The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-17
.H)AHS ARK FOUND
Wonderful Discovery Made in
Artic Circle.
is GREAT STONE BOAT
Report Comes From Polar
Regions of North.

Inc E1o4Eg, II remote SpoL n the
Hinalay. Mountains OF what vas Re-
putee 10 BE Nosh's Ark. In wonderful
state OF preservation. was runored some
tine ago. No little interest was aroused
az the time. even 10 the extent OF pre-
pairing TO send az expedition out for the
purpose OF investigating, but the story
proved doubtful and the matter was drop
ped.
Now comes report from the peiar re-
gion that q monster ship in 4 pe,riied
state has long been known 70 the natives
within the Arctic Circle. Tie dimensions
are given as follows:
Length. 100 feet; width. % feet; height,
45 feet: walls Is inches thick. all OF stone.
That an ancient vessel OF such enor-
nous proportions exists. o. even did exist
sounds mythical enough. but ". a Reid.
turned from the Arctic regions, when
questioned BY Sunday World reporter
as to the truth OF this strange story was
strongly OF the belief that the story must
be credited
Nor Is he alone in this. G A Keterrer.
one OF the managers OF the \. a. =. &
7. Co. and the Rev L J. woodsn, both
% Fort Yukon. where the story was frat
related. are also firm believers in the
authenticity Of the report. They do not
assert that this strange craft is the Ark.
il. but they DO believe there exists there
a remnant OF other peoples shipcraft-
AS a matter OF fact. this vessel Is much
larger than the Ark. which according TO
the best authorities was So feet long.
s. feet wide and 50 feet high There Is
a similarity in construction. in that Il
has fat bottom and is square At both
ends. The height. also. is nearly the
same.
According TO the description OF natives.
the strange craft lies away up on a high
Crow River a tributary 70 the Porcupins
River. about ore hundred and sixty miles
from Fort Yukon. in region OF perpetual
snow. Stretching away 10 the north from
this point 10 the shores are what Is
known as the Barren Lands
The ship. or big boat as II Is called
BY the natives lies by the side OF the
mountain near the summit. partially COW
cred by a moraine indicating that Il had
been deposited there BY some glacier
which once covered a large portion OF
that district From native description il
would appear TO be an excellent state OF
preservation One side has been broken
apparently by an avalanche. or falling
rock.
Natives who have ventured within this
strange craft report finding there peculiar
shaped vessels all OF stone. which cannot
be Iikened 70 anything used By the white
nan OF today. Some they describe as
Kettles without handles, narrow and very
heavy. others are like big boxes or sailor
chests.
Once the natives succeeded IN getting
one Of these great chests gp on ,he
expecting II % break Ike a white mans
trunk. but in this they were disappointed:
II resisted all their efforts
Apparently little investigation has been
made OF the interior OF the boat The
natives are very superstitious and n some
way associate this strange craft with
the Great Spirit
When natives are asked as 20 the length
OF the craft. they select some object az
an approximate distance OF 100 feet. as
FOR example. the island opposite Fort
Yukon which Is between thousand and
2o9 feet.
TO give al idea OF the size Of the
window-Hke openings IL the sides q
the hull. an Indian laid on the ground
and stretched back a. far as he could
reach. arose. and sat or the mark he
had made With his hand. then he stretch
q f1n length again and said II a man
was thar tan be could Just reach The top
o. the window The thickness q the
side walls u the ship vas Illustrated BY
TIE holding Of The hands sighteea inches
apart The height. By Daiasing 70 a marx
OF a tree. vas estimated &c Be about
fo-ry-fvs feet
TIE hole in the urper side % TIE ship.
apparently caused o. al avalanche or a
great boulder crashing through from
above. he's beer partially filed b. !oos>
grave Land dirt The deck Is also partially
covered with tn same material
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strange craft The nearest approach wa
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