Bisbee daily review., 1906-01-17
GIANT SKELETONS
 FOUND IN SAN JOSE
BURNING GROUND OF A PRE-Hls- ToRic RACE IN CALIFORNIA
 BRICK YARD.
Finger Bones Three Times Natural Size and Other Remains in Propor- tion.-Stsnford University Students Finds Made.

San Jose, Cal. Jan 16.-Persons on foot and on horseback. in buggies and carts, automobiles and wagons made constant stream of humanity today in and out of the little narrow lane which leads from the Reyes street road to the clay pit of the Remillard Brick comany, in which has been dis covered the mammoth burying ground of a prehistoric race.
 The only systematic exploration that was allowed was conducted by a party of students under the leader ship and direction of w. H. Merrill and E. Lamb of Stanford University.
 Those men succeeded after several hours in uncovering a giant skeleton, which, from its surroundings and iso- lation. was evidently that of a man of some prominence among the people of his time As was the case with all the other skeletons uncovered. this one was covered over with blanket of small stones to a depth of some six inches In this case, however, the stones were of bright hue, white, pink and reddish rocks having been picked out for the grave cap of the dead chief or whoever he may have been.
 Over the center of the grave and beneath the covering of small stones was a large stone mortar or meal pot. It is of granite and ground perfectly smooth both out and inside. No pestle was found with this mortar, but near by was a long bladed knife of flint, the handle of which had evidently been bound with rawhide or deer thongs The handle was in a fair state of preservation.
 The bones of the skeleton were much larger than in that of the ordin- ary man, and indicated that the per son in life was a yeritable giant. For instance, the bones of the fingers found in fair state of preservation were almost three times as large as are the hand bones of the average mortal.
 Owing to lack of facilities for un. covering the ground and the inability of the explorers to skin of the top earth covering the bodies, the ek- ploradon of the burial ground is slow and unsatisfactory in most cases. Perhaps the most important discov. cry made, outside of the skeletons themselves, was that by Alfred Bow. en, the chief blacksmith in the employ of the brick company. Bowen, with the aid of some fellow employees. un. covered plot of ground some feet in extent and laid bare what had eyi. dently been the scene of a barbecue or feast The remains of what had been a great camp fire were found. Near by were the bones of several beeyes and a number of stone uten- sils.
 Of all the bones which have been found no entire skeleton, which can be recognized as such, has been un- covered. Skulls, vertebrae, ribs. leg and arm bones have been found in al most countless numbers, but no eD tire skeleton has been laid bare al one time Merrill and Lamb, who con ducted the exploration yesterday and today, got out of the big bank in which they were working almost an entire skeleton. That is, there were the re quisite nHmber of bones, but they were taken out of the ground one by one and afterHard assembled. Disintegra tion by the chemicals of the soil ren der it almost impossible to find ar entire skeleton, but the careful wori of the Stanford students gave the bes results yet.