The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-12

fad IN tho eyave ihe<e NC take care not Ia
disturb ua,il we have removed ~ The soil aud
hsy. them lying naked before our eyes we then
measure them with the mesnherings OF the
homes.
We uniformly 6ni \ small eafthen pot or
how in the grave with the inferred, holding u.
suaiIV from Z, pinf 10 n dttart--sinie 81 ihem nfe
orna,neni.d r. uu, the hri,n toihsfS plain some
nppea, as ifth.y iaai bcrn nseh ~ cooking
from the bark aud smoky appearance Of their
surface /. others appear as II intended for nlcff
uses We have raised one ar two of them IN.
br.ken bni usually they will be ionnd IA snth
n state af decay ~ unl In bear lining. We nj
WAYS find some shells with tie inferred. some-
tunes muscle. al oiher timrs small couch she'll
somewhat larger than large ,nylor's ihimble !;
these NJ. all in a siaie OF perfect soundness
hard aud knotty rs any other eonch-shsil. and
precisely similar--~nh one Of them we found
fav. rite ornament as We supposedly being n
thin Hat she'll ~ some kiud smoothly polished
and cur round, h.lug about 9 inches in diane
ter and a cross cut on one oi IL sides u MAS
white as ivory. aud had two holes bared ihroue h
tit Inv nea, ,hr jaw ofthr iatrrr.d, as II
had heen bound about his neck.
WIS once requested by the keeper Of thr Mu-
seun ia Nashville - send HIN a Skeleton OF or
of these iite pen,es. This anaettook 10 do
bui could ~ enttrly succeed. To- all the smai
Ter aud softer homes would be- IN q state
of eniife decay leaving only the bone
Of thr limbs, scaii unher-in Jaw. ribs teeth.
&c which were OF the moresolld kind aud these
we're generally tender, the sen Ia particular
wonld he ten,leyf 1-nd some of ihnm quite de-
Gaye1 away ou,lhs lIrprr sides, or ON thei
part hieh NJ 1fnwauis, hui The lower siA
would ~ duiffeound lne ic,'h, in pariir,i.
lar. woulI lie suN \ appearance us sound ard
"a sohd rs lhevscverwefs, mud frequently Il
Ia her prnuer sneteis. J suecaedrd so inr
- IN send ~, Fragments Al four skeleton.
Down II the Mnseuln IN N shyiie, toee hef
.sifll n variety II their pots, shells, &c. upan
beir arrival IN Nashville n bJafd Of phyf'c'.
~ was called 10 ,xamins and report their
bpinion on ,ham--,hi, rcpor, | have no, seen,
hn have hccn nfnrmsJ that The opinion wns
hey were the bones and teeth of adult per.
sons
Their faces were broad underline strong,
heir teeth strong also, and looked natural
The t3p II the head somewhat fiat, and the
frrheed entirely low. rising but little above
ihs ewes.
shnlI now leave these piyniss, and will
ugh upon the signs which remain here of n
people of large stature who once resided here
aud il is true according TO the info rmRtion OF
many witnesses, thai bones ore and have herr
foun9 here, which. II applied 10 the same limbs
OF common men, will extend 80 far beyond the
length of a COMMON mans liub ms e. Justify the
belief that the person. to whnn thef belonged
must have been from 7 10 fer high The size Of
tho homes the joints thr scrll, the under Jaw
&c would an 20 IN justify such belief
These large homes arc rarely found, except in
sail peire caves or other dry eavnrns under
ground, bui in these thrv have bern found in
several places me ~ two OF these kelclons
I have heard, of which we've found inferred un.
der small mounds which have been dug down
any OF ihuse lar,,e bones myself but have con.
versrd with many who hnvr them. | have
seen some al the binkrn which were buried
with one nftlem : hese consisted ola handful
OF beads made oil sumo l.ird Of stone all OF iii.
ereut sizc,, the largest h''ing about the size Of
a twenty five ccni piece If silver. and The small.
est about the size d u I cents they were OF
gray color, holt through them thickesi
through the mude aud not well pol.ard. There
was also found with hnn lin stone which seen,-
ed not TO have been trimmed nwns nanspa.
r,,i clear, and shining. aud Of "A deej yellow
COLOUR. beinG OF u description such rs ! never
beiora saw. TuitNEE LANE.
T.. ). Auv person who WISHES 10 do So. may
see those htlc bones III the Museum nj NASH
, lie / l.,
heard Of tho grave. Of those small people
aud ~ be certain ot the fact, | wrote 10 MIR
II ,Rgard AN Attorney at Law in Sparta. lie sen
me this certificate. ou may make v hat use oiit
,ou think proper ". / WALKER