The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-01-12


hrr isihe eeszsbea TIE nafnrag cru-
diiioas os tie BEsssa suck a ,keT
we're fhea ard are now TEEy
sweat iaso 81 the hezusit1l AID cn-
vioss plares wrDsgas o9s ~ faS
ioFces Of na,ure- Argsne waa
o,ten startled b fsr rnszy.
wlss8 aad raesniuglem ssEus md
fignrss q na=a and beasss chs aaso
fhe si1ss of the escas. Ms-T oE
ihese Degn5asa said. a1rnvduz -
she ane5ent s-ediz5o1s Of the OasgsE
wese eui ihsre ~ tae ssrvsn.s os
the Greet SPsss.' IA rae aEea I11z
past she ssid fse frrS-s ag
her people taszhs tast fAe fzzrss
Of men IN sitting posss1e we're n
ien5ed 10 teaea obedienre and sz5-
'ectiou 20 Ehe VIII ras poNes os
tie Great SVift TIE caraeasurrz
OF snsnass every r5eTr Tlsias wese
.ntsadeas shs srpiained- 70 rsmi-d
tie tribes q tie good times to 1ozne
N tas "haPpy haua.ag gfpsuss
3beyond tnss life.
This was The sigu6rznre-fs
4 the phIiosoPhY cf she prehistoric 80
( habiiaats of tie e9ansrY. ard il bad
been Aznded d9Ea from geaera,ion
( 10 generates ard II was aa acuep.-
ed tradition Of her people.
So they talked as they passed ca
and on, examining sveSy carso1s
nook aad granny, every gT0ito and
( csterac,, and oveE hanging fsower
and Suddenly, az the extreme poins
aud bulge Of the cliffs to she norsh-
west where the "bluE' stood oct
over them to is utDoss. ever the
very rivsE below, they came upon
{ series Of wondertul pits Or wells
chissled straight 5ogrn into the solid
stone. They were perfectly ro1nd
abo1, i've feet In diameter. and var.
se5 IN depth from fifteen to thirsy
feet They had evidently been cat
, syilh sharp tools ot some kind, hat
,rsdition failed, Dsguinoa said, 70
tell how L was accomplished
! These wells were oaly tEo or thrce
! feet SPAR. back 20 close 10 TIE ciras
, and so lar Under the oveshaugiug
bluff thag no drop Of water eger
= found iis way into ,hem. Thsy
were blackened on the inside ~ Il
fires hsd some time been buildea 10
= them, and being pressed 10 aecouni
tor these really woadgEful ashiEss-
{ meats Of race apparently ioug
ssaee peushsd iEom 0sf t1e eagsa.
E Drgninoa said she bad beard h&t
!. mofasy say shsi the old proplx Uf
I the trtoe believed that taese wxlls
Z were diggCd oal, bY shoas vino dsa
D Z, .og shc purpose og curing apd
ipFeseylng the sneas 81 animals a.
b KEN ia tac chase ;-taas whsn ths
4 mrag was dressed Il was bang ts
. ssoul saoags tied TO hsavy cross
4 poles dogn IN shesS siaug halss %
, PEeveat wolves. hear ana cshef car,
) nfvosous Wild sniusals tEom geusne
/. th rem she said explained sshy lhs
: wells were hlaSkrned, tor i VA.
s otten nscessary 70 Smoke sed cur,
e t tor use wber on long ioaFney
i os VI waen lgvsh meat Was uawhols.
d some. This was sll shas sladisios
S og ssoo oarFed ,hsn, 81 Ass sins,
o aheFeA 10 aeeaans tor shess eoa
/. ssFfal aogs wells a HALEY
!, BlsAN
'FE q N#iNaNAttS aiEsSSsi1N WaF A'
s inds'ged q, shis point. The Mgiis
q rssyasly visited Halley's Blaas aal
d rKtmlugt taose magysloos pgshi,,oi
IS ic wells and iound eigbs OF ten 8
si lhsm iasi as described IA the isgs
5. golnE. Naihsng has sves dsVeioPe
=, 20 the WRITER'S knewleige, % Sac,
uasu. - sshom. how or t1g wus
purpose they were digged y
= ssaagut o. etanologY hss ever bss
=, atic 20 sdyaDce a moTe pls0sitl
ag story tasa the tEsdllroa felstsd I
= B Drgumen.
. ro-be eoEsiaard