West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-19
a muMMlFleo mAN.moNKsY.
Startling Discovery Of wotkmcu at KIM
sas City-A subtcrrancan scpulchcr and
Its Queer Occupant.

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Its Queer Occupant.
Probably the most startling discovery
in the history of these searches far
mound-buildcrs' relies was stumbled
upon accidentally 10y workmcn cNcayat-
ing ON the bluff at Second street. One
OF them, Thomas Malcy, who lives on
West Twcnty-second street. encountered
something that offered determined re-
sistance To his pickax while he was DIG
ging near the edge of the blum After
few vain efforts TO dislodgc the OBJ
sruction he called to his frlluw-worll.
men, among whom were John Ed
wards, also of Twenty-secoud street
] and Edward Wakcman, of Wyandotto
! The united oNcrtions of three of tho
| men caused the clay at this point TO
! loosen from the bank and fall down the
side of the blulf. As it crumblcd to
! pieces there was u substance about two
feet square that remained intact. Think
ing IL strange that stone of such rcUu.
lar proportions should be found i'm bank
OF pure clay and at depth ten feet from
the surface, Thomas Malcy followed il
down the embankment and struck IL
with his pick-aN. To his astonishmcnt,
1T crumbled To pieces under the blow
and then he observed that instead of
stone the foreign substance was n kind
OF cement He called the attention of
his fcllow-workmcn to the discovery,
and while they were all standing around
the pile of crumbled cement, crushing
pieces in their hands, one of them
noticed crouching figure i'm the pile.
He at first started back, but seeing that
1t was motionlcSs he reached forward
and picked il up IL proved to be- the
mummllicd body of a dminutiyo man
monkey. IL was doubtless cmbalmcd
and buried in the cement tomb shortly
after Its birth by the ancient mound
builders, who, supposing IL To- be some
supernatural being, had worshiped IL as
n god When rudcly disturbed by the
workmen this morning, after its quiet
reposc FOR centuries, the mummy was
badly shrunkcn by its immense ape.
When embalmcd il was doubtless an In.
FAINT half foot long, but now il il
shrunken To much smaller Dimensions.
The little creature * rs light rs cork,
and its brown skin is drawn tightly
over its frame. IL was found i'm the po-
sition of prayer as IL had probably been
arranged by the superstitious mound
builders, who thought IL some super
natural thing. Its hands and feet arc
drawn tightly up under its chin and its
head Is bent forward, while its long
bony tail is curved over its back. The
creature has high forehead, large eyes
and "a prominent chin.
Ihe workmen, not apprcciating the
Importance of their discovery. continued
| their work, only laying the mummy
aside. The traces of the ancient sep
off n.,I 4.
| blcd ruins buried under bank of clav
The aboriginal occupant might soon
have shared the fate of its tomb. had
not DR. H. &. Baker CHANGED To drive
by. Noticing the crowd of curious
spectators he drew near and heard the
strange story from the wOrkmcn, and
saw the little mummy. Offering the
workman who claimed the antiduated
little stranger trlle for his prize the
doctor easily obtained possession. With
in few hours all the scientists and an.
tiquarians i'm the city were examining
the relic and giving their theories as to
its character.
The general impression appeared to
be that the mummy was the offspring
of some aboriginal who, terrified af H.
| long tail and animal appearances, had
| IL smothercd in the tomb OF cement.
] The workmcn were visited, and from
| them description Of the ruined tomb
was obtained. One of them said that
| to the best Of his observation he thought
| the subterranean scpulchcr had been
! formed by digging n square hole i'm the
| clay, filling il with soft cement, and
then pressing n square block Of wood or
straw i'm the center TO make the hollow
| space to be occupied 10y the mummy
When this block was removed, and tho
mummy inserted the tomb only needed
its upper layer Of cement TO imprison
the mummy i'm what, to all practical
| purposes, was a solid block Of stone
| The scientific gentlemen welcomed the
| little dried up stranger as visit.
| or from the ages when the great
undiscovered America had vet 10
| hear the first Indian war whoop. The
| discovery of this mummy Is only
"a sequel TO other discoveries of mound
! builders relics at the same point A
| few months ago cxcavatOrs at the point
| turned up stone hatchcts and other
| relics Of an extinct race The scientific
| gentlemen in Kansas City have not
only taken an active interest iu thc
discovery, but they are already pre-
pairing TO send a description Of 10 To- thp
/ scientific society in St. Louis The
case will undoubtedly attract the at
/ tentiOn Of the scientific world. for 70 j.
the only one ~ the kind IN all the his.
tory of researches Of antiquaries. n is
| probable that further iuvcs tigatious
will be made about thc bluT WHORE tho
tomb was uucarthcd. and sUIl moro
startling discoveries may result Ar
/ effort has been made to secure 90.
mummy for exhibition foo the Dim,
museum, but 10 IS likely lo hc reserved
for scientific purposes. Before it. im
mediate future is determined upon. how
ever, it will be on exhibition zoo DR.
Bakers Office, where curious people
can sec 10 Monday morning. Eaasqy
CITY SUR.
a bathcr can lic ON the surface Of
the water Of the Great Salt Lake with
out eXcrtiOn; or. by passing % towel un-
der his knees and holding The ends. Dee