The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-20
a PREHISTORIC FIND.
Campers Find What Seems to Have
Been Burying Ground Of Aneients.

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Have Santa Monica men discovered
the ancient burying ground OF the
giant Indians who Inhabited the gold.
en- shores in the days preceding the
discovery of California by Cabril.o!
lhat Is the question asked since tie
return to Santa Monica of picnic
party from a visit to the MalibI ranch.
where they found great quantities or
skulls, bones aud stone impl ".rts
Of warfare and husbIndry.
jacob Stoneburger and Robert AMI
William Derbyshirp we're members
They spent several dts ~ camp
along the beach about 4 mile aDOyc
the Malibu gate Wh enjoying
themselves on the hel"n tl'y orscr
we'd a bone protrud lE nom the
oceans shelving bant ~ sInl duc
gravel Beside 1t Wc"H Ith'i bOnt :.
and. after digging for q !'V minutes
with sticks and spoous hoy succeed
cd in uncarth'ng Correction pt four.
teen skulls aud any nu'Ahrr of bones.
all in q good state ol preservation.
with the bones aud sti'l- w'ra many
stone mortars, pc.tlc- diEirs ani
arrows.
Their er.t thought wa that th' dis.
cuvcry was an Indian curry iug ground
whore victims Of some OF the frequent
battles Of the early days had been de
posted and coveryl with sand. But
the uncommon size of ihe bones at
tracted attention. Fitting the bones
together the men soon found they
were those of peopc of immense stat.
ure
Several OF the skulls and some OF
the bones were taken 90 Santa Mon
lea and the remainder We're return
ed TO their unmarked grave. one of
the skulls is complete es to every
part Not a tooth is missing II has
the retreating forehead and high
( cheek bones OF the Indian. 1t Is yel.
low with age, and is perfectly pre-.
/ served.
The finding of the stone imple-
ments would indicate that the site
| of the discovery Is an ancient Indian
burying ground.
Among other filings was stone
| pan or receptacle evidently used to
| contain the mineral paint with which
the warriors and sQuaws adorned
| their faces.
when. in 1901. Sebastian Nizcaiuo
was sent out by the Spanish govern.
ment to find the straits Of Annina,
he reported having seen natives along
this coast who were painted blue and
| silycrcd over with some kind of min
"Ial substance: but he made no refer
euce To their extraordinary physique
However. Scandoval who preceded
him. in 1924 startled the west coast
of Mexico with a mysterious tale of an
island lying at distance OF ten days
journey. which was said TO be inhab
tied by women only This constitutes
the very first account of California
that can be found in any old records
and 1t was in an effort TO learn the
truth of this tale OF the land very
near the terrestrial paradise tha
Cortcl thirteen wears later made
search for the Amazons who wer,
represented as being of great bodily
strength, stature and courage
The Santa monica discoycrers ar,
wondering II they hay. found the bur
ial place of the giants for whom tn,
Spanish navigators were in searci
four centuries ago. The scene is OF
,he ranC" of MIR. and Mrs Frederick
II. Rindge and not far removed from
the spot where a wagon load OF bones
and skulls was found a year acO b,
railroad builders.-lJos Angeles Times