The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-30
Ancient Chivatry.

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white settlements in northern Arizona,
discoveries have been occasionally made
of relics of prehistoric settlers, whose
identity has been heretofore considered
irretrievably lost. In the majority Of
such instances the discoveries we're
made in re-opeping old mining claims
from which IN ages gone another raco
had sought to wrest the treasures Of
the earth. This has been especially the
feature in the working of the Chrome
mine of the United Verde group in the
Black Hills, and the discoveries which
have been made In 1t would indeed war
rant an ~incredulous reception were it
not for the reputation and standing Of
the men who stand ready to vouch for
them. While many of these discoveries
have been made public through the
agency of the local press, but one has
heretofore elected any considerable dis
cussion among scientists, that being the
unexpected opening Of an old tunnel by
the miners at present working in the
mine. The tunnel 50 opened presented
the appearance Of having been worked
many years ago., in a style still common
among miners in isolated portions Of
Mexico and Spanish America. Through
out its entire length timbers had been
placed to support the walls for the
greater security of the workmen. Scat
tered along the floor Of the tunnel lay
a number of stone hatchets with well
worked edges, showing hard service in
the hands which once welded them.
In the center Of the apartment, when
first opened, stood a stake about our
feet high and SIX inches square, on
which was painted in a pigment OBJ
tanned from red oxide Of copper, a cross.
While the astonished men were still re-
garding with amazement the wonders
of their discovery, n Of them, more
inquisitlve and perhaps possessed of
more ayarice than the rest, seized the
stake SO rudely that it dwindled to dust
in his hand, as did also the more heavy
timbers Of the mine on being exposed
to the air. At the time two theories
were advanced to explain the strange
occurrence-one being that the mine
had been previously worked by ancient
aborigines in search of the red oxide of
copper for paint, and that the presence
of the stake and cross was but the result
Of chance; the other was that the mine
had been worked for the copper and
silver, in which it is very rich, by In
dian poems under the direction of Jesuit
fathers, and the ore obtained shipped
to ecclesiastical Golfers in Mexico. The
last theory was apparently sustained by
the presence Of a large quantity of Stag
near the mine, but wa also apparently
refuted by the abandonment of the
mino at a point where the ledge was
showing remarkably rich. Both theo-
ries were warmly discussed pro and con
by their respective supporters, but that
the last n is the correct one is now
established beyond cavil. Since the
date Of the discovery the miners have
been engaged IN carefully reopening the
shafts and tunnels made by the prior
workers. While this work has been
done with such rapidity that a depth
of 283 feet was recently reached, and
two men working at the extreme end
of the tunnel were surprised to find an
iron article, which theyat first supposed
to be some household utensil, and to-
gether with the prize they Immediately
reported the occurrence to Supt. Thorn
as, who was overjoyed to discover in it
a helmet of fine Milan manufacture,
superb In finish and temper. Hastily
returning with them, he at once placed
at work a large force of men, and in
less than an hour had exhumed two
complete suits Of armor, in which still
remained the ilium, femur, and tibia Of
warriors who long had horpe their
weight in weary marches and fierce
fights. OF the armor, one-the first
discovered-was of exquisite make of
Milan steel, so much priced by the sol
diers of the sixteenth century, and con.
sisted Of helmet, breast plate, and back
piece, with gussets reaching to the
knees and jambes, while the other was
of allcret armor, much famed in the
middle ages for its defensive qualities,
and a favorite with light cavalry. Be-
sides the rmor were found two swords,
one Of renowned Toledo make, bearing
a legend in Spanish, which on being
translated to English, reads: DRAW
me not without cause; shield me not
without honor" The other is Of UNI
known make.
Noses,