Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-12-10

MeSSrS Ekiors As an did sub cr'ber Il
ave- d Scieat tic american from It's first
N. 20 the iAsI onr) aud a. nn admirer Of
me great trnthfuiuess, canduT, aud intslli.
gence which hiVd always chAracteriz d
oar opinions and expressions, be; leave
To- call your attention to an article on page
$40, current volume, npon f." The Fossil
Man Of Onondagt." The writer &c. B.,
who dates his communication "Syracuse,
N. W" 70 oniy mtkcs'a 6 lie al attack
upon all connected with the OnondAga
Stone q ant, but SCI, ks 10 palm eff both
upon you and your readers, the Infamous
aad ridiculous Geraud hoax-T hich was
concocted by physician, In this CITY pure
ly :" as hoax aud as . test of the creduli
~ of New York editors" and, as the au
thor now says, without the least faith that
any Ons wonld believe it-as an eXpluna-
ton of this most marvellous wonder Of the
age. The only theory which gained the
least credpnce in this vicinity, Is embodied
la what is known as "the Tully story"
This story relates, that about one year ago,
a " four-horse team passed throgh Tully,
which Is some six or seven miles south OF
Cardiff, drawing large box, which was
ey IDENTITY heavy, and that the team was In
some way connected with one Geo. Hull,
of b nghamp-on, whose conduct was OBJ
served to be mysterious, aud who was
a cousin Of the man Newell, on whose farm
the Giant was found. | cannot undertake
in detail, to refute this, at frSt, apparently
poss bic theory TO account ioT the discovery
of this Giant statue, or Stone Giant" In
addition to the Anidavits herewith send
Won, and which cover this entire ground,
will simply say, that any theory involving
/ the idea that stone, weighing 299u pounds,
was brought In an ordinary wagon, from no
! boly knows where, and deposited some
| three or four feet below the surface, and
partially under q large limb OF tree, oy
| Two men, Is so entirely ridiculous, that nc
sensible man, who Is In the least acquainted
with the surrounding, can possibly give II
a second thought, and any belief, either II
this, or the crazy Canadiln or Geraud
story, requires a stretch OF crednlry far
great,r than that necessary TO regard 1t a
very ancient statue, or even petrihed I'll
ant. Isremoyal r. qnircd about hitern Sc
lected men, with the most nicely-adjus o.
machinery and appliances, and the Whole
wsgon box, and sand Into which it was em
bedded for safety OF transportation, weis
ed 1865 pounds or almost four tons.
II would, after stating the above facts, b
not only a " aste OF words, but an insult Il
your good sense, To spend more time In thi
communication, TO disproye either the sill.
theories above alluded to, to account 70
this strange image. hardly need state, a
IL is already a matter Of such public motto
riety, tie State authori les have undertakel
the iuvestiL alton, sending here the Regent
of tho University, together with the Stat
Gealogist, Prof. james Hall. While thes
gentlemen have not 10 far as We know
been enabled to come 90 any definite col
illusions as TO Its origin or exact antiquity
they have settled several questions while
are OF great importance, as connected VII
this subject. Tho composition OF the Glar
Is declared to be sulphate OF lime or Cyl
sum. Ga tho supposit on that II Is he~
2 from a rock, where did II come from
4 Could II have been made here, or herr
aboutsf Pref. Hell, amer a most oareil
! examination Of all the gypsum qGArrles
|, beds In this eoun'y (lnd there arc nor
near elsewhere), has decided that no gyl
, som, either 10 kind or quality exists N N
Iegloa, from which this stone Giant coul
bv any possibility have teen taken.
then, bis G,sntshiPbs a carving or Il