Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-12-24
Mysterious Discovery In ron Noun
tsin-Opening OF q Curious Sepul-
Spec al cores. o dercc OF the News.
NEAR HoLsToN, Sullivan CO !
Tenn, Dec, 18th go. (


NEAR HoLsToN, Sullivan co
Tenn, Dec. 18th 80.
Aiessrs. Editors, GENTS KNOWING
that you are interested in all matters OF
news and moreover flat the great.
er part of your time is pissed in cater
ing to the reading public, have deter
mined to send you short account of a
very curious discovery that |, in compa
ny with some her gentlemen, had the
good fortune Of making, some days ago.
Being in the mountains (Iron) on u hun
ting excursion chance led or party
into deep and gloomy gorge, hauked
on either hand by beetling walls OF
granite, adown whose sides the "fork,
ed lightnings' have played these many
centuries with here and there a stuntei
tree, to relieve the vision, whilc at its
base little stream flowed, or rather
foundered on its way, here forming
in deep crystal pool, and the next
moment creeping threadlike among the
boulders. Whilst sitting near this lit
tie stream, | happened 20 cast my eye
aroupd and obferving rather singular
mound at short distance, arose and
on examina lion became convinced that
it must have been erected by men at
some period anterior to this. Wi b
the assistar &C of my companions at
once began to RENE We the earth aud
stones from the surface, and we were
soon rewarded with a sight into its iute
rior, for at the place where We began
removing earth, &c. the crust, so TO
speak, was not exceeding 2 feet in thick
ness. Having made a cavity of a foo.
or more in diameter. we could at first
distinguish nothing in The interior save
the decayed remains Of bodies the ma
ture Of wbich-owibg to the imperfect
light-wo could not determine, curiosi.
ty being excited We determined TO un-
earth the mystery at all events. Ac-
cordingiy We dispatched one Of our party
to the nearest house for implements and
and on his return set to work, and soon
succeeded in removing totNm jugum
tumafi;; On entering this habitaiion
of the dead, for such il proved to be
we found several human skeletons in
yarioDs stages Of decay, but with one
exception all Ia very imperfect state.
THIS one underlying the others, at first
presented the appearance of a corpse 10
complete preservation; but on examina.
tion the hesby parts were found to be
If sort cheesy cunsitonce, aud readily
yielded to the touch. Decayed imple
meuts evidently those Of war we're found
intermingled, and one medal or coin the
inscription of which was so effacod that
nothing could be deciphcred, except tie
word " Espa," or, ! should say par1 Of
a word for there was an appearance of
other letters, an the reverse the figure
of a cross could be plainly seen, its
preservation owing to the coneavity Of
the sido One'skull. which | examined
is evidently that Of a Caucasian, or, at
least differs widely from that Of the
aboriginal Inhabitants Of .his country.
You will probably aid 10 throwing new
light on the early history Of this coun.
Try by giving publication this in your
excellent paper.
This tamulus is near the residence of
SIR. f Wright, on jacobs G. eel, Suli.
vac csnnty.
wahTcspcct, remain yours,
T e. KiS0.