Washington telegraph., 1845-12-10
re Po,ps or CIxr prsrn,cr,c

IHE BONES OF GIANT REsURECTED-
WILLIAMSON AHEAD AS UsUAL.-The ed.
ilor Of the Montgomery, Alabama, Inde-
pendent, furnishes the following notice of
the giant bones recently dug up by Mr..
William ]. Shumate, OF this county, II
always did take '-Old Williamson TO do
more, and show out "bigger" and .'better,"
and more of the marvellous productions of
nature than her sister counties. and here
now is another prodigy that bids defiance
to all cavil or competition. Whether it
belonged to the race of giants that lived
before the flood, or to those of the sons of
Anak. in the days of Joshua. is unrevealed:
but whoever he was or wherever he lived,
he was certainly man of pith and sub
stance in the eyes of his fellows. Mr..
Shumale will have it ready for exhibition
at his residence. 6 miles South of Frank.
lin; in the course of a week or two.
Franklin Rcrien.
Giant Bones.-There have been recent.
ly dug up in Williamson county, Tennes-
see, seven miles from Franklin, the bones
of giant and no mistake. We have con-
versed with an intelligent and enterprising
gentleman OF our city, who has seen, e1-
amned, and purchased an interest in the
skeleton. From him we derive the fol-
lowing facts: A Mr.. Shumate was DO.
ring for water near his residence, upon
hill of considerable extent and cminencc.
situate in rocky, Mountainous section of
country, where the bones We're discovered
about so feet beneath the surface. They
were Immediately cxhumed, and were
found embedded in a strata of the hardest
kind of clay which had apparently filed
and extensive cavern or opening in the
rock. The position of the skeleton was
that of a recumbent, making an angle of
the horizon. The bones are not at all
petritied as is the case with most of the
skeleton monsters of animals which have
been discovered in our country, but are,
nevertheless, in a most perfect sta'e o.
preservation, and weigh in the aggregate
about 1900 poundsl
No doubt rests in the minis of any who
have seen or examined them, that these
bones belong to the genus homo. All the
largest and characteristic bones are entire.
and the skull, arms and thigh bones, knee
pans, shoulder sockets and collar bones
remove all skepticism as to their humanity.
The whole skeleton. we are informed, is
about ! 8 feet high, and must have stood full
10 feet sin his stockings (if he wore any,
The bones of the thigh and leg measure 6
feet6 inches so that our friend, the Gen
eral,' could have marched erect, in full
military costume, between the giants legs
The skull is described as being about
2-3 the size of flour barrel, and capable
of holding in its cavities near two bushels;
a coffee cup Of good size could lie put into
the eye sockets-and the jaw teeth, which
are all perfect even to the enamel. would
w, igh from 3 1-2 to six p Is, some Of
tie smaller ones which were 10 lse have
been weighed-the front ieetL are missing.
These teeth bear the evidence of extreme
age, from their cavaties are apparent dim
mutton from use in wearing away.
An eminent physician and anatomist,
properly assisted, is engaged in having the
skeleton put together AMI III, small def.
c;encies supplied by art.
We are further informed by our fellow
citizen, who has purchased an interest of
one fourth in this interesting and wonder
ful curiosity. that it viii be ready for exhi-
bintion in about one months time, when il
will start on its tour through the civilized
world, and proceeding from New Orleans
will shortly be among Us here. Our fel-
low townsman keeps the price he paid for
his interest secret, but says that $4,000
has been offered and refused for the whole
of this curiosity.