The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-21
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The Stone Giant Found In Cer,r,, Nov

The Stone Giant Found in Central Ncxv yorI.
Writes gentleman from Lafayette, Onondaga
county, new YORK, on Monday afternoon:-
This forenoon visited farm near CardT to obtain
from personal inspection all that would be of any
been discovered there. The fossil was found about
three feet below the surface, while digging for a
Wel. The soil is sort of olulsh clay, mixed with
quicksand and black loan, and contains about fine
body specimens Of organic remains
ms giant lles IN very easy and natural position,
hand placed on the bowels the left az though once
lying on the nip and afterwards falling OF by his
back. Everything, so far discovered Is in com
plete state, and entire The petriGed Substance
seems to be silicate of ime the crystals being beau
tifully arranged The dimensions that I took are
Crown of head to hollow Of foot 10 feet az inches
crown OF head to tip of chin, foot inches; length
Of nose, inches; width of nostris, 81 inches;
wldth or mouth, inches; point to point OF shoulder
feet; point Of hip TO knee Joint, 8 feet diameter
Of calf Of leg. 81 inches; diameter OF thigh,
width of palm, inches; diameter OF wrist
inches. 1t has been visited to-day by hundreds
physicians, ana they assert positively that it must
nave been once living giant. The veins, cyeballs,
muscle, tendons OF the heel and cords of the neck
are all very fully exhibited. Many theories are ad-
yanced as to where he lived and now he came there
The organic remains in the soil defeat the idea OF
his antediluvian origin, unless al some more recent
period the accumulation Of ages were washed away
and replaced by more modern deposits There il a
large creek but few rods from II and but a very
little lower the land being low and wet around it.
Mr. Newell proposes to allow It TO rest as found
until examined by scientific men. ItCertainly is one
races, and OF great value.
The Ginnt Pronounced a Statue.
From, the Syracuse Standard, oct. Is.
Though the figure has all the appearance of stone,
nevertheless the outer surface shaves OIL with
knife without materially dulling the blade. This
was tried, but OF course was not allowed to proceed
to disfgure Mr., Giant. scale that fell from the
bottom of one OF the feet looks much ike gold
quartz, but still is scottish and crumbes readily with
sort Of soft sandstone result 1t rests on half
sand half clay bottom, the earth above being, as we
have already said, oI lighter character. During
the afternoon OF Saturday DR.. j. f. BOyntOn,
q geologst OF Syracuse visited his giantship. The
doctor made most thorough examination of
the discovery. digging under IN order to examine
its back, ana after mature deberdtiOn pronounced
1t TO be statue Of a Caucasian. The features are
finely cut, and are in perfect harmony The stone is
the gypsum OF OnOndaga county. II Is the doctors
opinion that the statue carved by the Jesuits or
the early inhabitants OF the country, and placed
in the slough IN which II was found for the purpose
OF cOncealiDg il. DR.. BoyhtOn now has the wonder
in charge The work OF getting it out and convey
ing it to Syracuse will bC commenced forthwith, and
1t IS to be kept the properly OF the city OF syracuse
ana county of OnOndOgC.