 | George Jones - 1843 - 514 sidor
...difference in height arising from several parts having fallen. "It (the river-wall) is made of cut stone, from three to six feet in length, and a foot and a...thrown down by bushes growing out of the crevices. The other three sides consist of ranges of steps and pyramidal structures, rising from thirty, to one... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 652 sidor
...This is an oblong enclosure, tht front extending six hundred and twenty-four feet north and south, and from sixty to ninety feet in height. It is made of cut stones from three to six feet in length, and about one and a half foot broad. The other three sides of the enclosure consist of ranges of steps... | |
 | Joseph B. Gross - 1856 - 414 sidor
...deserves a brief notice. " This temple," writes our distinguished antiquary, "is an oblong inclosure. The front or river wall extends on a right line north...sometimes called by the Indians, las Ventanas, or windows. The other three sides consist of ranges of steps and pyramidal structures, rising from thirty... | |
 | Pictures - 1871 - 272 sidor
...and south, 624 feet; and it is from 60 to 90 feet in height. It is made of cut stones, from 3 to 6 feet in length, and a foot and a half in breadth....bushes growing out of the crevices; and in one place 140 THE MONKEY WATCHERS. there is a small opening, from which the ruins are sometimes called by the... | |
 | John Dunmore Lang - 1877 - 380 sidor
...front or river wall extends in a right line north * Robertson's History of America. Book VII., 228. and south six hundred and twenty-four feet, and it...the ruins are sometimes called by the Indians Las Veutanas, or the windows. The other three sides •consist of ranges of steps and pyramidal structures,... | |
 | Caleb Arnold Wall - 1877 - 452 sidor
...it did at the time of his decease, April 4, 1831, aged 82. The tomb is built of hewn granite blocks from three to six feet in length, and a foot and a half in thickness, each block weighing from three to five tons. The structure is six feet high, five feet deep... | |
 | Brigham Henry Roberts - 1909 - 496 sidor
...the bank of the river, and may, perhaps, with propriety be called the Temple. The temple is an oblong enclosure. The front or river wall extends on a right...there is a small opening, from which the ruins are some times called by the Indians, Las Ventanas, or the windows. The other three sid" consist of ranges... | |
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The other three sides consist of ranges of steps and pyramidal structures, rising from thirty to one hundred and forty feet in height on the slope. The whole line of survey is two thousand, eight hundred and sixty-six feet... 
