The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-12

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is. n. Il W. 1. NJ. three miles north
west Of Mountain Park.
Many rows Of graves between
small lake on the vest ami Otter
Greek on the east remain to tell tn,
story of a conflict with the Indians
and Mexicans. Some skulls who's,
forms prove them to be non-Americar
have frequently been found on thi.
spot by catlemen. whose haunt il
has been since their advent into ibis
country
The mountains in this vicinity are
known TO be rich in ore. The "red
iron. the miners index Tor gold. can
be found almost anywhere, and cop
per stains are common. Every fool cf
land subject to the pick and shovel
between North Fork and Comanche
county has q miners monument upon
III and the location shafts are being
sunk Miners have come from Cali.
lforRia, Klondike and Cripple Creek
and all Of them pronounce the outlook
as most hattering.
On Thursday. November 26. 1905
when e Fancher. living three and
lone half miles northwest Of Mountain
Park was working in one of his
mines he saw a rabbit run under
stone Here he found gun barrel.
Investigation showed that there was
much more, but he concluded TO leave
it TO Mitchell and Hays, attorneys az
Mountain Park and invited them to
be present On the next day these
three persons, together with Mr.
Fanchers brother, Logan, rolled away
Ia few stones removed a few shovels
fun Of dirt and exbumed skeleton.
Two rocks were leaning naturally to-
gether in an "A" shape, facing the
south. The body had been placed
here head to the west, and the open
ing almost closed with rocks. The
skull was on top of the ground. Near
the head and pointing to the north
was the rusty old gun barrel big
fifty" bore, rihed with the breech pin
bent upward. indicating that the gun
had ben used as club and broken.
The brass trimmings of the stock lay
near the feet Near the gun barrel
were found hoe. an axe, stone smok-
ing pipe, frying pan, knife, file, whet-
stone, three bars of lead and bullet
moulds. About half way between the
head and feet were found pieces Of
wool cloth coarsely woven. part of a
belt buckle, large silver medal ami
a nugget Of copper and gold Here.
also We're found the old flint lock and
five or six fints. The medal is four or
ave inches in diameter. On one side
Is a raised figure representing two
hands ciasped on one cuff Is the
American eagle, on the other are three
bars extending lengthwlse of the cuff.
Above the hands are pipe ami tom
lhawk crossed. On this side of the
medal are the words. Peace and
Friendship" On the other side Is a &
Dust of President Jefferson with the
inscription, Thomas Jefferson. pres.
dent of the United States. A. d.. I
1901" A silver ring Is fastened to a I
lost on the top of the medal The {
nugget has not been assayed. but {. A
J. Hallett, a mining expert says that
{ VIII run about 20 per cent copper
md probably $500 to $1,000 to The ton
n gold II is in rs natural statel
moving the formation from which ii
anne
The left leg Of the unfortunate has
'een broken between the hip and h
NEE The bone is much larger ana
5 knit together for about four inches. $
'ne hand both feet part of the YER
ebrae and the lower right side Of the h
kun are missing The teeth are PERI s.
act except that the middle molar of OF
he right half of the lower jaw is alb. tC
ent A hole in the skull about the ii
lie Of silver dollar above and be- is
ind the left ear tells the story Of 3.
is death. 1t is plain to be seen that b.
le piece of the skull was cut out az C,
ne blow of a sharp instrument Near e,
here the feet should have been re
ere found the brass trimmings Of in
le gun stock In ravine about fifty Il
'et below the skeleton were found n,
lree cedar tepee poles These may
r may not belong with the other A
,icles, Only a short distance below
le tepee poles. under a clump of in
'ees, is q spring that runs continu- N
lsly These relics and their hiding G,