NOTE:The over-and-over oft repeated photocopy of the newspaper article regarding the Grand Canyon Cave, whether a photocopy of the original newspaper article or not, has been found to be nowhere near faithful or accurate to the original because of how it was photocopied. Portions of the last half of the page before going to page two were eliminated in the photocopy process. So too, the article itself leaves out certain key elements.

So said, following is a verbatim typewritten text version of the photocopied article as it appears everywhere online, the photocopy of which, and of which the article below faithfully copies, reproduces, or lack thereof, of those same discrepancies and missing portions which are then discussed in Footnote [1].

Following that, is a link that will you can access that will take you to a full and accurate text written copy of the whole article with nothing missing, obtained personally by me through:




EXPLORATIONS IN GRAND CANYON


Mysteries of Immense High
Cavern Being Brought
to Light

JORDAN IS ENTHUSED


Remarkable Finds Indicate
Ancient People Migrated
From Orient


The latest news of the progress of the explorations of what is now regarded by scientists as not only the oldest archeological discovery in the United States, but one of the most valuable in the world, which was mentioned some time ago in the Gazette, was brought to the city yesterday by G.E. Kinkaid, the explorer who found the great underground citadel of the Grand Canyon during a trip from Green River, Wyoming, down the Colorado, in a wooden boat, to Yuma, several months ago.

According to the story related to the Gazette by Mr. Kinkaid, the archeologists of the Smithsonian Institute, which is financing the expeditions, have made discoveries which almost conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in solid rock by human hands, was of oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back to Ramses. If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric peoples of North America, their ancient arts, who they were and whence they came, will be solved. Egypt and the Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist.

A Thorough Examination

Under the direction of Prof. S. A. Jordan, the Smithsonian Institute is now prosecuting the most thorough explorations, which will be continued until the last link in the chain is forged. Nearly a mile underground, about 1480 feet below the surface, the long main passage has been delved into, to find another mammoth chamber from which radiates scores of passageways, like the spokes of a wheel.[1]

Several hundred rooms have been discovered, reached by passageways running from the main passage, one of them having been explored for 854 feet and another 634 feet. The recent finds include articles which have never been known as native to this country, and doubtless they had their origin in the orient. War weapons, copper instruments, sharp-edged and hard as steel, indicate the high state of civilization reached by these strange people. So interested have the scientists become that preparations are being made to equip the camp for extensive studies, and the force will be increased to thirty or forty persons.

Mr. Kinkaid's Report

Mr. Kinkaid was the first white child born in Idaho and has been an explorer and hunter all his life, thirty years having been in the service of the Smithsonian Institute. Even briefly recounted, his history sounds fabulous, almost grotesque.

"First, I would impress that the cavern is nearly inaccessible. The entrance is 1,486 feet down the sheer canyon wall. It is located on government land and no visitor will be allowed there under penalty of trespass. The scientists wish to work unmolested, without fear of archeological discoveries being disturbed by curio or relic hunters.

A trip there would be fruitless, and the visitor would be sent on his way. The story of how I found the cavern has been related, but in a paragraph: I was journeying down the Colorado river in a boat, alone, looking for mineral. Some forty-two miles up the river from the El Tovar Crystal canyon, I saw on the east wall, stains in the sedimentary formation about 2,000 feet above the river bed. There was no trail to this point, but I finally reached it with great difficulty.

Above a shelf which hid it from view from the river, was the mouth of the cave. There are steps leading from this entrance some thirty yards to what was, at the time the cavern was inhabited, the level of the river. When I saw the chisel marks on the wall inside the entrance, I became interested, securing my gun and went in. During that trip I went back several hundred feet along the main passage till I came to the crypt in which I discovered the mummies. One of these I stood up and photographed by flashlight. I gathered a number of relics, which I carried down the Colorado to Yuma, from whence I shipped them to Washington with details of the discovery. Following this, the explorations were undertaken.

The Passages

"The main passageway is about 12 feet wide, narrowing to nine feet toward the farther end. About 57 feet from the entrance, the first side-passages branch off to the right and left, along which, on both sides, are a number of rooms about the size of ordinary living rooms of today, though some are 30 by 40 feet square. These are entered by oval-shaped doors and are ventilated by round air spaces through the walls into the passages. The walls are about three feet six inches in thickness.

The passages are chiseled or hewn as straight as could be laid out by an engineer. The ceilings of many of the rooms converge to a center. The side-passages near the entrance run at a sharp angle from the main hall, but toward the rear they gradually reach a right angle in direction.

The Shrine

"Over a hundred feet from the entrance is the cross-hall, several hundred feet long, in which are found the idol, or image, of the people's god, sitting cross-legged, with a lotus flower or lily in each hand. The cast of the

IT IS AT THIS POINT THE PHOTOCOPY JUMPS TO PAGE 2 LEAVING OUT THE FOLLOWING TYPED TEXT, ALSO INCORRECT:


face is oriental, and the carving this cavern. The idol almost resembles Buddha, though the scientists are not certain as to what religious worship it represents. Taking into consideration everything found thus far, it is possible that this worship most resembles the ancient people of Tibet.

Surrounding this idol are smaller images, some very beautiful in form; others crooked-necked and distorted shapes, symbolical, probably, of good and evil. There are two large cactus with protruding arms, one on each side of the dais on which the god squats. All this is carved out of hard rock resembling marble. In the opposite corner of this cross-hall were found tools of all descriptions, made of copper. These people undoubtedly knew the lost art of hardening this metal, which has been sought by chemicals for centuries without result. On a bench running around the workroom was some charcoal and other material probably used in the process. There is also slag and stuff similar to matte, showing that these ancients smelted ores, but so far no trace of where or how this was done has been discovered, nor the origin of the ore.

"Among the other finds are vases or urns and cups of copper and gold, made very artistic in design. The pottery work includes enameled ware and glazed vessels. Another passageway leads to granaries such as are found in the oriental temples. They contain seeds of various kinds. One very large storehouse has not yet been entered, as it is twelve feet high and can be reached only from above. Two copper hooks extend on the edge,


AT THIS POINT THE PHOTOCOPY PICKS UP ON PAGE 2 WITH THE FOLLOWING, AFTER HAVING LEFT OUT THE ABOVE:


which indicates that some sort of ladder was attached. These granaries are rounded, as the materials of which they are constructed, I think, is a very hard cement. A gray metal is also found in this cavern, which puzzles the scientists, for its identity has not been established. It resembles platinum. Strewn promiscuously over the floor everywhere are what people call "cats eyes', a yellow stone of no great value. Each one is engraved with the head of the Malay type.

The Hieroglyphics

"On all the urns, or walls over doorways , and tablets of stone which were found by the image are the mysterious hieroglyphics, the key to which the Smithsonian Institute hopes yet to discover. The engraving on the tables probably has something to do with the religion of the people. Similar hieroglyphics have been found in southern Arizona. Among the pictorial writings, only two animals are found. One is of prehistoric type.

The Crypt

"The tomb or crypt in which the mummies were found is one of the largest of the chambers, the walls slanting back at an angle of about 35 degrees. On these are tiers of mummies, each one occupying a separate hewn shelf. At the head of each is a small bench, on which is found copper cups and pieces of broken swords. Some of the mummies are covered with clay, and all are wrapped in a bark fabric.

The urns or cups on the lower tiers are crude, while as the higher shelves are reached, the urns are finer in design, showing a later stage of civilization. It is worthy of note that all the mummies examined so far have proved to be male, no children or females being buried here. This leads to the belief that this exterior section was the warriors' barracks.

"Among the discoveries no bones of animals have been found, no skins, no clothing, no bedding. Many of the rooms are bare but for water vessels. One room, about 40 by 700 feet, was probably the main dining hall, for cooking utensils are found here. What these people lived on is a problem, though it is presumed that they came south in the winter and farmed in the valleys, going back north in the summer.

Upwards of 50,000 people could have lived in the caverns comfortably. One theory is that the present Indian tribes found in Arizona are descendants of the serfs or slaves of the people which inhabited the cave. Undoubtedly a good many thousands of years before the Christian era, a people lived here which reached a high stage of civilization. The chronology of human history is full of gaps. Professor Jordan is much enthused over the discoveries and believes that the find will prove of incalculable value in archeological work.

"One thing I have not spoken of, may be of interest. There is one chamber of the passageway to which is not ventilated, and when we approached it a deadly, snaky smell struck us. Our light would not penetrate the gloom, and until stronger ones are available we will not know what the chamber contains. Some say snakes, but other boo-hoo this idea and think it may contain a deadly gas or chemicals used by the ancients. No sounds are heard, but it smells snaky just the same. The whole underground installation gives one of shaky nerves the creeps. The gloom is like a weight on one's shoulders, and our flashlights and candles only make the darkness blacker. Imagination can revel in conjectures and ungodly daydreams back through the ages that have elapsed till the mind reels dizzily in space."

An Indian Legend

In connection with this story, it is notable that among the Hopi Indians the tradition is told that their ancestors once lived in an underworld in the Grand Canyon till dissension arose between the good and the bad, the people of one heart and the people of two hearts. Machetto, who was their chief, counseled them to leave the underworld, but there was no way out. The chief then caused a tree to grow up and pierce the roof of the underworld, and then the people of one heart climbed out. They tarried by Paisisvai (Red River), which is the Colorado, and grew grain and corn.

They sent out a message to the Temple of the Sun, asking the blessing of peace, good will and rain for people of one heart. That messenger never returned, but today at the Hopi villages at sundown can be seen the old men of the tribe out on the housetops gazing toward the sun, looking for the messenger. When he returns, their lands and ancient dwelling place will be restored to them. That is the tradition.

Among the engravings of animals in the cave is seen the image of a heart over the spot where it is located. The legend was learned by W.E. Rollins, the artist, during a year spent with the Hopi Indians.

There are two theories of the origin of the Egyptians. One is that they came from Asia; another that the racial cradle was in the upper Nile region. Heeren, an Egyptologist, believed in the Indian origin of the Egyptians. The discoveries in the Grand Canyon may throw further light on human evolution and prehistoric ages.

ARIZONA GAZETTE, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1909



Footnote [1]

NOTE: It is easy to see there are more than a few major discrepancies between what is shown in the photocopy version of the Gazette and the above typed text version. Even the Gazette version is not correct. Somehow in the photocopied Gazette version between the section that reads A Thorough Examination and the next sub-titled section that reads Mr. Kinkaid's Report portions of the text have been either left out or missing. The Gazette version is apparently cut off at the bottom of column one before it goes to the top of the next column. It reads:


"Under the direction of Prof. S. A. Jordan, the Smithsonian Institute is now prosecuting the most thorough explorations, which will be continued until the last link in the chain is forged. Nearly a mile underground, about 1480 feet below the surface, the long main passage..."


Then the Gazette version jumps from the bottom of column one to the top of column two and instead of continuing starts off as follows:


"...feet ventilation of the cavern the steady draught that blows through, indicates that it has another outlet to the surface."


The above typed text version also jumps, albeit including or adding some of what is missing. Interestingly enough it does not include the sentence in the bottom quote above which is clearly visible in the Gazette version.

However, the part that is really missing between the two can be found in Footnote [7] of Buddhism In America Before Columbus. Why whoever photocopied the Gazette version felt compelled to leave out what was left out is not known. So too, for the text version. Where they got their version, only to leave out what is found in Footnote [7] is questionable.

The same is true (i.e., a jump) between the section called The Shrine and The Hieroglyphics as found in the photocopied Gazette version and the above typed version --- all of which indicates to me that across the page bottom of the columns in the Gazette version have been deleted, not copied, or cut off, if unintended or on purpose or why is not known. Notice the jump in the typed version below as well, of which nowhere does there seem to a correct version:


Over a hundred feet from the entrance is the cross-hall, several hundred feet long, in which are found the idol, or image, of the people's god, sitting cross-legged, with a lotus flower or lily in each hand. The cast of the face is oriental, and the carving


(the jump occurs here, something is missing)


this cavern. The idol almost resembles Buddha, though the scientists are not certain as to what religious worship it represents. Taking into consideration everything found thus far, it is possible that this worship most resembles the ancient people of Tibet.


So too, in the photocopied Gazette version the paragraph in the section following the words The Shrine ends after the words "The cast of the..." leaving out the rest that shows up in the typed version and not picking up again until the third paragraph where it reads "which indicates that some sort of ladder was attached." Again, if unintended or on purpose or why is not known.

The problem I have with the whole thing is both versions are presented elsewhere as "whole" when in fact they are not. When the discrepancies are discovered it casts even more doubt on what is already questionable at best.


THE SECRET OF THE AZTEC TREASURE
GENE AUTRY COMICS, NOVEMBER 1942 VOLUME 1, ISSUE #3


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It should be brought to the attention of the reader for their own edification that on Friday, March 12, 1909, preceding by nearly a full month the above article having been published, a small three-inch one-column-wide article, shown below under the title G.E. Kincaid Reaches Yuma, appeared stuffed away and unheralded several pages inside the paper. A clearer text version is immediately under the scanned version:




G.E. Kincaid Reaches Yuma

G.E. Kincaid of Lewiston Idaho, arrived in Yuma after a trip from Green River, Wyoming down the entire course of the Colorado River. He is the second man to make the journey and came alone in a small skiff, stopping at his pleasure to investigate the surrounding country. He left Green River in October, having a small covered boat with oars, and carrying a fine camera, with which he secured over seven hundred views of the river and canyons which are unsurpassed. Mr. Kincaid says one of the most interesting features of the trip was passing through the sluiceways at Laguna Dam. He made his perilous passage with only the loss of one oar. Some interesting archaeological discoveries were unearthed and altogether the trip was of such interest that he will repeat it next winter in the company of friends.


There are those that imply that the above small Kincaid article was "not real," created in a sense to establish a foundation for the main article being "real." However, someone went back through the Gazette microfiche files and located a copy of the original 1909 page that it appeared on:




Now, for a full and complete unabridged clear-text typed version of the original article from the archives with all available missing portions re-inserted click

HERE
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NOTE: The clear-text typed version of the original article at the so cited above link was retrieved personally by me from:



BUDDHISM IN AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS


WPA FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT


THE NARRATIVE OF HOEI SHIN


HUI SHEN: BHIKSHU



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