The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-26

Mr. Bailey as having a convex upper surface
into which curious marks and rude crosses had
been rudely chiseled. He said he and his broth
ers tried to dislodge the stone, but that it
so heavy that it resisted all their efforts and
that they then tried to break it with their crow
bars and picks, blu in this they We're equally
unsuccessful and abandoned all attempts at
further exploration.
when the men who are making the present
excavations" said Mr.. Bailey, reach that stone
they will find upon its surface the pick marks
made by my brothers and me at the time"
For over fifty years no further attempt was
Rhodes farm until a few days ago, when
company consisting of six men was organized TO
excavating the spot and bringing to light what
ever may have been buried there.
These men are DR.. c. NJ Wilcox Alvin Jones.
Harry Whitaker, Calvin Maddaugh and John
Rhodes. A written agreement was drawn up by
the terms Of which the six memoirs Of the
company are to share equally in the results Of
derrick was accordingly erected over a spot
on the knoll which was covered by great mum,
per OF D9utders' me WORK OF excaVatlQh ha9
there was every evidence that the men We're IN
We're found in the neighborhood who remem-
bered when the well was dog, and that locality
was Immediately abandoned
The derrick was then set up over slight de-
preston in the earths surface, which is about
200 feet distant from the site of the first ex-
At this point an excavation ten feet wide and
sixteen feet long has been made to a depth OF
ten feet. After throwing out the soil to a depth
OF two three feet hard pan was reached
which, while very solid, bore some evidences
OF having been disturbed at some time in the
past
This was dug into for distance of two or
three feet and then bored and two pounds OF
dynamite inserted, the explosion of which tore
up the bottom of the excavations, revealing
further evidences that the earth at this place
had at one time been disturbed Boulders.
leaves, bits of timber and branches from trees
were thrown up.
Greatly encouraged by these signs the work.
men took up their work with new encourage
ment and after digging down about four feet
that a greater depth might be acquired quicker,
the excavation was narrowed and continued
down one side only for a distance of two feet.
Inc great stone with the convex upper surface
referred to by Daniel Bailey not discov-
cred. Mr.. Bailey declared the were digging
failure to uncover the great fiat rock was be-
cacse they had not excavated to a sufficient
depth, or that they may have missed it because
the excavation was narrowed down.
At the greatest depth, however, startling
and very encouraging development was discov-
cred. Here little pockets have been found in
the hard clay, filled with black, Shiny mud,
which is completely foreign to that soil. In
these pockets are also pebbles, bits of sticks
and leaves and several Jumps of a peculiar black
to that of gunpowder. This is regarded by
many who have seen sample of this peculiar
soil as conclusive evidence that Gen. Wayne
did bury guns and ammunition the knoll,
surface IS uncovered and removed that beneath
VIII be found the military stores buried by the
intrepid leader a century ago.
In the meantime the work of excaVating is
being pushed with ali possible speed and the
workmen are all imbued with the idea that they
may be prepared any day to announce dis
covery which will make important addition
to history.