The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-02
Strange Stone Book Found
In Kansas.

In Kansas.
Discovered Near Prehistoric Town Where indians
Dwelt for Years Medicine Man Proved the Book
Could Stand Fire and Water.
George u. S. Hovey, of White Church, kas, has
among his very interesting collection OF stone relcS
small stone book which he found near the three ndlan
mounds in Qundaro township, Wyandotte county, Mr.
Hovey has spent years in decipherng the stories OF
of stones and fns that he has found IN the neghbor
hood of Kansas City, He has the largest collection OF
relics of the stone age in the west Hls nome 1u OF
them and the overflow is piled up in his yard AS the
result of his Investigations he has some new teorles
which he is trying to impress upon the scientists at
Smithsonian and Peabody ~
One of Mr. Hovevs especial prizes is this little stone
book 1t is made from the red pipestone clay found IN
Minnesota weathered some with age making 1t dark
er than when first taken from the quares IL Is apous
three inches long, two inches wide and one men thch
The lines are not as true they would have been had
the workman had modern tools, but nevertheless II is
good representation OF book.
''Near the mound where the book was found was the
site of prehistoric town., SAID Mr.: hoVey. mere S1
men dwet for many years. with their wives and child
rem and here are to be found in great numbers tner
implements for the war and the chase We know theT
workshops from the flint, chips and spals lhousandS
of arroWheads have been found, also many cufrylng
stone knives called by the Smithsonian professors
humpbacked knives, indicate that here were also To-
Gated their tanneries The extent OF the ground the
many loads of nts removed since the p2ce mas peen
known to the whites all show that it is town Oh con-
siderable importance. The number OF these ancient
town sites and mounds within the limits of Wyandotte
county makes it not rash assertion to say that lOoO
wears ago enough people lived here TO make great
city But to come to the stone book.
'.There is tradition that great medicine man had
a stone bible and this is the way 1t goes: Inc nrst
whites to come among the Indians were MISSIONARIES.
They talked they preached, they prayed and always
from book Their works appeared good, and they
soon had great influence over the red man. Inc Iood
and furs that had kept the wild medicine man from
work and want now went to the preacher: me lneal
cine mans influence was gone ana starVaIoh was ieai
Something must be done. =
ITO him it appeared that all the power came from
the book the missionary carried. lie must, TOO, get
book he said He went to the far north and there ne
secretly made book of stone. On his return ne
PREACHED and he proved that the book that ne preached
from could stand the test of fire and water In that
respect it better than the book OF the whte MISSION
aries He also told them wonderful things the DooK
contained about traders who would come ana VINO
would take their furs and exchange them Tor lrewater
making them at all times crazy fools; OF men VINO
would come with weapons of fire that made great
noise and would kill and scare away all the game;
Then he told of many more white people who Would
come and who would want their land then great trou-
bles and quarrels, and finally OF white warriors VINO
would kill and drive all the Indians away he talked
with so much earnestness and strength that soon ne
was reinstated and to this day among most all tribes
are the two factions blanket indians ana clvlzeu'
the pagan and christians. : ..o
been taught that the richest land in the world is Tor
! hundred miles or so around Kansas City Inc NOR
mon bible teaches and told years ago that the garden
of Eden was located not far from here. Arrangements
are being made to erect the Mormon temple at lnde-
pendence Some of the faithful think that the stonS
book is testament-a new reveati0n 10 lhe olu
mormon bble-and when interpreted and read by the
great prophetic head of the atterday saints looked at
INTO and through by Urim and Thummin spectacles
It will read that the center of the garden OF Eden
where this book was placed and that spot the grea
temple will be built Not in Jackson county, Missouri
but Wyandotte, county, Kansas"
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