Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-12-29
From California.

"ANo1HER CAVE IN CALvrRAs.-The
Chronicle has been informedby Charles II.
Elias, ESD, Of San Andres, that Il most cx-
iraordinary discovery has been made in tie
vicinity of Vallecto. Ii appears that a
FrenclIman was at work there a considera-
BILE depth, and his pick di>plrced a rock,
which laid bare an entrance to a large cave.
A party afterwards descended and cxplor-
ed the subterrauean apartments. Their re-
port is astonishing. They assert that at the
depth of about hundred feet thay came up
on collection Of over three hundred hui
man bodies, perfectly petrifed; that ehc hall
contained an immense number Of stalaclites,
some Of which rested on and were incorpor-
ated with the bodies. Should this rumor
prove true, what Il glorious subject for anti
quarian research. II is said that the skulls
indicate race distinct from our Indians.
But speaking Of these petrifcd bodies,
reminds me that some half dozen of the
skulls taken from this wonderful cave, are
now on exhibition in this city. ! have not
seen them; but one of the newspapers gives
the following account of them:
"The most remarkable specimens are five
skulls; ore Of which is an ordinary skull in
appearance, and the others are covered more
or less with sulphatc Of lime, the calcarcous
matter which forms stalagmiles and stalac-
titles incaves. Ono skull is covered com
pletely with this stoney coat, about a quar-
ter of an inch in thickness; another skull
is covered with it in places; and a third has
only slight she'll scarcely thicker than
coarse paper There is no petriGcation;
there is a simple deposite OF sulphate uf
lime, which would have been deposited on
any substance lying nthe same place. there
being continual drip from the roof above.
There were about siXtyfye skulls in all,
many of which were SO deep in the deposite
that they could not be obtained without be-
ing broken to pieces"
But the curiosities of California are not
exclusively Of physical nature. On the
contrary, there occasionally turns up some
romantic adventure, which rivals in interest
thrilling events Of past ages, that have now
become historical. For instance, there was
discovered few months ago, solitary In
dian woman, on sterile, uninhabited island
near the coast. She was accidentally left
there eighteen years ago, during ali which
time she did not see human face. The
following is the published account of her:
in the carly part of September of the
present year, Mr., Nicdever, of Santa Bar
bara, whilst engaged in otter hunting along
The coast, touched al the island, and sud
denly came upon this extraordinary woman,
who was engaged in curing bird-skins, Of
which her garment was made, and manifest
ed no surprise or timidity at the appearance
OF white man. Being Of gentle and con-
fiding disposition, she was readily induced
to leayet the island. With her she brought
away the curious articles which were yes
terday exhibited 10 us, and which we're I'M
questionably Of her own manufacture, as
she was at the time found occupied upon
them. The most remarkable Of the coIcc-
ton is the robe in which she was dresscd.-
1t is composed Of fifty skins of sea-birLs,
sewn together with the sinews Of seals, of
which all her thread is composed. This
carmen! is fastened all round, leaving open.
ings merely for the head and arms, and
hangs upon the person like loose sack,
reaching nearly TO the feet. The needles
used for sewing the garment are Of fish
bone, finely wrought and polished, and al
most as sharp as those manufactured OF
steel. She had curious Jug, made Of
plated grass, and coated on TIE inside with
a black substance resembling asphaltum. 1t
is OF globular form, about nine inches in
diameter, with narrow neck-thc height
being about fourteen inches. 1t WIS evil
IDENTITY used as water Jug"
Another ingenious implements her knife,
which seems to have been manufactured out
Of piece Of hoop, sharpencd and fastened
in rude wooden handle. by means oi as
phollum and cord Of sinews. Among the
collection are two fishing hooks and lines
the former evidently manufactured out of
nails, skiIlu.iy bent and sharpened, and
the latter Of dried sincws. Accompanying
these are two pieces of cord, Of different
sizes, as meath made Of numerous strands Of
sinew as though The work had been per-
formed by machinery. These articles were
wrapped in the skin of one of the native
animals Of the island, from which we may
mlr1 that she occupied her time both in fish
ing and hunting. Taking her whole history
together, she seems to have lead a lille and
resorted to expedients strihingly like those
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