, 1865-12-08
Discovery of Wonderful Organic Rem aims
- Proofs OF an Extensive Race of Men and
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Discovery of Wonderful Organic Rem aims
- Proofs OF an Extensive Race of Men and
Oihcr defaults. ...H-t
On Meagher's Bar, opposite Nevada, have
been discovered fossils that Enthusiastically
prove that this part of the world was, at one
time, inhabited by race of beings who stood,
in maturity, from ten 10 twelve feet high;
and by species of quadrupeds at least twice
as7arge as the AsatIc elephant They were
imbedded about eight feet, in what might be
termed u close diluvial deposit, and in what
the confgura;ion Of the country indicates was
once the eddy of river.
As an evidence of the former, we now have
before US the jawrbone-Gnatomica termed
the inferior maxillary-of biped which is
almost double the size Of an ordinary human
jaw'bone. From point to point Of the com
dyles-the upper projections, where Junction
is made with the corresponding parts above
this fossil measures fully five inches. Its
III perfect state Of preservatOn-so perfect
that had it been OF ordinary size, one would
have supposed that the owner had not made
his Cor herr exit from his vale of tears
over fifteen Or twenty years ago. The en4m.
ell Of the teeth still remains bright and unin-
jured by the action Of fire, water or air. Not
a tooth is lost. They comprise six grinders
or mOlars, (the usual number and ten 9TH
ers-being sixteen in all. They have been
much worn BY naStlcation; which fact proves
that this American Goiah did not cease to
use them until they prepared for his stom
ach the food Of many years-perhaps not un
til the other functions Of his physical organt
ization had weakened FROM old age, when the
utility Of the teeth ceased, though decay had
not yet marked them by single pertoration
The fact is, also, good conjectural argu.
ment, that this being belonged to race sim
ilarin their habits to the existing tribes of
natives, who, even in their old age, are nota-
bic for the fine state Of their teeth The Jaw
bone is the only portion of the remains we
have seen; but ribs, and other bones, were
found near the spot, which undoubtedly ber
longed to the same individual, as they are all
of proportionate size. 1t has been estimated
by members of the medical fraternity here,
that the height of this biped could not have
been lessthan ten and a. a.half, and might have
reached twelve feet. la ia
Why; we will be asked, do we suppose
these human bones to be the remains of an
extinct race? We answer, it is a conclusion
fairly arrived at BY inductiye reasoning 1t
is true, among existing races, there are I'M
stances recorded of men reaching the height
of over eight feet; but the record is not posi-.
tive OF any reaching over nine feet. The
science OF comparative anatomy" need not
be deeply studied to prove that these fossils
belonged to being more than ten feet high
If this belonged to the existing races, and
was a sort of lusus nature, or one individual
Of tremendous proportions among whole ma
tions of the common stature, is it not some
what surprising that his (or herr g gigantic
bones should he eexbumed il, the heart OF thC
continent, having distinctive physical .promi
nepce among millions? Why was not ont
of the myriad frames, from which the vita
spark had fed before and fed after him
found instead? The Caucasian is put dowr
as the tallest of the five divisions of the hu,
man family. 3, There is not one of this, OIL
record, that We are aware pf, who attained Il
a height Of near eleven feet Such an anon
ally might happen; but, ifitshould, many gen
/ erations would'most probably come and g
without parallel. Judging from its size
alone, we think that the chance Of thi
ljawiboue having belonged to one Of tb
North American Indian race, is as one for, t