The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-18
THE CARDIFF GIANT.

only straightforward information re
garding the "Cardiff Giant" that ",
have seen. Mr.. Wright's uncle writing
under date of Cardiff, N. Y, Nov.
relates the following deeply interesting
particulars:
will give you = short sketch of one o
the most wonderful and astonishing discove
ries that ever aroused the scientific men o.
the world at any time or period either in an.
cient or modern times; and the discovery
was made on the farm of your brother-in-
law. William C. Newell, who married
Lydia. They own and live on what is known
as the Mcintyre farm. He had removed his
barns back from the road and to the north
east of his house near bank. think you
will remember the bank and slough just east
Of the house. He had determined to dig a
well for the use of the barn just below the
bank on the wet ground, and but about 20
feet from the northeast corner of the barn.
On the 10th of October last he commenced
to dig, having two hands digging. Himself
and John Barker we're drawing stone to
stone the same when at the depth of two
feet and eight inches the shovel struck
something of hard substance, as they sup
posed stone, and a few more shovels of
earth revealed to them what appeared to be
a water-lime pipe and one went for an axe to
break it, but on his return it was found not
to be what they supposed, but the legs and
fee tot Giant. As further developments
were made it proved to be the form Of per-
SON ten feet and four inches in length; three
feet across the shoulders and all respects
corresponding in size to that of person of
.hose dimensions and in all respects perfect
the face having the full expression of the
Caucasian race, not that of an Indian; the
features are fine and well developed, and
retained at the present. Three weeks ago
yesterday the Giant was first discovered.
Since that time it has been the great point
of wonder and surprise of all the people of
this county and State. The wise men of
this and other States came to see it. This in
.erest spread rapidly and all who saw it mar
yelled. Those who saw it in most cases were
disappointed by finding not humbug but
something more wonderful than they had
Jared to imagine. The form was put on ex-
,ibition in the pit where it was found with a
arge tent around it. William Houghton
md myself managed the Giant Show, Gt
vas remarked often that would throw P.
T. Barnum in the back ground, as the ex-
.itement was beyond description. More
han ten thousand persons visited it during |
he three weeks we had it on exhibition, in
he pit in which it was found, at so cents
Omission fee. 1t was not remarkable that
t the first / think seven-tenths of all who
aw it declared it to be petrifaction, but as
he wise savans of the country all agree that
he flesh will not petrify, the point will have
o be yielded. Yet 1 think that one half
f the people who have seen it hold to the
,elief Of petrifaction. 1t has proved to be a
wonder. 1t has puzzled the scientists. They
III agree that it is a statute ard that it is
gypsum, but cannot fix its date or BY whom
culptured; that there is no stone in this
country like it, and, again, gypsum will dis
olive when exposed to water, as is demon
trated every year, as all of our dealers in
tone here testify-you know We have ex-
ems i've beds of the stone here, which, when
t is ground farmers call plaster. They call
he Giant gypsum but say that is not like
INV in this country, and that it must have
,esn the work Of one of the finest artists, as
here is not the first mark of the chisel to
,e seen with the most powerful glasses
Known to science; but on the contrary one
AN see with the naked eye that which looks
IS though hair had grown upon the breast.
rms, head. neck and other parts as one can
zee by examining the pores Of the skin upon
lis own person, but certainly no detection Of
,pon the subject, and puts on long wise
ooking face. Professor Hall of the State
Geological Society of Albany, and DR.. Wool
rorth have examined the gypsum Quarries
n this country and say there are none in the
United Stptes of the kind. Newell has sold
of the Giant for $37 500, re-
aiming one-fourth. 1t was determined to
emove it to the city last Friday, and on
thursday night we struck our tent to be
eady for operations early in the morning.
cams with machinery for hosting and con-
q the morning We commenced operations
hitch were slow as We had to dig away for
ne purpose of photographing which was
one in many different positions, all of which
ne artist was pleased with, and which occu-
led our time until 10 a. m. Then the work
hosting commenced, and retarded BY the
liking of sterescopic views in different d.
ections, and then again the artist made
sady and a photograph of all who were
resent was taken, and also another of those
no had been engaged in the exhibition Of
lie Giant, Professor Hall and DR.. Wool
orth in the foreground; and representa-
ives of the different presses of which there I
ere quite an army. There were by this |
me five or six hundred persons present. ;