The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
ANCIENT INt'RICINS.
Interesting Relic. "r IA Prchistoric and Tar
uaIS CiNtN4ed Race.


We are permitted tu make public the fol-
low ~ mi rDriuS ltuer .iun Trend al Fay
Sin. Your l. 70 + r,pn st M. motto furn sh YOU
Information and dc rirt'" o. ul" l">@"n
/ nm. r.a..iv,.l IN. mount - ara. situated on
wAM snpwn as tur l.,t SON Farm. aui ar" Ria
IN numOcr, cover,n- about twenty HrrrH ca
-ruunA tn, ar, 'r'nt % 3. guest. ''.n &c. ia
feet IA rirrunlrron 80. ior years iurm ~ Ms
cu'ldu It'd un tao A.nI. AMI iitar ui STAN .i''
p"n'''. r. w. ahlN .,'.', 7' "a ~
About two years Hgo several ol 90" T. sd"n,s
con rut'd 10 M wool r'u.' ice i"uni 'n t'y
NJ hidlr 10 trHasur ',Hr nui have proven tn
III tuut tncr' ON ~ undout telly rN.-td herea
more rnngutrn 81 r..ec al Aunian Dc.il.s tnan
Thai oi the Indian.
Last year. wnlc ENGAGED in exravating one
of tine lar. GER mounds We discovered tn' icct II
"a large pAclrton. and care. uuy removing IN"
hardened cartu IN winch II " - Embedded! We
succeeded IN UnearthnS AN entire Skeleton
without injury. Ihc human lraincwork meas
ured on t-rt and six IN Ines IN D. n-tn, an from
app.aranrs II ""s uhio9yt dy ul me mae
steel weapon which had been buried win tine
lody, but winch crumuicd b. pieces On handnns.
y ar tAe skeleton " 81 "a -" iuuni pieces ni cedar
wood cut m various itnrl-f' SHAPES and 100 "a
perfect sLitn OF pre- rNat ia. tlt Ntf. ih-S SHOW
M wa. ~, !, "' ''.'s pi ,"'s W.
a 80 foun a .ur-r ftHu Ilp". Ia" st'm oi winch
wns ms, = "a between tnr t-etn cd ui' SKELETON.
Inc BOW Ol tuc p,pr MrlEi hNr GUN 's, ~ il't"r
/ oi sandstone, and tho apcrtur" ior tht iou,.'"o
LAT Inc app 'ar.n s' OF bc,ns drilled out
the lnnstu.ttnts merry SAY liihi race ui people
~ -tcd mere l.iuu years 40. and belonged tpa
tribe known as tne N-pnit.s. VINO Ar" often re-
speaks of tirr,hlc rn cunt r. tnvsv people had
| tu their an gel nj enemy. tur l-iuluu.ts =.
We found Anoturr Skeleton near ul.t OF tho
on. above mentioned. wulru was not quit" aS
] larEr, und must Co., tlat nl % woman. lirrr Mas
Ia u"at.. carved !'m st"n' al .nt hehi "l LIZ
sNnlafnu. The II I.r Wl- coy rri " 100 70 nara
/ cement 10 all appraran 'rs a part 90 the suut
/ roch. whi'h. at'r patient ihinr ana "Ah"urtI'"
! work, wssu s1"'iri IN prnrtratu- AMI found
! that It wrs but the corner 9l a boz similar y
constituted. IA which W. found about three
| piuts ui wheat krrne.H, most ul ~hich Il ssoN d
wnsn brought IN eOnL~t w'lh tue light ana ar
| A few OF the Kernels found "a the r"uirr 81 tn"
| heap looked bright an retain "a their lr,Shn -
| ON helng exposed. Vury wrIf carefully pre-
: rived and last spring plant II and grew ni'rly.
| though ti- iirid insects seemed Diet ru,n 81 10
| deNour IT, We raised l"nr ami q hal pounds nl
| heads from IA o. lew grains. The wheat - un-
! Like any 9TH r rh Sod IA tll7 COUNTRY ANA pro-
! du t's a large ylfli. II - oi IN" QUO variety
the h"'.ds are very lon=. aud hold very Idr.-r
! grams.
~ have found many cur'ositi's in tAe
! mounds BELONGING 10 ~ an ien' race on 90 m
| hth,t.hg tins - Lun. W f ma nous $ IA al Ia"
| mounts. tie fuouls * Wul are ~ Irr.r I ~
/ u. day th"y " re tult All the apartments arc
IA ely piaapirpI. SONS IA Wh l.. pul rs "a "a r'i
color. Gro kerry Ware, cooNIns ut l.slln. N,t, =
many oi pattern sim lar 10 the pres nj AZ
ar. also fpuirl lpun one large SION Jug ar
NiH ciin b. traced "a perfect d'un"aLon al the
mountains u.ar here lIr "a d ht.n 'T OF iw nty
mics W. nuNr fnun y yerin Iualstoues Ia "a
IN grinding corn. and plenty at chtrr''d corn
cOhs. with Nernels not uniA" what ~ know ~
yellow dent corn. We Judge from our Obs T.
Vat .ons that thrs an tent jewellers Of our rouu-
try followed agriculture Tor "a livelihood and
had many OF thn arts and sciences known IA Us,
III we found mods mad" OF clay Tor casting 81
different implements. needles made OF deer
horns and iats made Oi stone. AMI which were
IN good shap. We Also nnI many trinAots,
su h as WHIT stone beads ana narues as good
~ made now, also small sIuur "a 81 polished
stones resembling domlnors but Tor what Us,
intended W. cannot a tcrmluc.
pAlsoN, Apra3.ls17. AMAsA POTTER.