The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-04-21
Miscellaneous,
The Discovery Of America by
the Mortimer.

,.. .Ilsesd monumental evidence Of the dis
,.,,U Of America by tie Norlhmon. lie
,,,us, lbs. lhe wiring on lhe Dighlon rock
,,s, tbe worn oflhe aborigines, on the ground
d,,, IL comedies IN position with large NUN
A., of s,mAar monuments IN various parts Of
hs continent which beur inscriptions not
ooJy similar but identical IN style and work
asasAlp The following 10 an extract from
his ARTICLES
.There H. therefore, nothing IN tho posi-
non of tho Dlghiou rock, or the markings
-hict q bears, 10 distinguish IL from nuper-
,, others IN difiersnl.loedlll,ea, II exhibits
correspondence with them Ia all essential
raerla, not excepting The apparently nfhi'
~ marks tu winch 40 much bigulncnhce
4, been assigned, with slight additions
fsl ensures here aud there, aud with HiInll
nhs Pm the fancy u would bo very easy To
,,a.hrm lhe unintelligihlc Symbols upon The
mis- ocihe GuynndOlte into palpnblH rec
s,J, of European adventure, especially II
prtGg 70 support M hypothesis IN behalf
ofShcl, something like national pr,du had
ieen enlisted On the hypothesis llnt lAia
rock Is record uf Scandinavian adventure,
lis certainly nlFlhuiinR 10 the ougruyers n
lack Of KIN M representation quito lucolisirI-
emf with he advanced siMe which we Hre
n,idrd iuchiming for people seuding lls
dis il6 unknown seas mud planting coli,
s.r, on foreign shores without yonluriug az
rinl.-gpon The alleged discovery oi Amer
mly the Notlhmcu, II II snic 10 rny that
4 ,t.ln r. better sustained by other v,i.
II ,. llan the rock IN question. Were II
" o.. would hardly be entitled to serious At
a There Ia nothing which has tended
r-urll 90 weaken tho force of ~ urgu.
.rf, which lnyo been advanced ~ support
''ll rtHm iu the minds of those ncqunnl-
fall, tl,r antiquities OF our country, ~ the
SEES which las hoou laid upon this rude iA.
tdon. lthls brc', believed that the same
...yuut of ingenuity 10 usr un harsh lurnl
which ms becu expended upon it, II directed
ran ilr mass ni Nuuhrru tradition aud l,o,
,ucil and fabulous record, would Ice conpc.
Tent 20 throw forward, iu highly plausible
Iris. sus.rsTpn., Il pOsShlr. more sinrIling
than tlnt of hrdiscoIrry md settlement Of
America in ihr eleventh century.
II must nni rr .nttp"-rd llhJ Tire indusiii.
m; norilcrll 1uiilunrlrs have stopped az the
4 Nt.lop rpck u their rllur- ~ discover iii"u-
4 nff. ~ ,idrurc, cOrrounrnlNc ui the Shpus
fiar discovery Of America. IN tire .Hr-
r,u, ic IN Soe.,is Royd dcs .3nii4udries du
Ni' tor lSlO-l3 the subject IL resumed
.e CONCLUSIONS presented iu Tho. Autquita
q" ,l1uicou1 having obtained very p"ue-
announcement aud aeeaiIniA are given of
l.wccu discovery IN Amcrlcn of seycrnl
lyc. which, it ~ assumed, without much
brlllou or reflection, tend greatly 10 tho
qllou olihr fnorile hypolhesrs,
We have FIRST nm account Of the discovery
4 nrs'l River. in Massachusetts, Of n skeleton
nuouudrd with ornament, aud implements
4 Of bass, which il is supposed was Que of
Ilo'iuus sturdy followers, and which lIus
y bapostopiilri IN verse as the 'Skciotnu
"a kfuor' We have, second, an arcnuut vi
y 'nalI stone sid To have been found Ia
naUhis ou the hanks of tie Ohio river IN
ltsinn kuQwn as the Grave CrcelSTinnud.
llil' stone has some figures upon II which
A1r been dcuomiuntcd u Rune Inscriplipp.
The account Of the Fall River skcleloHwn
communicated To the society 10y DIR. i. II.
Webb, who had previously furnished the nr-
c1lhl. Ne-satAGy- iulloying hciA The
skeleton WAS discovered by the crln,blinB n
way OF nSand'mnk daring II hcnvy ram. u
""' ."h'rn IN sitting posture, the legs Hex
" upon TIE thighs, the latter pressed against
'ha nhIourn, aud tho hands inclined Ia, if
WI mace" testing against the eiTvtetiIHf per
ooG OF The thornN' The body had been en-
,Hoped IN several coverings OF woven or
''alded bark. and exterior to all was n case-
l4ent OF cedar bark. On the chest, snys the
account, was found breast plato Of truSs-eE-
@her metallic composition, measuring about
"ur'een inches in length by five in BREADTH
y was not regular in shape, and it's edges
W. INC appearance of Having been irregular
"okeh. There was also a belt composed
small tubes, mot soldered togeiher,) form
uW bending slips Oft the snme metal around
'"A'l rods; some triangular arrow heads of
ut@' pierced with small hole near their
-ei packed in moss beside the skeleton
Sne pieces of shafts for the Same or ~ God
10 lew nrmlets or bracelets of untonned
ide. The suits of the metal had yerv veil
reserved the flesh in It's immO liate yic,ni,v
ID. Webb observes TINT the skull WINS 30
Arknbly deficient in the occipirnl region
Without stopping TO consider the vurious
'aaoges which the northern antiqunres
'aggest between the articles found with this
Holeton and those of ancient Scandinavian
uanuiacture. nor yet to- more than remark
ne TACT Tint the compound metal above men
s'o6ed differs less than one per cent. in its
composition from the modern brass of com
%eree, we shall direct attention to few sim
PIC 'acls The bearing or winch every person
,sSs,sesslng common inlelligenee ,Milltlsll no
Ntne"'lv IN determining.
ISL The place in which The skeleton was
Vuod IS, precisely such MS the American Ia
Sans select for burial grounds; the mode of
V.lo' Is exactly Indian extending to the
easement of cedar bark, the nni,re OF the
Immediate envelope of the body aud the par,
Np'ar adjustment of the limbs.
S"n' The presence of undecayed wood
~, INV moss however favorable we mny regard
VIZ position and tho nnture nc tItp anil ,,,,,,,
sue III nm American climnie, that the hnr-
was made Mt n comparatively late da,e-
4 1nn'h,y Tint it could mol hque been made sepen
4 100 years ago, nt lho-fime ofIhc assumed
~ 1'e cry ct this region 10y Thorfinn.
mn ne pecular conformation of tile skull
H. I9u ny De. Webb, and which * regarded
: ---m w. mnl c-Lnrlc Lnri.Li.. l.c do Iu.lin