The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-01
"A remarkable ssory-Two un,1,-.,
- ee'ona OF Auahirn in Cayuea
Township-A Singular D,sco,os

| 0ponaEace Oh the Toronto telegram,
CATgdA, Aug; 2l:-On "Wednesday Iast
Hev. NaLnanlel Wardell, Messrs. Grin wor
| dell (of Toronto), and Daniel Fredenbnre
were digging on the farm Of the latter gen.
tleman, which Is on the banks of tho Grand
river, in the township of Cayuga. When
they got to five or six feet below The aurface
a strange sight met them. Piled in layers.
| one upon top of the other, were some 200
skeletons Of human beings nearly per-
fect-around the neck Of each one being q
strlng OF beads. There was also deposited
| In tnls pit number of axes and skimmers
made OF stone. In the jaws Of several of
the skeletons were large stone pipes-one
of which Mr.. D. Wardcll took with him to
Toronto day or two after this Golgotha-
| was unearthed.
These skeletons are. those Of men of gi
gantlc stature, some Of them measuring
| nine feet, very few Of them being less than
seven feet. Some OF the thigh bones were
found to be at least half foot longer than
those ut present known, and one Of the
skulls being examined completely covered
the head of an ordinary person. These
skeletons are supposed to belong to those
Of race of people anterior to the Indians.
, Some three years ago the bones of a masto-
don We're found embedded in the earth
F.! about six miles from this spot. The Dit
and IFS ghastly occupants are now omen to
the view OF any who may wish to make q
visit there.
LATER DunnuiHe, Aug. 22.-There is
not the slightest douDt that the remains of
q lost. city are on this farm. At various
times within the past years the remains of
mud-houses with their chimneys had been
found; and there are dozens of pits of a
| similar kind to that just unearthed, though
, much smaller, in the place which has been
discovered before, though the tact has not
been made public hitherto. The remains
! OF q blacksmith's shop, containing two tons
| OF charcoal and various implements, were
! turned up few months ago. The farm,
| which consists of one hundred and fifty
| acres, has been cultivated for nearly q
century, and was covered with thick
growth of pine, so that it must have been
ages ago since tine remains were deposit
ed there. The skulls OF the skeletons are
of an enormous size, and Of all manner
OF shapes, about half as large again as are
now to be seen. The teeth in most of them
are still in an almost perfect state OF pre-.
seryation, though they soon fall out when
exposed to the air. 1t is supposed that
there is gold or silver in large quantities to
be found in the premises, as mineral rods
have invariably, when tested, pointed to q
certain spot, and u few yards from where
! the last batch Of skeletons was found, di-
rectly under the apple tree.
Some large shells, supposed to have been
! used for holding water, which were also
found IN the pit, were also petritied. There
| is no doubt that were there 4 scheme OF
exploration carried on thoroughly the re-
suit would be highly interesting. A good
deal Of eXcitemeet exists in the neighbor-
hood, and many visitors call at the farm
daily. The skulls and bones of the giants
| are fast disappearing, being taken away by
curiosity hunters. Il is the intention
OF Mr. Fredenburg to cover the pit up
very soon. Che pit is ghastly in tue
extreme. The farm is skirted on the
north by the Grand river. The pit is close
| to the banks, but marks are there to show
where the gold or silver treasure is sup
posed to be under. From the appearance
! Of the skulls it would seem that their pos
| SCISSORS died violent death, as many OF
| them were broken and dinted. The axes
are shaped like tomahawks, small, but
! keen instruments. The beads are all OF
stone, and OF all sizes and shapes. The
! pipes are not unlike in shape the cutty
pipe, and several Of them are engraved
with dogs heads. They have not lost theil
! virtue for smoking. Some people profess
to believe that the locality of tredenbure
| Farm was formerly an Indian burial-place,
! but the enormous stature OF the skeletons
and the fact that pine trees of centuries
growth covered the spot, so far to dlsprcve
! this idea