Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1895 — California's Wondert'ul Temple. [ARTICLE]

California's Wondert'ul Temple.

In Southern California, in the County of San Luis Obispo, there js situated one of the most remarkable prehistoric monuments known to the archaeolo, gists. From a distance it looks like an Immense rock rising from the plains of Carissa, but upon nearer approach it is seen to be a temple of extraordinary dimensions and of unknown antiquity. The inner court has a level floor 225 feet long and 125 feet wide, and the ceiling is from 60 to 100 feet high, according to situation. The building was evidently used by prehistoric man, but for what purpose, and how long since, no one knows. It has been suggested, however, that it was either a temple of worship orlhe capitol of some ancient government. The walls and portions of the ceiling are beautifully decorated with paintings in colors red, white and black, many of them supposed to have some symbolic meaning. The colors are apparently as bright as when first laid on. The Indiana es that locality are said to have no traditians concerning the building es thia temple, yet they all regard it with auperstitious reverence.—St Louis Republic.