The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-04-20
i. suOCKING DISCOVERY.
. u-wan skeleton Found bIeach.
= ,he Woods Miles FROM Any
uahffm1iOn.

fmg IN A"~
uabIGaGIOn.
,fw DAYS since Messrs. E W Gamble, f. NJ
,rs ana three of the Messrs Demilly started
=, = hunt and camped on what is known as
1-,,,er q. Pinhook Sink" about thirty miles
...,,.,s, from this place and in the northeast
-,c, If jefferson county-One oil the widest
mos, unirequented portions of the whole
80 and. consequently, Astounding in game of
= se.Scrip ton II is without roads or habta-
- . large area OF it being frequently covered
"a, ,ra,er some portions OF il are pine timbered
ao,,en. with growth Of saw grass and palmet-
h., +, i traveTsed by shallow spreading and
.o,zoc;ine streams bordered by boys, hammock
- AMI rank growihs of grasses, rushes and
-. making il very difficult to proceed at times
Zen with a good and .sure-footed horse. 1t in
,s.. also She famous, UNEMPLOYED "Gum
S,,smp Nhicll-is many miles in extent and has
,aiei 80 far all efforts To penetrate lis Businesses
.,l s..ire the mystery involving what is now
~, - the Florida Volcano" supposed to be
l.cstel about IL centre.
F,vs. m the midst of this dcsolate region
,.o,t q mile and "a half north of their camp and
e.-l., miles .lom any habilation, on Monday eve
,i,- .f lasi week. that three of the gentlemen
name, ulf., accommodating for game, suddenly
amt upon
HUMAN SKELETON
.rk...,loi al flesh and bleached 10y sun and storm
Aalo-er inspection indicated the bones to he
-.,,-. 81 white man about five feet eight or ten
r,fl.e- n height Of medium build and with dark
l.-.ut hair. From the state OF preservation in
which some OF The clothing was found, the man
bal evidently keen dead but little more than q
year TIE bones were all present and none of
.Ic-r- aye evidence of violence having been
,enr The coat, which was dark brown and
u,il preserved. was found lying partly on a
,frfch "a! palmetto near the remains. A coarse
Slack cs,ion hat. also well preserved, was near
ii. soat and contained a portion of the hair
Tie saoe, wire living a little TO one side as
,l..u-h lie had taken them off and placed
il,fa fiire len lac laid down to rest, or despair
ia, at ,>cape or succor, hopelessly 10 die. These
s.,,. about numbcr skies and Were mismatched
-tt, ieiu- a brogan the other coarse high
FL. ..- woman's style shoe. The SHIRT and pants
-.-.l.. e., zoe of -Dme coarse, white cotton stuff
81 i4s been torn 10 >hreds by the vuliures that
as .eyDurcd his flesh. Lying near were two
s,.rs- -..ilriiIing longer than an ordinary walk
III s'f.k. that had moi been cut but broken off,
4a5 lad evidently. from hand marks worn on
- '-sn used for some time 10 sustain his
ut-i; Willie walking or dragging himself along
H-icl j. sufficient evidence that he had been
l4nl'4l iu some way, and that his sufferings were
~ aged through days, perhaps even weeks.
X huiie. weapon OF any kind, or even piece
1i ,.-i,er were found about the remains or in the
.,eAtis o. the coat-nolhing whatever to give
tle i,m0ie-i clue TO the identity of the being
Ehs lad persisted alone, surrounded by this unin-
l4b.fel wilderness and desolaiion.
There being no means at hand for digging
e-4se humanity prompted them 10 build fire
ard bum ihe remains. which was done. The
LAT cat and pants were brought 10 town and
are D. y il tic possession OF Sheriff Moseey,
aher, thy may be inspected with view to
i8eii. ic.iior. hy any concerned
Tie lower jaw was also brought 10 town, and
-he ico;h. which were all present indicate the
i-.au q haze haen between thirty and forty years
FL a-.
y aye islle5ie.i.t9 Ne>srs T. d. Demlly and
J. u Gamble ior tie details above given.
TLFc 4re several suggestions as 10 who the
unfortunate man in4y have been. but none of
iiien are de.,.iie enough TO warrant conclu-
IN Certain il is iioush that he met most
ir--le i-ie-'.l ING, rachcl ~ pain, gnawed by
~ i'.i.-~ ~ hunger and starvation, tortured by
ilfs'. Hi'il 20 hand near Ia minister 10 him in
-le -a-- l.sT 81 life, no ear within the sound of
A- scice. no eye 10 see save Gods, under the
.il4.loW 81 vuliure wings and with the winds and
iAe ii' OF wild birds and the bowling of beasts
u a fs, Eiein.