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<br />In Killing the Hidden Waters, Char/tJ BQudm maku a poinr about/hi
<br />jalt of ,hi P"'UZI7 <Mltu,., of rhr SOllthU'tSl: '7ht Jh,jr from rain to u,tllJ and
<br />from JubJiutr1u 10 a mar1:.11 t(onomy (holfJf,td rht u',z) humam IlItd .:InJ
<br />rh(uq.ht. . . . Tht)' hJlt ;'1 .In impol'trilhtd U.") Jomtd fuJlrrn l(1(1fl) and
<br />rhuJ Imom, parI of ill "round u..altr probltm: that "rNn, mJ'dJrzaltztJ.
<br />and mtehantztJ <1f,ricuI1Mral QurpoJtJ of U'fJUrn mdfJ UJr j:rrJllnd InJltr ",
<br /><1,.id land; /olll,,. thdn i/ (dn b, mharl.tJ b) ,.a;,/ or JnO'tc" In Jom( parlJ,
<br />Mm u'tJlff'll mtIT art Itarn;nf.lht col1JtqumctJ----ilbott hl/.flood ,rrtf,atton,n
<br />rht Au,.... \'.J/lf) of A,.,zorloJ; abo1'f ,.i"hr. Q man-mad, (mollIt C;lUUJ by
<br />O1trPUmpmg: right. an t/oqUtl'll rouJ ltgn, oJf.oJm In ,hi AMr... V.zllry.
<br />n>pun nIZl""oU O'J"ktb nUJ.....l..'.>U
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<br />[ion of the one we srarreJ on back
<br />there. And you can set" u:here l( opt:ns
<br />up A~n there: pOlnun.'; Ahead to A
<br />~hAllow rrou~h filled with wind-blown
<br />debriS. Beyond it anorher finure
<br />rawned norrhwest-southeasl, this one
<br />len yard~ across with teruces down ItS
<br />shelving s]opt:s like a miniature Grand
<br />Canyon, On in floor Soil a me~Qulle
<br />tree, still !urrounded by Ihe chunk of
<br />eJ.nh th.il hAd once surponed If on the
<br />~urfue, Now in uppt:rmmt branche~
<br />hue]y protruded above Iht- rim of Ihe
<br />finure,
<br />The cwo ""talked nonhward rowud
<br />Another fissure thar Inteneered [hi~
<br />one when suddenly the ~e()lo,lost
<br />dropped (Q his knees, exc!.;umlO,R.
<br />MLook~M He turned IOward Ihe orher
<br />holdin}/: up olI potsherd thar comp]etely
<br />filled hu p.um, It W.ll5 10 rhe unmlstolk-
<br />able black and whlfe dl~()n.al dt'\I.o=n of
<br />.e ;\lLmbtt,s people\ ....,ho IOh.ibued
<br />is repon for IhousolInds of \'ears be.
<br />fore [he comm.!: of tht. 14.n.dos. who
<br />\Io'lth their mlr.iculou~ \Io.ilt'r\loht'eh
<br />m...de the si]enl dt'sen Soll\' ~Ye\M to an
<br />alien olInd exrrollCtl".t- culture. "'There're
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<br />~herds &.Ilollround this plollce: the ,io:eol.
<br />o,cisl said. lurnin".: the ff.ll.!:menled
<br />ht'aut). over olInd O\'er 10 his poI]m, ~bul
<br />I've never seen one thiS lar,io:e, One
<br />fJ.rmer I've l.uked \Io'uh ahout these fi\.
<br />sures ~ys he believes n's tnt. ,ehosls of
<br />the old tribes thaI are causin.': these
<br />thlO,.-:S, Ihat It'S our tampt:nng with the
<br />dellCiite biil.ince he[ween dlschu}/:e
<br />.l.nd rechuge of the ilQulfers that's cal].
<br />10,1: OUI from the .':round throu.o=h these
<br />crub,M He smiled, ho]dm.': the sherd
<br />oUlward a.s if 10 a ]und of (onfirmallon,
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<br />H o.....ever St'flOUS Ihar f,lIrmf'r
<br />had hc:en ..!->tlut hu theory of
<br />Iht' fls\ures. II 15 Ct:n.un th.llt
<br />ancle:nt peoples believed thl' bmd was
<br />.alIve .nd tl.l.d Its VOI(e, [h,H It could Cr}'
<br />OUI when II ......s "'Io]aled \\'hen C.1O
<br />s]e-w Abelm wh., he- lmaJ,:mt'd .....as Ihe
<br />secreq of [he- fidds the loInd cm:d out
<br />10 Ihe LorJ becaU\(' (Jf the:- \'io]Jllon.
<br />Here 10 tht, Amencan Southwesl Ihe
<br />\'i(Jliillon hai nur nt't'n of such an
<br />m\[.nr.nt.ous iond. hUI Ir has Pt'"en
<br />klOJrt.J, fur the IIHure-s .rt. tht' (on\e:--
<br />Qut.on' ot" [he chrom( t':roundwalcr
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<br />overdraftlO.'; in [he M Imbres b..sin.
<br />Journallsr Charles UowJen has r:dllly
<br />ulle:d the wldesprl'.d prJCII((' MkilllO.';
<br />the: hldJen wale:r!>M1rhe llrleofhls hclOk
<br />on the subJect I. And the bnd, he:rt'
<br />cr.(klO.~ 10 fissures ,h.[ miiy wel] rl'.ch
<br />All tht'" way down 10 [he W.Uel I..ble.
<br />there: ~etf]lO~ 10 massive secllons mrle's
<br />In eXtt-nl, IS !>url'h. cryin,e OUI.
<br />Aftt'"r IOspeerin,e more of the Oal .nd
<br />IU \Io'eb of ml('uectln,o: fissures, rht. cwo
<br />men drove to the June Cox p!J.Ct' on
<br />Route I J that runs from DemlO,r: ro Ihe
<br />nordt't. The .ceo]o.clst wii.O!e-d III ~how
<br />hiS VISitor a fissure:- there rhat holJ he,
<br />~"\In one m{lrnlO~ 10 191H.5 iI hollrhne
<br />crack. Now II VI.!> iiOOU[ 2.40(1 It'er
<br />](In,,.: iind 10 some pl.ces fifteen (eN
<br />iiCfOSS June Cox w.alkt'd [he fiHute
<br />with the mt'n iind showed the-m how,
<br />lnexoubly. If 'Uo';l.S trt:ndlO,l: to.....ard ht'r
<br />luiler. Its n('art'S! arproach no\\ hut
<br />tv.'enn' Jeet from lht' rraile-r's C(1rner,
<br />~Ju~t rhls \Io't'l:l.~ sht. to]d them, Mlhe)'
<br />h.J ;I. heann,c: In to.....n \Io'here I pro...
<br />leHt.d m\' rrorerr~' lax .uSt'ssmt.OI I
<br />!(.IJ them II was Wd\" tOO hl,ch--t.t.lJu~e
<br />OJ Ihe fiHUrt'S IAnOlher one: hot hmd
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