The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-02-13
PREHISTORIC RACES.
A sniithsonian sc.snti rs Archaeological
discoveries la Eau Tsunes.er.

~ smithsonian Setenttsts ArchwolOsicaI
discoveries Ia Eau Tsuncs.er.
DR.. J. II. Porter OF the Smithsonian
Institution was one OF tho passengers
on Louisville n Nashville train en-
route TO Washington. says the Nash
Vile American. All during last sum-
mer a party OF scientists from the
Smithsonian had been making re.
searches into the archaeology OF the
curious walls and stones uncovered
near Cleveland. Tenn.
Yes sir said DIR. Porter. II be.
lieve that Tennessee holdS the best
evidence OF prehistoric race to be
found In the world. / have foun d
many wonders on my trip and will
write hook concerning the evidences
Of the race on my return to Washing
ton. Three places have attracted my
attention and will kill all doubt In tie
skeptical mind. One was the mound
on Jolly island. at the confluence OF
the Hiawnssee and Tennessee rivers
1t Is n tomple mound. built with ac-
curate mathematical precision. un-
doubleday erected by the Toltecs, n
civilized race OF Indians who lived
there prior TO the Aztccs The next
place was the cyclopian wall on ort
mountain. In Murray county Georgia
This wall Is erected on top OF the APP
palachian chain OF mountains. .. 900
feet above the surrounding country.
This peak Is like Lookout mountain In
appearance. 1t juts out boldly from
tho tnaiu avefaY, ~ tho ,,,o,,,,.;. "a
Is very precipitous on the east north,
and west and on the south side there
Is II wall built to inclose the lofty top.
which comprises 100 acres. The wall
built across the mountain in this way
Is about !. 800 feet long. with many
angles and curves to command every
approach. There is one opening TO
the wall that when first saw it. in
1876. was guarded by three tall
towers which have since been leveled
to the ground. This wall was ut least
five feet thick and six feet high. The
general idea is that this fortress was
built by DcSoto in his wanderings
through Georgia as fortress of de-
Tense TO corral his horses and cattle.
This is not true. however and will
give you three reasons for saying this.
DeSoto would and mover could have
built It when wooden stoclade would
have answered. DeSoto never had
enough men to man the fort. and IL Is
not built according to the civil engi-
neering OF DeSoto's time. My idea is
that it was built for place OF wor-
ship An altar lifted high that the
people might worship as the bible
says Of the Hsh.ow custom.
THE third point Of interest is the
famous wall covered with hieroglyph-
les found near the Tennessee river
close to Cleveland. This is no wall
Mt all. 1t is simply stratum OF
sandstone thrown up to its almost
vertical position from a level by great
upheavals. The rocks were placed
in their upright position when the
surrounding hills were formed. Ev-
cry formation and qualification shows
that man could not have built such a
wall. Tho characters, however, were
formed by man. and that, too before
the hills were made. The characters
are on iluted stones and only on the
raised portions OF the stones. They
are In straight lines as regards each
other and run diagonally. Mount
llebal Is natural formation. The
markings arc regarded us II script be-
cause OF their nou-natural appearance
and essential form. The resem-
blance between some OF the marks
and certain letters OF the Greek and
Arabian alphabcts are purely acct.
dental.