, 1876-02-12

Alleged NoIunrifuhlo Dtscoycrlob in
Florida utad Kentucky.


l'utatka it1a.> lftraid.
We learn tint tho Indian nlonnd on Murphy'a
Island WAS opollod, or rather cntcrcd. by q marty
q few days ago. This MOUND IL one Of the lnrgoet
OIL the river. mud Inns excited more than ordinary
interest amonG our sclenllac Ylhttors. But Col.
Hart, proprietor OF the isinnd upon which tho
mound stnnds heretofore persisted in Ills refusal
10 have this rolc Of past asoy disturbed. On
"Wednesday, however, it waa resolved to Inspect
thoroughly this monument Of prehistoric age.
pnFty from tho Putnam. With others, took
steamer for tho island, whcrn they Arrived iu
good time. It was agreed to opon the mound At
Ito baae. Aflor making q bfoach Of s. fcot,
they discovered hard wall made Of cocquina,
Or shell-roek. This walt wns ccmcu,ed,
nnd WAS ornamcutcd with various Asures
Of Warriors. With bows and uttoWs. as,d various
reptiles. After much difficulty q breach u1H
,nade i'll tho sssil aud by tho hight Of torch
sesesai of tie party entered; ,n,,ch surprised,
they fnuud thofnsolycs within Q vault feet
high, with room IL by l5 feet long. with aEr1ol
warriors ipcaacd In nichca. all iu state Of pct
r1iicat0n. This III certainly most wonderful
ton. IN view Of this important discovery, Col.
Hart las stationed guard to prevent parties
making away with theso wonderful objects.
Murpays Island viii, no doubt, become the
Mecca Of t!is 1T. Johns River.
c,rf'.t u'tirt1t Lou,setHt coxrstr.Joar.n!.
CoLuMUlA, Ky, Jsu. 31.-Aboue tho middle OF
tho past week two young nlon nallsd White,
while idly wandering III large track Of wllA,
county. discovered what they suppoaud TO bo
t'nk-hole or fo1-don. nnd with that idea pro-
cecdoL 10 e1plore it. After = lltt.o trouble iu
making their way through the entrsuce, Tho cAvo
to admit of their walking upright. They bad
proceeded thus In this pasaage probably 1s0
yards, When they emerged into large aud pict.
usesquo gallery, the beauty and grandeur Of
which will rival that OF the old Mammoth itsoit.
YhU room, accordiug to tl1if calculations ia
about 1D by 100 feet. aud auou.ids i'll
md htalagmitos. III tha nottheast
cosnor Of the frat gallery tfor there arc
tIyo OF which I Will horenstcr speal). about 6
feet from tho ground, they noticed ao.no strange
characters or hicroRlyphicH neatly carved in tho
wall. "llich. upon closo examination, proved to
bo tho head.rnck OF \ vnuit. 4 few minutes
priz,ag served to !ooeon this, and 10 discloss to
Wow thu interior of sn lnclosuEo III the solid
rock of about by 10 feat. whsch contuned tho
renhlus at three skeletons. which snoasu1c
fcet - ilches, feet inehea Md feet ~
incl,ua III leugth rcrpectiyoly. Tha hoads were
otIlet. beside them lay. three huge-what
ioo]ted TO bs-enords, bnt stcv woeo 10 dtcayo4
that upon bo!ug touched they crumbIod 10 dust.
Alter examining tlic reulalns closely, but tlnd-
ing nothing that would Bsrve 10 throw any
light on tho question aa to Aao aud from Whsnco
they are. they closed the vAult, but, In doing
10, Knocked their torch cut. which they
! had contsivod bcfose ontersnG. leaving them III
auythng hut q pleasant predlcamont. After
searchng somo timo for their loyt treasure, tl1ey
concluded " Try to escape by feeling their way
! nut bnt in this they inado tho tnattur wofse.
They stated that after Isay,pg the first lsrga
roun, they struck a good aized branch, and con-
timed following II until forced to turn into ALL
other {,assago. Tho Ht1 cam disappearing Slddsn-
! ly In y huge perpendicular ,gulcla, ,-wlel. led
ll,un ,uto another Bpacious hs!l, tho sizo Of
which they beeye to be quito II largo Rs tho
Nrst. Out OF this SECOND opening. and through
what thev CONCEIVE to DO three othcrs similar ht
least in sixc. their way seemed to gradually as-
rand, until their lcasts wera made glad by tl!s
discovery OF light alesd, and finally emerged
from lhor ugly coniiaetnout shsouslt hole
Hbout midway ll,e cl.T OF fussclt'A Creek, llAvlug
been ooutnel in tLeir subtorrapeau discovery
over thirty honrs.