Glimpses Of The Unusual

Author : Howard S. F. Randolph
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428431266
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Glimpses of the Unusual written by Howard S. F. Randolph and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Glimpses of the Unusual: Around the World Before reaching Acoma we passed the Em chanted Mesa an oval-shaped rock Of enormous size, standing alone on the plain with sheer precipitous sides four hundred and fifty feet high. On this mesa the pueblo of Acoma was once supposed to have been sit uated. The tradition is that there was but a single trail leading to the top, and that the falling Of a large mass of rock one day made it impassable. All the inhabitants were at work in the fields below, with the exception of a few Old women. They could not be rescued, and have haunted the mesa ever since. From this it gets its name, for the word trans lated enchanted would be more properly rendered haunted. Sturgis calls it the grandest rock in America: it is certainly one of the most impressive. Acoma was plainly visible from the Em chanted Mesa, though three miles away; but it was some time before the outlines of the adobe buildings at the top Of the three hun dred and fifty foot mesa could be discerned. Here a small Indian boy consented to act as guide. His only English consisted of the words Gimme-mun, and this he was promptly christened. He led the way up a steep sandy trail, with most curious rock for mations on either side. At the base we passed a natural corral with some Indians at work, who strenuously objected to being photographed. In some places the ascent was difficult, as the trail led over the face Of the rock with but tiny ledges cut in for the feet. Another trail has recently been made by which horses can make the ascent. The top Of the mesa was surprisingly level. Near by stands the cathedral, with walls sixty feet high and ten feet thick. Every particle of the material for this building had to be brought up from the plains below, and it took many years to build it. The dwellings, all Of adobe, were two or three stories high, the en trance being usually ou the second floor, reached by a ladder. On the exterior walls hung meat and herbs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.