The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-11

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The statements made In the zti1sss about
one week ago, that tho Cardiff Giant" wa
manufactured In Chicago, il true One Of
II. volk's workmen and myself CT 1t out
Of block Of gypsum. in barn near Lin
coin Park, during the months Of July, Au-
gust, September end October, In 1868
George Hull, one Of the former owners of
the figure, made IN arrangement with Henry
Sale, who Il employed BY Mr.: volk and
myself, to cut out . statue, and he agreed 70
pay ~ either $50 or to allow us share in
the money derived from exhibiting II after
being dug from the earth. We concluded
to take the cash but he has never paid ~.
Sale received 90, but did not get ono
penny. A. Hull has not carried out his part
of the agreement, I do not think It right for
me to remain quiet any longer, but think
the swindle should be exposed
When Hull came to 10 he sid he had .
block Of gypsum, which he had obtained
from Fort Dodge, Iowa, and that it was in
barn near the park Sale and myself took
our tools to theplace, and worked It II when.
ever ws hid IN opportunity; sometimes
two days in . week, and on sundaya We
had a model about three feet long. Beer
va supplied, and there Vas NO necessity
for leaving the place while 1t work for :
drink. The stone, was Informed, was fur
nished by man NAMED Martin, who II ut
present interested in the giant It WAS about
eleven feet in length, four feet wide by three
thick, and worked nicely; did not crumble
- some stone does. The figure was an
nounoed completed in the latter part Of Oc-
tober. Hun came occasionally to go how
the work progressed. Hair had been carved
on tho head and beard on the chin. Hull
did not IKE this when he saw Il, md said hs
would zee about Il. When he came the next
time he told NJ that he had consulted with .
gsologist, and was informed that hair would
not petsify. , So he ordered II 10 b clipped
of, and We shaved the giant. ...- j
Several wavs were tsied to make the 6gure
look Old, and at last one was invented.
Quite number Of needles were placed In
lead, with their points psotrudipg, and the
figure pricked over with this. Two days
were occupied in this WORK, a. the chisel
left marks ON the stone which had been ef-
faced by this slow process # pricking.
Some vitrol, sulphuric acid, and English ink
were next procured and rubbed on, which
gave tho ANTICIPATED look required. Hull
thought It nrst it would be best to put on =
clay covering, but concluded it had better
not be done, - NE clay where the statue
WAS TO BE- buried might be different. He
was undecided where to bury 1t at first, and
suggested Mexico. I told him thought
that would he good place, but finally con-
cluded not 10 take it there, as the distance
was 20 great.
A box was obtained of man who makes
sashcs and doors on North Clark street, Just
soath of the entrance to the old city Come
terry. How to get the figure into the box
puzzled Hun, but We hit upon plan which
was successful. A derrick was erected.
bands were placed beneath the head, legs
and body, and when missed to sufficient sle-
vation the box was showed underneath, and
the giant was in it in few moments.
During the .course Of the next week =
truck was engaged and the body taken to the
Michigan depot. It went over that road, 20
l was told, and was buried, how, or by
whom I do not know, on Newclls farm.
Hull At one time proposed that We should
insert in the figure here and THESE petri6ed
pieces of wood or stone, 20 that when geol-
ogists called to SEQ it he could chip off =
small piece and give it to them TO exam
inc. This, however, was not done q he
could not find the pieces. ...,..
The figure is well proportional in all parts
except one, and that is the sack. The stone
was made up Of layers, and while working
on the back one of them got loose and bad
to be taken off, leaving the thickness Of the
body six inches less than II should have
been.
Hull wis In Chicago about two weeks ago,
and told me that he had sold his interest and
had received notes therefor: Sale and I
wrote to Martin about It, and he replied that
Newell, another interested party, had the
notes and had run away with them. We
wrote to Hull and asked him Why he had
deceived US, and have not Jet received IN
answer. .sa~-. .-a.a= ratE
The beams of which VIC made the der.
rick sre nov In the yard near the barn, and
the bands are in my possession.
II Hull Or the parties now in possession
of the giant deny the truth OF what say,
Sale and myself are willing to make adida-
VT that the facts given are true. Afadasits
Of other persons who are familiae with. Me
circumstances cDnRDcted with the h1alEiag
viii also be procured, aud the giant be pro-
ven to be what II II % every intelligent per-
son knovs-A humbag and : swtndl&z > -
Respectfully,
+. NonxAxx,
-@'&e& No. 10, North Water st.,
Chicago, February 10. 1870
MARX TwAM's HoTEL.-Having lately
opened > hashery, send you these my rules
and regulations: This house shall b con-
sidered strictly intsnpsrata None but tho