The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-29
INDIANS AND MASONRY.
Where Did the Indians Obtain Their
knowledge of ItP

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Where Did the Indians Obtain Their
knowledge of TIP
Tampa, Fla, July 27.-When and from
where did the American Indians obtain
their knowledge of Free Masonry
BY whom were the records of geomet-
rical problems, Masonic symbols and diff
ferentiated crosses hidden in the ground
in Florida placed so carefully whore they
are found?
Who can tell us how many such records
are made and give us all their Yarla-
tions?
How comes it that forms that were con-
sidered sacred by the Egyptians are de-
lineated in Florida soil
How and by whom, and why have these
records been so carefully guarded against
| the invasion of natural growth!
These are all items of intense interest
and their further development and inves-
tigatlon may lead to important results of
! industrial value and give something of in
! teSeSt to a world that always welcomes
| something new the older the betterl.
Ancient tradition and ancient history
! contains detailed accounts of directions
| being given by God that certain secrets
| should be hidden in the ground for their
| preservation, that future generations
might be benefited thereby.
OIG VI bil6 duClBnt SGCTtIS was largely
used industrially IN Florida it is this;
that every metal and mineral has attrac-
| tive properties.
These ancients know that certain met
ais, when absolutely pure, had distinctly
| characteristic attractions, These attrac-
lions constituted an individuality, which
| they shared with no other metals, nor
with each other, and to these they gave
the name of noble metals.
OF these, gold was held in the highest
esteem, and was largely used by the an
cient engineers for recording in the
ground the principal points of their
work. Other metals were used to indi-
cate details.
Various forms of instruments were
used to indicate the exact position of
these marks, and thus the work was al
| was referrable to the, original ground
plan; the ancient works, so constructed,
bear to-day, in imperishable form, the
exact record of the ancient ground plan,
| in all It's details.
Ancient mounds, canals, landings. road
ways, etc, in Florida we're constructed
on this plan, and small party of investi-
! gators have followed these lines humid
reds OF miles making discoveries that aD-
! pear to be incredible to non-observers.
Florida has ancient mounds, in COM
mon with other states, but has any other
| state ancient excavations in common
numerous in some places that the traveller
| is often not out of sight of one before an
| other comes into view; sometimes they
are connected.
These excavations were made for vari-
| Gus purposes, one Of which was for the
recording Of such information as could be
! preserved in that way.
A shallow excavation was made, the
| land being cleared of all large growth.
and smoothed TO the form intended the
| design was marked on the surface the
attractive bodies were placed deep in the
| ground along the lines, all surface traces
being then removed, nothing is left Wis
iole TO show the presence of the record
and it can only be noticed by the instru-
ment that is specially adjusted to the at
traction of the material used in charging
the design; by marking the exact spots
| indicated the design is developed
In some ponds. in this way have been
| found many keystones of various proper
tions and sizes, trianRles, double triang-
! les, triple triangles, inscribed triangles
| circles, splralS, squares, crosses, etc
| twice found the square and compass and
| twice the torty-seventh problem Of E,u-
| cid; in one small pond | found n highly
ornamental single bar cross, about thirty
feet in length, and in another pond a
double-barred cross, full of ornamental
detail, and inclOSed within a form like a
sign was about $50 feet; this horseshoe
form was used in Egypt to inclose
sacred symbols. / found this form three
times.
These places have been kept from en-
croachment by surrounding growth. The
largest square and compass and Forty
seventh of Euclid are both in clear
space in a cypress pond, very large trees
grow close up to the design, but no tree of
any kind grows over It,
Out in the ad Looming pine woods found
| a record tree Indicating trail of impor-
lance | followed the trail, and by
zigzag route reached its terminus
in this cleared space, and thus
found the square and compass, the
one universal blem Of Free Masonry.
The tree that bore the marks that
guided me to this spot cannot be very old
il is not two feet in diameter and the
marks belong 10 the Indian system
The only natural conclusion / can at
present arrive at, is that the Indians.
knowing the character Of these symbols
Of Free Masonry, have cared for them as
q sacred duty.
But, is the work Of Indian origin /
think not, aud again ask, where aid the
Indians obtain their knowledge Of Free
Masonry
What have written hitherto on this
sub ect gives but faint outline Of the
vast extent u the field FOR exploration
that is ready here ln Florida. % reward
systematic Investigation conducted by
competent men with competent means for
extending such research
The reward promises % be not only u
Hrchae0.OFica. value. bur rich 'n Indus
ifiai value by returning io lfr ihr En9Wl-
edge " arts ana sciences practlcod rs gn