, 1877-06-11
NIcmcntoeA of tho Utah Mountl-Nutldcrs.

=. EHrtta fAtr.j Sentinel.
We aro kindly perinllte'l by q gentleman Of
ths piass y make l,lbte t'e following interest-
tory; rt,, ,.,..
as the Payson Farsn, and use six in number,
eorcrnt: about twenty acres of ground. Last
year, willie cxcayatnK one ol the larEcr mounds,
VIC discovered the icet of large skeletun, a,lil,
carefully rcn,Gving tic hardened earth In
wlhef, 1t wns ttnbcdded,. We suytcdcd ID uil-
earthing ar cntsEo skeleton without Injury.
The human framework measured six ieet six
Inches ~ le'9th, mud frotn appearances It wus
undoubtedly Ut tlc male gender. lu tllc right
ham! was huge iron or steel weapon which lia1
ocen buried with tMs body: b.t wiie;. sru!nble1
also found pfeees Ut cedar wood. cut In various
fantasttc shapes, anu IN perfect state Of pros
cryation,-tlle carving slluwing thu: the people
Ut this unknown racc were acquainted with tho
ptpc, the stc Of which was inherited between the
teeth Of tic skeleton. Tho bowl OF tho pipe
weighs 'lrc oaiecs, mnt'e of sandstone, and tho
aperture for thu tulacco had tue appearance Of
being drilled out. Tho iuhabitants licru say
race of pcon1c existed hero l,4OU years ago, mud
belonged tu Il trlbc known us the NGphttVs, who
orc often referred to III tla Book ol alorlnuls,
which also speaks of terrible encounters these
people hnA With their ahclcnt enemy, tho Lam
unites. We found another skeleton near that
u tic af,oro mentioned, Witch WIS not quite Us
large, ouu must 6c that pt wanait. There
WA II uent1v&urvpd tunlbsto:ie ut the llcad Of
tlix skeleton. Clone By, tl,r tlour wis covered
witt, hard cement. to all appearances pars Of
tho solid rock, which, nftcr patient labor and
cxliaustive work, nc suGccedcil III penetrating,
anl 1uMnu It wns but the corllcr OF a box SINH
iarly constructed, in which we fuulllal thrco
pints u Wlleat-kerleia, tn0st III which dissolved
wllcn brought III culltnrt will tho Hight ntld atr.
A few Of the kcrlcls tnund IN the centre Ut tic
hemp Tucked bright, mud retained their freshness
I'll being exposed. These wcro carefully presery-
cM, and last spring planted mud Erpw ntcely,
though the field i,iseets seemed determined Il
dcsour It. We ralscd iour anl half pounds Ut
hcnts frum tlcsu fewgrafns. The wheat Is Unlike
any other ralstIa tH this country, md produces
large yield. It II Of the cnG snrtety--thc licads
arc very long, una hold very large Eralls..
"Wu hare found many curfoslt!cs In the
1abitng tll!s section. We is1 houses IN all tho
mounds, the ro0ns OF Which nro ny perfect aa Tho
day they weru built. All the apartments nrO
nicely plasterRt, sumo In wllttc others lti rcd
colur; crockcrywarc, cooking utensils, vasgs-
many Of tho patcrn similar to the present age--
are also foui,d. Upon one larg stone tug OF
Vase can bc traced q perfect utilncation Of the
miles. We have f0l,tt several nti!1-stones ,1scd
In grinding corn anu plenty OF G]larrc1 cortttbs,
with kernels not unllKe wllat We know ~ yellow
dent curn. We judge froln our observations
that these nnttent dwcllers OF eur country fol-
lowed ngrteu1ture for q livelihood, and lad
tnu,,y of the arts anl HciGnces known to us. MS
We fund Inolls iM;ttlo vi e1ay ior the e1stt,,.
Of different tmpiemsnts, s,cctl'cs mode of deer
llorns, aud lasts n,atlo of stone. and which were
III noul shape. We also Ind many trtnkcts,
such Us white stonu beads md marbles, ~ goou
as made nUw; also, sn,all squares OF polished
stones resembling donllnncs, but for what usc
intended we Cannot determine"