The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-14
a STONE FALLS FROM THE SKY
WITH CHARACTERS ENGRAVED
UPON TT
From the St. Louis Democrat, October 10.


Dir James Lumley, an old Rocky Mountain
trapper, who has been. stopping at the Everett
House for several days, makes most remarka-
BILE statement to us, aud one which, if authenti-
Gated, will produce the greatest excitement in
the scientific world.
Mr. Lumley states that about the middle OF
last September he was engaged in trapping 10
the mountains, about seventy-fve or one hun
dred miles above the great falls Of the UppeL
Missouri, aud in the neighborhood of what is.
known as Canotte Pass Just after sunset one
evening he behcld bright luminous body 10
the heavens, which was moving with great ra-
pidity in an easterly direction. 1t was plainly
visible for at least five seconds when it sudden
y separated into PARTICLES, resembling, as Mr.
Lumley describes it, the bursting Of sky-rock-
ct in the air. A few miautes later he heard q,
heavy explosion, which Jared the earth very
perceptbly, and this was shortly after followed,
by rushing sound, like tornado sweeping:
through the forest. strong wind sprang up
about the same time, but suddenly subsidized
The air was also filed with peculiar odor Of a
sulphurous character.
These incidents would have made but slight
Impression on the mind of Mr. Lumley, but for
the fact that on the ensuing day he discovered,
at q distance of about two miles from his camp
ing place, that, as far as he could see in either
direction, path had been cut through the for.
est, several rods wide-giant trees uprooted or
broken off near the ground-:hc tops of hills
shaved off, and the earth plowed up in many
places. Great aud widespread havoc was every
where visible. Following up this track of desc
lation, he ascertained the cause of il in the
shape Of an immense stone that had been driv-
en- into the side of mountain But now comes
the most remarkable part of the story. An ex-
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visible, showed that it had been divided into
compartments, aud that, in various places IL pds
CARED WiM curious hieroyiyphics. More than
this, Mr. Lumley also discovered fragments Of q
substance resembling glass, aud here aud there
dark stains, though caused by liquid. lie
is confident that tie hieroglyphics were the
work Of human hands, and that the stone itself,
although but fragment of an immense body,
must have been used for some purpose by ami
mated beings.
Strange as this story appears, Mr. Lumley re-
lates it with so much sincerity that We are forced
to accept it true. 1t is evident that the stone
which he discovered was fragment OF the me-
teor which was visible in this section in Sep
tember last. 1t will be remembered that it was
seen in Leavenworth, III Galena, and ia this.
city by Colonel Bonneville. AT LeaveD worth
it was seen to separate in particles or explode
Astronomers have long held that it is proba-
ble that the heavenly bodies arc inhabited
even the comcts-aud it may be that the motc-
ors are used as a means Of conveyance by the
inhabitants Of other planets, in exploring space,
and it may be that hereafter some future Col
umbus, from Mercury or Uranus may land on
this planet by means Of meteoric conveyance
and take full possession thereoi-as did the
Spa0ish navigators Of the new world In 1902,
and eventually drive what is known as tho "hu-
man race" into a condition Of the most abject
servitudc. 1t has always been favorite theory
with navy that there must be a race superior
to u.s. and this may at some future time be de-
monstrated in the manner we have indicated.