The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-30
A RACE OY CANADIAN GIANTS.


most singular "nndn was that in Cayuga,
Canada West. last Wednesday. In dlgging on the
farm OF Daniel Fredenburg, In that township, the
wOrkmen found, about Ave feet below the surface,
PIT fned with gigantic human Skeletons Judged
10 lie at least two hundred in number. The skele.
tons are those OF men Of gigantic stature, some OF
them measuring nine Feet very few OF them mea-
surfing less tnan seven Ieet. Some or the thigh
bones were found 10 be at least half n foot longer
than hose AT present known, and one OF the skulls
being examined, completely covered the head Of an
ordinary person. rney were piled IN regular layers,
each skeleton having string OF beads around the
neck and some OF them having pipes OF stone In
their jaws. number OF stone axes and other i'm
pements Of tue same material were found In this
charmed house: A correspondent OF the Toronto
TtegJaph thinks tnat the site OF the farm The
remains were found was The site OF lost city. He
says
AT various times within the past year the remains
OF mud houses with their chmneys had been found; ,
and there are dozens OF pits OF similar KIND TO that
just uneartned. though much smaller IN the place
which has been discovered before. though the fact
has not been made pubic hitherto. The remains OF
a bacKsmitn's shop containing two tons OF charcoal
ana various implements turned up q few
months ago. Inc farm, WHICH CONSISTS or $50 acres,
has been cultivated Tor nearly century, and was
covered with thick growth or pine, that IL must
have been ages ago since tie remains were deposited
there. The skulls OF the skeletons are Of an enor.
nous size and OF all manner OF shapes, about hall
as large again as are now TO be seen. The teeth
In most OF them are still in an almost perfect
state OF preservation, though they soon fall
out when exposed 10 the air. It is supposed that
there is gold or silver In large quantities 70 he found
In the premises, as mineral rods have invariably.
when tested, pointed To certain spot and few
yards from where the last batch OF these skeletons
were iound, directly under the apple tree. Some
large shells, supposed 10 nave been used holding
water, which were also found In the pit, were nj.
most petrhed. There IL no doubt that were there
q scheme of exploration carried on thoroughly the
result would be highly interesting. A good deal OF
excitement exists IN the neiyhDorhoon, and
many visitors call az the farm daily. The skulls and
bones or the giants are last disappearing, being
taken away by curiosity hunters IL Ia the inten.
ton OF MIR. Fredenburg 10 cover the DIT up
very soon. the PIT Is ghastly In the extreme. The
farm is skirted on tue north DV the Grand River.
the pit Ii close TO the banks but marks there ia
W hDr no mi r-llW IL
10 be under. From the appearance OF the skulls N
would seem that their posessors died violent
death, as many OF them broken aud denfed.
The axes are shaped like toma hawks-smali, bal
Keen Instruments The beads are all OF stone and
OF all Sues and Shapes. The pipes are not unlike
In shape the Guilty pipe and several or them are en-.
graved with dogs heads. They have not lost their
virtue for smoking. some people profess to be-
merry an Indian burial place, but the enormous
Static OF the skeletons and the fact tnat piae trees
OF centuries growth covered the spot 70 far 10 dis.
prove this idea.