The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-07-07
Remains Of a Giant Race in Ohio.

4 correspondent of the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER, writing about the remains O.
3 giant race found in Muskingun
-coSnt7, Ohio, says: The mound in
which these remarkable discoveries
were made was about sixty-four feel
long and thirty-f FIVE feet wide, toE
measurement, and gently sloped down
TO the hill where it was situated. a
number ofstumps Of trees were found on
the slope, standing in two rows, and on
the TOD of the mound were an oak and 8
hickory stump, all Of which bore marks
of great age. AL the skeletons were
found on g. level with the hill, and about
ght feet from the tor Of the mound.
Now to q more particular description OF
these antiquadeo remains:
In one grave there were two skeletons
one male and onefemAle. The female
face was looking downward, the male
being Immediately on top, with the face
looking upward. The male skeleton
measured nine feet in length, and the
female eight feet.
In another grave were also found two
skeletons male and female-With the
female face looking upward and the
the male face looking downward. The
male frame in this case was nine feet
four inches in length and the female
eight feet.
In another crave was found 8 female
skeleton which was incased in a clay
coffin, holding in her arms the skeleton
of q child three feet and half long, by
the side of which was an image, which,
upon being exposed to the atmosphere,
crumbled rapidly.
The remaining seven were found in
single graves, and were lying on their
sides. The smallest of the seven was
nine teet in length, and the largest ten
One single circumstance connected with
this discovery was the fact that not a
single tooth was found in either mouth
except in. the one incased in the clay
coffin. .-
On the south end Of the mound was
erected stone altar, four feet and halJ
wide and twelve feet long, built on an
ea1then foundation nearly four feet high,
having in the middle two large flag
stones, upon which sacrifices were IN
doubtedly made, for upon them were
found charred bones, cinders End ashes.
This was covered by about three feet OF
earth. This excavation was made un-
der the direction of the Muskingum
County Historical society, and the things
alluded to in this letter, or dispatch, can
be verified by a number OF witnesses
who were present and watched the
cork as It progressed. It was pursued
with great interest and diligence, there
being the strongest incentive to prose
cute the investigation, for such remar <
able, Developments in anound-opening
are very rarc, and are therefore fasci-
mating in the extreme. Their future
labors were also rewarded with ad-
ditiooal Developments. which, if they
do not throw additional light upon
this giant race otpeople that once in
habited this country, will at least
stimulate research.
What is now a profound mystery the
result Of the excavation may IN time
become the key to unlock st.ll further
mysteries that centuries ago were conl-
nlonplace affairs. I refer to i stone
that was found resting against the hesd
OF the clay coffin above described. It is
an i.regular-shaped red sandstone,
weighing about eighteen pounds, being
strongly impregnated with oxide Of
iron, ana bearing upon one side two
line; Of hieroglyphics.