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...excavations of the ruins have now advanced so far that we are able to get a general idea of the university's plan. Leon Cavallo has made a special study of a type of building differing distinctly from the ordinary college sort, which he has located in several portions of the general plan. The special feature of these buildings is that they are divided into many small compartments or cells, some connected in series; others set apart. It is quite evident, both from the floor-plans and from the nature of the rooms themselves, that these buildings were used...
...university site the other day, suddenly felt the ground give way beneath him; and before he knew it, he found himself in a large hollow space at some depth underground. His shouts attracted fellow-workmen, who helped him out with a rope and brought Senor Alvarotez, Leon Cavallo, and myself to the scene of the discovery. With torches and shovels we descended into the opening and proceeded to explore...
...records are so complex and concern such a host of varied topics, that it has taken five solid days of my own time and that of my two confreres. Dr. Bonaparte and Leon Cavallo, to sort and tabulate the material. But our patience has had its own reward; we are now equipped with all the data needed for running a great university on the most efficient plan...
...departed form Chita on the day following the return of Cavallo his assistant. The stories which they had to tell of their find near Machu Picchu made us eager to see the site ourselves. I shall pass over our Journey up the Urubamab canyon, and our discoveries at the foot of the mountain, interesting though they are, until our specialist, Don Calvo, has made fuller reports. Our ascent was made with some difficulty largely because of the debris of centuries...