Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
A COLORADO CARDIFF GIANT.
What MI. COnant is Reported TO
Have Dag Up Near PueblO-A stone
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What Mr.. COnant is Reported 10
Have Dag Up Near PuebIO-A stone
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A few months since Mr.. w. A.
Oonant, who has been travelling in
the region of country lying south
west of Pueblo, between this city
and Mace's Hole, discovered a va
riety of fossils, among others a sea
turtle in an excellent state of pre-
servation. Mr.. Conant called the
attention of the newspaper press of
the State to his discovery, and CON
siderable comment was elected.
The matter gradually passed from
the attention Of the public, though
Mr.. Oonant determined to search
further in the same locality, with
the hope of making additional dis
c%overies. On Tuesday he arrived
in the city, bringing with him a
large stone figure of a man, which
he had unearthed at the head of
a long, dry arroyo about six miles
north of the residence of P. K. Dot
son, Esq., about twenty-five miles
from the city. The figure was
found imbedded in very hard
clay, requiring vigorous use of a
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 cut the root before
removing the statue from the bed
in which it had doubtless reposed
for centuries. Mr.. Conant states
that while sitting on the ground,
eating his lunch in the locality
above mentioned, his attention was
attracted to a curious-looking stone
p%rotruding from the ground. lie
removed the earth from around it,
and found a resemblance to a HUI
man foot. He then proceeded to
dig away the clay about a foot in
depth, and soon uncovered the
entire figure, and, having obtained
assistance, brought it to this city.
Unfortunately, in removing the
figure from its bed, a wooden lever
was placed under the neck and
the head broken off. 1t has, how
ever, been neatly replaced. AT first
the discovery was supposed to be
the petrifed body of a human be-
ing Of gigantic stature, but a closer
examination proves it to be a piece
of sculpture but by whom execu-
ted or to what age it belongs no
one seems to know. 1t is composed
of a sort Of slate rock, colored a
dirty yellow on the outside, posi-
bly, from contact with the surround
ing clay, and represents a man
reclining, one arm being crossed
over his breast, and the other lying
along his side with hand resting on
his leg. The position is easy and
natural. The entire length of
the statue is Z feet 6 inches,
length of arm 4 feet 1 inch,
breadth across the shoulders 2
feet. length of hand l21 inches,
length of foot 13 inches. The
weight of the figure is about $50
pounds. The type Of the human
race represented is a strange one.
The head, which is turned slightly
to n side, as is natural in a re-
clining position, is of the Asiatic
type-a sort of cross between an
ancient Egyptian and an American
Indian, the cheek. bones being re-
markedly prominent. The figure
is spare and thin, much like meu
in ancient Egyptian pictures, while
the whole body is covered with in
dentations. One remarkable fea-
ture which strikes the observer is
the great length of the arms and
the ape-like appearance Of the
hands and feet. The hand which
rests on the leg, if the arm were
Strengthened, would reach to the
knee, while the feet are too
fiat and slim, and the great
toes about two inches shorter
than those in the middle Of
the feet. At the end of the back
bone is a tail abont two orthree
inches long, strongly suggestive of
the truth Of the Darwinian theory.
The figure was at Nyberg & Rick
ers' stables all day on Tuesday, and
was visited by hundreds of our
citizens. There is considerable ex-
citement here over the discovery,
and a general desire on the part of
all to hear the opinion of some
scientist with regard to the origin
of this curious work of art. There
can be no question about the genu-
ineness Of this piece of statuary.
The stone shows the effects Of time,
and the circumstances Of the dis
covery are such as to preclude any
thing like a repetition Of the clumsy
Cardiff Giant fraud"
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