, 1876-03-25
Alleged Remarkable Discoveries
in Florida and Facniucg.y.

We learn that the Indian mound on Muir
phcy's Island was opened or rather entered
by 1. party few days ago. This mound |,
one OF the largest on the river, and has cX
cited morc than ordinary interest among oul
scientific visitors, But Col. Hart, proprietor
Of the island on which the mound stands
heretofore persisted in his retus Il to haze this
relic Of past ages disturbed. Ga Wc,lnes
day, however, it was resolved to inspect
thoroughly this monument of prehistoric
Ggc A party from Pullman, with others
took 3 steamer Tor tDc island where they ar
rived in good time. l. was agreed to open
the mOund 1t the bnse. AtleI making 4
breach 80 tcet, they discovered hard val
made OF cDcQuina or shell rock. This wall
VAS Crmrntcd. and was Ornamcntrd with VA
rious figures of warriors, with bows and ar
rows, and various reptiles After muclt dit
iiculty "A breach was made in the wall, and
10y the light of torch several Of them. rn.
tered: much surprised, they found them.
selves within vault feet high, with room
L. hy - tcGt long, with armed warriors in
casrd in inches, all inn state OF pctritica.
tion. This is certainly Il most wonderful
discovery aud has produced Il profound srn.
snton. IN view orthis important discovery,
Col. Hart has stationed II guard 70 prevent
parties making away with these wonderful
Objects, NEurphrys Island will no doubt,
become the Mecca ol the St John's River.
COLUMBIA, n.y., Jan. 80. About the mid,
al cof the past week two young men named
White, while idly wandering, in a large
tract nr wild land, dense forest in the south.
eastern part OF our county, discovered what
they supposed 10 be a sink hoc or foS.dcn,
and with that idea proceeded to explore il.
After = little trouble in making their way
through the entrance, the cave Oor such it
proved to bcl became large enough 10 ad'
mil of their walking upright They had
proceeded thus in this passage prob,
ably $50 yards, whcr they cmprgtd into n
l,rr, orI ncturr.ou, c,l,.ry III, h.,,tr
and ornnd.pr of which will riyo, Tim, of thr
nIl NT,,nmntb i,s,tf Tho r,,m ,ccor,l;,,,
10 their calculations Ia 40 bv 100 C.,, and
nhopnhs in ALI the voric,i,. ot the ,t,l,,.
mites and s,ahrtitrs In tho nor,hcos, cor.
ncr Of the frat GALLERY (f,r there are five ot
which will hereafter spenkl obout = fcr,
from th. rround they noticed snme s,r,n,,c
characters or hieroulyph,cs neatly carved IN
tho wall which closr eyom;nnlion pr,yel
10 IA, ,hc head rock of ynult few min.
ut,s nrvinp served IN loosen this and ,o ,i..
close to view the interior Of m inc,osure in
the solid rock of sbnu, $ by 10 feet. which
contained the remains of three skeletons
which measure 3 feet II inches feet inches
and g feet "a inches in lcnctb rrspcc,;vrIv
The hcod. were lvipc toward tho ros, o,c.
hodv porollcl tn the other B.sid, them Inv
,bre hu,c--wh,,, lo,kod n Lc-swords
hut ,hev were so dcc,vcd tb,, rnon heinz
touched ,hey crumb,cd 10 dpst After OK.
omiripr tho remains closely Inn frd;rr
ro,h;,r ,h,t wou,d s.rvc ~ ,hr,v o,, ,irh,
AN ,ho oros,i,n so "a ,,h,. ,nl fran, ,,bonoo
.,o,, or,' ,ro,, o,,ool ,ho ,o,,, Ian, - do.
;r,, g, rroct,1 THAR torch or, wbicb ,h,v