The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15
is IT ANOTHER CARDIFF
CLINT

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a few months since Mr.. W. A. Co
nant. who had been travelling in the
region of country lying southwest OF
Iuehlo. between this city and Mace
Hole, Uncovered Il variety of fossils.
among others sea turtle in an excel.
lent state of preservation. Mr.. Co.
nant called the attention of the news.
paper press Of the state to his discoy-
cry 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, bringiog with him large
stone figure Or a man which he had
unearthed at the head of a long, dry
arroyo about six miles north of the
residence Of p. X. Dotson. Esq. about
twenty-five miles from the city. The
figure was found embedded 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 BODY
of the figure, making it necessary to
cnt the root before removing the stat
ute from the bed in which it had
doubtless reposed for centuries. Mr..
Chant states that while sitting on the
ground eating his lunch in the locality
above mention, his attention was at
tracted to curious looking stone pro-
truding from the ground. He
removed the earth from around it and
found 4 resemblance to human foot.
lie then proceeded to dig away the
clay about a foot in depth and soon
uncovered the entire figure, and hav-
ing obtained assistance, brought it to
this city. Unfortunately, in removing
the figure from it's bed a wooden lever
was placed under the neck and the
head broken off. It has, however,
been nearly replaced. At first the
discovery was supposed to be the pet
rlfled body OF a human being of gigan-
tic stature, but closer examination |
proved 1T to be a piece Of sculpture, |
but by whom executed or to what age |
1T. belongs no one seems to know. It |
IS composed OF a sort of slate rock |
colored. dirty yellow on the outside.
possibly from contact with the sur
rounding clay, and represents a man
reclining, one arm being crossed over
his breast. and the other lying along
ms side with one hand resting on his
leg. Theiposition is easy and natural.
The entire length of the statue is
seven feet six inches. length of arm
tour feet one inch, breadth across the
shoulders two feet, length of hand
twelve and one half inches, length of
foot thirteen inches. The weight of
the figure is about four hundred and
hfty pounds. The type of the human
race represented is strange one.
The head, which is turned slightly to
one side, as is natural in reclining
position, is of the Asiatic type, a sort
u cross between an ancient Egvptian
md an American Indian. the cheek
ZONES being remarkably prominent.
Inc Inquire is spare and thin, much like
he men in ancient Egyptian pictures,
While the whole body is covered with
One remarkable feature
which strikes the observer is the great
engths of the arms and the and the
!pe-like appearance of the hands and
-eet. The hand which rests on the
eg, II the arm were straightend, would
each the knee. while the feet are
ong, flat. and slim, ard the great toes
lbout two inches shorter than those in
he middle of the feet. At hhe end of
he backbone is tale about two or
hree inches long. strongly suggestive
Il the truth of the Darwinian theory.
The figure was at Nyberg & Rickers'
tables all day on Tuesday. and was I
listed by hundreds of our citizens. {
There Is considerable excitement Z
ere over the discovery, and a general I
eslre on the part of all to hear the
plnlon of some scientist with regard
Q origin of the curious work of art. 2
here can be no question about the !
enulness of this piece of statuary. l
he stone shows the effects of time.
nd the circumstances of the discov- .
ry are such as to preclude ANYTHING ,
Ike a repetition of the clumsy Car
lff-Glant fraud.-Puebto (Col.y Chief
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