The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-17

lilll, Ill lONV, ny thS h5iiihS' ihio
history all proceeds upon the fixed fact
that the Indians, here discovered or found
| on all these occasions, were the first and
only Inhabitants OF the country down TO
the time mentioned Much of speculation
has been INDUCED IN to account for their
presence here. Perhaps they were indi-
gcnous, or perhaps they came from Asia.
Some such idea was prevalent, and the in
quiry was not deemed of sufficient import
ancc to be made. Even Bancroft, when he
wrote the first volumes of his phlosophic
history, accepted these az the first discov-
cries and first settlements, treating every
thing else as myth or fable. 1t is strange
that tho discoveries made in Mexico and
Peru, the people iuhabiting those countries,
their advancement in the arts and sciences,
their records etc, did not suggest the idea
that an earlier and similar race might have
had inhabited the northern parts ofthc con-
tincut. Unfortunately, the carly and later
Aztec records arc now destroyed, so that
hight cannot he obtained thcrcfrOm. Aside
from this, 60 which we shall again alludc
1t ia now we'll established that New Eng
ianu' US wen as o'hor portions "' tue
country, was known TO- and partially colo
nizcd by, the people OF northern Europe,
nearly five centuries piior 10 tho FIRST yoy-
age of Columbus But anterior 10 that,
every year brings ~ iSht iacts gong TO
prove 'ha' America was ihhaoilcd ny an
lulcillgen' people long o'lorc 'ncie were
lh"ians mere EN"ehce7 o' 1t nave occh
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party OF explorers nave recently us
covered cave OF vast dimensions III Ophr
"u'cn' Montana 10 WhIch 'hcy gave the
name OF solomon cave sew
erai lre-Qlaces were found skilliully
cut IN Inc SOLID rock. Shields Oh copper,
"iought WIN great care hiiy-scven by
thirty-aiS inches in dimensions, were also
found. Covered by an incrustation of the
carbonate OF lime they found II petrifcd
giant over nine feet in length and thirty
eight inches across the breast. Near this
rare specimen were found two mammoth
spoar-hcads eighteen inches in length and
MA ''chcS III 'he "idcSt point one OF
them was intended to he fastened III a ham
''le, "'ter 'he fashion oi an arro"-heao'
"iiiie inc other mac socket OF SILVER into
WHICH 10 insert huge poe OF hahoIc.
Near oy' Oh TIC lioor' was picheu up
large NOOK made OF bone
"On the wall near the tomb were discov-
cred some strange looking letters, or char
acters Of some kind, and the pictures of
three ships, apparently having been exccut-
cd with sharp pointed instrument. There
were no figures resembling ours. Near the
center of the room was primitive quartz
crusher, in the shape of large stone, hol-
lowed out like mortar. Around this were
a number of tools, large and small, and
large slcdse lay on the edge of the NOR
tar The tools so far as eX-
amined were found to be copper, though