Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-05
ANCIENT CURIOS.
WHAT A KING GEORGE HuNTsMAN
DISCOVERED IN AN OLD CAVE.
a Heap OF Human Boues--retrined Pipes
and nsHds--rrcbabis Relies Of an
Ancient Indian Tribe.
rcorrsspondsnco Q, the lslcnmond Dispsica.l

fcorrespondence Of the ifchmond Dspstch.l
Coxoss. Kno GxoRoE COUNTY, Va.
March Am old fisherman and buntsman
OF this county tells to the DIsPATcn CORE
spondent an interesting story OF what
may have been an Indian cave several
centuries ago. and proposes 10 verify bis
remar kable story by carrying tho DISPATCH
man 10 the wonderful spot. where count
less crriosities lie hidden eight feet below
the surface Of mother earth. lie who
tells the thrilling story is white man,
whose best years have been spent IN the
vast marshes OF the Potomac and its tribu-
terles catching fish and turtles and shoot
ing water-towis. musk-rats. and oil man
Der of varmints that creep about the creek
shores during the silent hours OF darkest
aud stormiest nights.
uUMAs BoSys.
Some time ago our informant found IN
hugo bank on Potomac tributary an
isolated and gloomy rogiou--a heap OF hu-
man bones lying ia proniscuous attitudes;
together with p0trified pipes. thousands OF
curious beads varying in size from No.
shot to obiopg octagons one men III
length, long metal ladies, scoops, ana
dishes Of UNIQUE and curious formations
bearing figures. designs. and symbols DIM
cult TO deeiphcr. Our modern MN
rod" exhibited specimens OF vhes
he found. and sufficiently oessfit tha
the spot where he discovered the
ancient relics to learn from the, Oldest
citizens of the country adjacent that no
interments have been made there curing
the present century; aud the forest Trees
growing Oh the promises. ana All the sur
roundings, indicate that the SOL mas re,
NAMED unbroken and the spot un'nolested
a. a
stances connected with the exceedingly
obscure place strengthen the pinusioie
theory that the bones are the renains OF
an Indian tribe who camped on TINS uno
hunting and fishing resort probably pc
fore American soil was graced by WHO
face"
GLOOMY PLACE.
The place is nearly surrounded by water,
is quite difficult of access. and bears NOT
a siugle mark of ever having been araoie,
aud from authentic accounts II is pever
Srsquented except by some rude MN
rod trapper or fisherman. and IL is hOy
at all probable that It can ever be uti!lzeu
for any profitable purpose OF Agriculture
residence, or anything OF the kinu'
COMPLETE SKELETONS.
MANY Of the bones buried there repre-
Gent complete skeletons OF men, women.
aud children. Ny informant states tnat
these skeletons vary IN length Hoin wv
and a half TO nearly seven feet. ana many
of the heads when first unearthed are
"stYunrn on long, coarse halr, when dls-
inteqrates when exposed to air. Bong
eight or nine feet below the earth's sur:
face, these curioslties were not nist iounu
by digging, but were discovered py tne
fisherman while pushing his little sAiH up
the winding creek.
TrPos=D.
II seems from the account that frequent
high tides for perhaps dozen decades
have made decided encroecnrnents ul1oh
the bank of the creek, and thus e4pOseu
to view pieces of bones 30 bleacbed by
sunshine and rain that the solitary passef-
nv was attracted to the scene ana ln-
duced to carefully investigate what, In
his judgment, IS the remains OF
dismal cavern whtened by tho bones
OF some Inflated tribe. whose true story
can never be revealed by mortal man.
There seems TO be no doubt whatever as
TO the correctness OF tins story OF the
luptsmsn in all lis minute details. In.
deed. il ls o prevailing impression that
half has not been told, and that diligent
aud iudlcous search may reveal many IN
teresting curosities worthy of place III.
tho Smithsonian Institution atTthe ma
tlonal capital.
ISOLATED LOCATION.
The antiauated cave-if, indeed. i IS
caye-is not IN this county. and so 1t has
not been made known By the finder, whose
plsutation 1t is on. and 1t being lmpracti-
cable to reach 1t from here, this oorre-
spondent has so far been unable TO com
plete arrangements for visiting IL for the
purpose of taking in" the whole situa-
ton for The benefit of the DISPATCH read
ers. II is said that in the vicinity OF the.
buried homes, beads, &C., there are more
Indian arrow-spikos and other imperisha-
bio relics of the red man than are to
BIO found at any other point on tho 20:
tomac. Many Of these are cut out OF
stone. and 1t IL not uncommon TO ma
these arrow-points ornaInentlng the parlor
mantels OF some OF our inhabitants To-
dsy.