Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-19
The Colorado Stone Man.

Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
have recently been much excited over the
discovery of "stone man" by Mr.. W.
A. Conant, of Colorado Springs Mr..
Conant has been for some months en-
gagged in searching for geological speci-
mems in the shape of petrifications in the
hills about twenty-five miles southwest
of Pueblo.
While sitting on stone eating his
lunch few days ago his attention was
attracted by what seemed to be some
little stone points sticking out of the
ground. Upon removing the earth a
little more he discovered what he at once
decided was petrified human foot. OF
course he continued his digging, and
finally unearthed human figure in stone
seven feet five inches in length, and al
most entirely perfect in every particular.
In the excitement of the discovery he
broke the head and portion of the shoul-
ders off while removing it, but the fract-
ure being clean one, without chips or
fragments, the broken portion was easily
replaced and the figure is as complete
now as when found.
This new wonder weighs about 600
pounds, Is feet inches long; the cir
cumference of head is % inches, the
measurement from ear to ear in front IA,
base of head to forehead II inches, nose
81 inches long; circumference of neck 154
inches, breadth of shoulders, front, 23s
inches, front shoulder to tip of fingers 48
inches, leg 40 inches, foot 13 inches long
and inches wide. The head is turned
slightly to the left; the right arm is
thrown across the breast, with the hand
lying near the left shoulder. The right
leg is somewhat drawn up. The right foot
is perfect; the toes of the left are par
TALLY gone. The left arm is ex-
tended down the side, the hand lying on
the leg The forehead is very low at
once suggesting the ape; the back part
of the head is immensely developed. The
nose is almost perfect, a small portion of
one side only being gone. The nostril
is distended and the lips protrude. The
chin is large, but does not prOtrude. The
cheek bones are high and Indian-like.
The ears are perfect and fiat to the head.
The eyes are full. The neck is small in
proportion to the size of the head and
body. The arms and particularly the
hands are long, the latter being twelve
and one-half inches, while the longest fin
ger is seven inches. The feet are broad,
spreading greatly from the heel to the
toes. The toes are of remarkable length;
the great toe is a USry plain thumb. But
the strangest thing of all is a tail or
stump of tail three inches long and one
and One-fourth inches in diameter. The
whole figure seems to be made of sort
of light brown sandstone. Upon the ap-
MI Of uttlv nsA afIa
took place, while the result was a sort of
dark mud containing small grains of
sand. The "stone man." for that is the
name which seems to have fastened to
this object of interest, was on exhibition
for day in Pueblo and also in Colorado
Springs. What Mr.. Conant proposes to
do eventually with his "man" is yet un-
known. 1t is said that Mr. Barnum has
offered him $50, 900 for it, but that he re-
fused the offer OF course the universal
question is: What is it?" And three
answers are given. BY some it is said to
be the missing link" that it is a veri-
table petrifaction, the remains of pre-.
Adamite, prehistoric man, the solid
proofs of Darwin's theory. Others say:
" No; it is work of art" Some of the
latter class think it to be piece of
sculpture executed many centuries ago
by the early inhabitants of the country,
and that it embodies some NEUROLOGICAL
idea, while others say it is the work of
some clever and modern workman, and a
brother to the Cardiff Giant. Whatever
IL may be, it certainly possesses great in
terest. II it prove to be q genuine petri-
faction it will be vast help to science;
if an ancient piece of sculpture it will be
of great value to the antiquary; if
fraud of modern days ii is still interest
ing as most clever piece of deceptive
work.