valley as well
as for miles along the mesa and hill sides sur-
rounding, pottery in every conceivable form is
found. At one time, beyond the possibility of
a doubt, what is now the fruitful Mimbres val-
ley, was a deep gorge, which by reason of
washings from the surrounding mountains for
countless ages, has become filled with layers
of silt for hundreds of feet. In a number of
places where holes have been dug and excava-
tions made, portions of human skeletons have
been unearthed. The pre-historic residents
allied as they doubtless were, to the cliff-
dwellers, built their habitations upon the hill-
sides, and as the gorge became gradually filled
up, moved down into the valley and cultivated
the soil. Far back on the mesas, evidences of
crude ditches exist, cut into the rock and
cement, all trending in a general way, towards
the level mesas and valley below.
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pon the hill-
sides, and as the gorge became gradually filled
up, moved down into the valley and cultivated
the soil. Far back on the mesas, evidences of
crude ditches exist, cut into the rock and
cement, all trending in a general way, towards
the level mesas and valley below. This vicinity
is full of interest for the archaeologist, and he
could spend weeks if not months, in pursuit of
his favorite pastime. To the antiquary, the
Mimbres valley and surrounding hills are filled
to repletion with interest, and the many quaint
figures and picturesque objects rudely sculp-
tured upon the rocks, high up, and almost inac-
cessible, are pleasant reminder to the people
of today of the innocent tendancies of the
people who dwelt in that section aeons of ages
before history was made. We of today can but
indifferently estimate the toil and patience
exerted by this primitive people to record their
presence, in monuments more enduring than
brass, and can but view with wonder, the ad-
vancement made through decades of centuries
down to the present enlightened age.