New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-03
Subterranean Vaults Dlscovered-Traces
of Antiquity.

In the Cincinnati Enquirer we find the following
letter:
JACKSON, O., Feb. 81, 1s5o-Our village is full Of
wonder and ", excitement; Martin Marker, J. ".
Hughes and Washington Long, in digging grave in
the cemetery near this village, about 10 o'clock this
morning. came to large fat stone about four feet be.
low the surface which stopped their further progress
until they procured assistance and removed the stone
from its resting place OF ages when it was found to
have closed the entrance to subterranean vault All
efforts thus far q ny to enter it with light have
proved on account of the foul air with
which it is filled. By means Of rake, human bones
OF gigantic size have been raised, and small chain
Of silver with coins attached to each end The coins
though much defaced by time, have the appearance
Of those in use among the Romans in the days of Sci
pic Africanus, though there we're evident traces of
hleroglyphc devices that cannot be deciphered
The men at the cemetery have, by means of burn.
ing straw, made light in the yant, and though none
have the courage to venture further than the en-
diately to the west of the opening, chamber about
ten feet square, with steps quite diapidated down its
eastern side. Three other chambers branch out Of
this one to the NORTH to the west and the other
to the south.
We all curious, of course, to know when and by
whom these vaults were made and filed. Rev. Mr.
Hunter and MIR. Armstrong and DR.. knouff, have ex-
amined them as well as they could without going
down into them, also the bones raked out and the
chan and coins and all give it as their opinion that
these vaults were made by the people who built
the mounds in the southeastern part Of the State.
lnese questions present themselves to one .
Who made these vaults and filed them? Was our
country once the home of giants?
GEORGE DAVENPORT.
P.s-Four and half, P. NV. Long, after the
straw mad burnt in the first vault for tme ven.
phere was SO impure that he could remain there hut
a few minutes, though bong enough to discover that
the walls OF the vaults were substantially built of
smooth, well shaped stones, and that there were
large numbers OF bones in them. Persons will arrive
here from Sidney and Greenvile tomorrow. and
every exertion will be made for thorough examipa.
ton of this house of the dead as soon as possible
THE GOLD FEVER IN New MExIco.--The St.
Louis Republican publishes the following letter Of the
Slst Of January, from Los Vegas, Santa Fe:
We have been in receipt of favorable news from the
gold mines Oh Cherry Creek for some time past. A
few days ago there were some Americans came from
Auraria in eight days. They brought reports up to
on at present. the most Of the people there being
| gagged in building houses for themselves and for
friends whom they expect out from the States in the
spring The weather was too cold to mine with much
success, but those who were at it were making good
| wages.
| But to day we have just learned from reliable
source that of party of Mexcans, who left Taos
short time ago for the purpose of prospecting in
that region, had just returned and brought with him
ten days, and lump OF pure gold weighing near
fifteen ounces.
This has started them all crazy, and some 400 peo.
pie were about leaving that section of the country
when our Informant left. We are also looking for
heavy break among the natives about here right Off
There is fair prospect OF this countrys being en-.
| tirely deserted.