The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-10-11
A COLORADO CARDIFF GIANT.
What Mr. COnant is Reported to Hav
Dug up Near Pueblo.

The Pueblo (Col.) Chtettdm says
"A few months since Mr.. W. A. Conant
who has been travelling in the region Of
country lying southwest of Pueblo, be
tween this city and Mace's Hole, discov.
cred variety of fossils, among others q
sea turtle in an excellent state of preser'
vation. Mr.. Conant called the attention
of the newspaper press of the State to
his discovery, and considerable comment
was elected. The matter gradually
passed from the attention of the public,
though Mr.. Conant determined to search
further in the same locality, with the
hope of making additional discoveries.
On Tuesday he arrived in the city,
bringing with him large stone figure
of a man, which he had mearthed ut
the head of long dry arroyo about six
miles north of the residence of p. X.
Dotson, ESD, about % miles from the
city. The figure was found imbcddcd
in very hard clay, requiring vigorous use
of pick to loosen it. A cedar tree
grew near by, one of the roots Of which
had grown between the arm and the
po'S u .L 'io ISutoi iii''hlnS HUN IL necessary AZ
statue from the bed in which it had
doubtless rcposed for centuries. Mr..
Conant states that while sitting on the
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..i aDote itoii''onuS!' iiiS "Itcn'iol was "V-
t."Cro" 'o " IIiio,'H'iooHii'S S'onc pro,
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iI .'i''oiy' ~ iiS vilo ilSulc from iVS
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a. iloV mt,;eI 'no euoIJ,tiS IS S"o sull'oSG' ~ nc
olic pt;li,e't po''i VI & n''ll',n DONE oi
6,s,.ii = '''"p', lure n;'1 cioSrr uH'li,,ll'.'Ion
'io.Ia ~ W W " piecc VI sculpture, pus
,pS, Nllonh cAc'"tc' or 10 "il'V age IL
ocloliS' iIo one seems ~ Aiio"' IL -
compose! 1: ol " SorI S Oh SI'''c rock COZ
orru VI, Il uif'y Scllo" oi, tiic outSiac' pos
aioS iloi5' con'"eU @ Wi'il 'ilc surrounding III
ci"S' any any, tcl'rcSciiI' A." lil''ii iecl'lilng'
one arm pelhS crossed over MS breast
aho ,I 'nc oVliti ,i lylhS moiS SLuc Sr "ilil
tlc .i ii!liu rcS'llle oii ms lcS' m Inc posi-
,'oll Is CtSS "l" ll"V.'rai, nc entire
,ciSt,i oi 'hc SVaVuc lS I icet U lhcneS'
lcll8'n I 1i arm lceS l men; pfclutn
across i ,n tpe shoulders leGt' ien8tn OF OF
nam" ~ ,r; lllcicS, icll8tll Oh loot 10
lliciltS' dhc WcI8hV ,r "l tle h8ire Is
apou' Adv po''iiuS' me type OF the
human race represented Is Il strange
one Inc nG"o' "ilicll Is turned Sll9it-
~ 10 one sac, Us is natural IN a recll-
hlhS p"Sltion' Is ol the Asiatlc type-a
SorV Vi cross peI"ceh Il ancient E9yP-
,l''li ana 'n american ln1iah' the cheek-
n0lcS ,rI pc'ii8 remorkn1ly prominent
ne ll8're Is spare ana thln' m'ich llke
tlie men III ancient ESyptial pictures
Nhiie thc wilolG nody is covered with
iilu'n'atiolls' ohc remarKahlG feature