The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-27
THE D1RgINIiN rHEORr
The skeleton of II Man with Tnii Found by
Farmer OF Prince Edward Leland.

Froni ne Ch1rionetjcs Prince Etc. NJ. Osssrr,,.
am farmer. residing on the Nesbitt
T lad, Last Point. and engaged, like most II INV
neigh b r.. in procuring mussel. Cr utrsh ia q,
iring the win cr months. At the southern end
of my nd Is n creek. anout which lies con-
slder'hl" tract 81 mHI>ny nd. Forth last Two
or three years myself and sons have used ths
deposit la his mar,h a. maoure. aud finding
u au-Wrr * eedluLl, well ia one puSiuou, haN1
msde pIts II very considerable depth. Beng
convinced I'll the lower mud was tho
best. amt our antcipattnns of hcinc trou-
~ Il hy the Use OF W ter pa TIE hole PROVING un-
founded. We hav- used tAe small pit Tor the past
two winters. Bcating this IN nlinJ. it must not
Be \ matter ~ surprise m thu pit = now ex.
ct.-iyrN uecp. the substance l. a kind II
lac IS. tl.cA eat, s,nlpW nat -i.uil IT. f,n,v In
that found in l. unoX lslai and Ia the vicinity
Of lig Shibbou. Ia the peiRuuOring province.
one dfN. In the latter part oil last month. self.
Alfred MrAldun, were engaged in procuring
manure from tue pit. Inc two latter were Ia
the hole. diellng aud loading tie slei b. wuile |
when IA ldeny heard loud EXCAVATIONS from
my sou followed ~ similar demonstration
ir m his comp Mon.
approached. nd to my iunulte surprise. be-
held, projecting from the iuuu.the c"rebeiiuu 4
e. tc rH, weir .ceedtd tu free the remains rom
the superincnmhent earth, and at length had
tue -atI ,i.cflDu TO dist H eutirr Skeleton #
a fN--lown human being. 1ue skeleton,
spcaSins generally, was m.ch the same a. IA Il
ui g. 4rs, m ie specimen II the present Indian
r cr. lho skUil, however. was very mucn Il -.
tened on the top. and the jaw bones very lsrgs
Longer taan the usual - ndard. lne legs, on
t.e clntr.ry, wors short IN very no.
tice BIC deere. BehiLd the figure and In
po'iton directly coutiuuou. fro u
the hack Il the spine wee nineteen
small arilcu!ated bones. There cannot te tLe
sliguI cst rupm Tor duuNt thar these u!eulbcrs
represent The usseou- fiAmcS rk II a tail. OF
the .rcat mum cr I f.isOus Nuo have been o
my house T. view this most interest ting speci-
men OF a departed race, not one has failed, In
the most explicit ". rus, to endorse my own
nr- formed oliLlun, II Ms argued by our o. n
minister tnst u was quite possiula that the
bones, though I'M Sous tedly t1- buics " n:tail
Il t-ht he mercy those If one taken from some
animal, aud might have been used by the man
as weapon. offensive or defensive. bat tue
position clearly tnyAlidrt-- this .rgument. The
hands were folded IN front Of the body. amt,
therefore, could not have been holding
the tail when, as It peared TO make a
direct junction with the backbone. couId not
have uAlnialucd THAI situation without some
support Ndd 10 this the undoubted -ttnilarify
OF tue homes ana the conclusion thar the arti IL
lati ~ were continuous from tho end OF tue
toll 90 the neck Is inevitable.
Inc skeleton my be en- al my house, where
h II feet II pleasure as well rs duty To give
an tue tuiQrmatlun can to those who Wish to
inspect IT, ~ has been reported that a glass
II ~. which had probably contained some cor.
did or fermcntod average, VS. discovered Nv
the remnins. This, however, Is mist Ike; no
such boftle was found. fiLAs WILCOX.
NEsnlTrs ROAD, East Point, GSrch ., 1879.