Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-08-01
WHO BUILT MONDS
Ascribed Now to Egyptians From
Coins Held BY darlington
Men


toric mound at Moundsyille was built
by the the ancient Egyptians may be
disclosed through the agency Of
an old coin ndw in possession OF At
torney w X Cowden. of Hunting
ton, W Va. a similar coin. taken
from the same mound, is owned ly
Judge Bryan. of the Huntington 20
lice court
BY means of this bit of copper the
missing link connecting the period Of
the mound builders with the later
history Of the North American con
tinent may be welded into a complete
chain. and in so doing may substitute
the theory often held forth aud as
often discarded that thousands OF
years ago, either Egyptians or one
OF the lost tribes Of Israel crossed
the Behring strait and settled in
American, long years prior to the dis
coyery of the new continent by Chris
topher Columbus
Ten years ago, child playing near
an Indian mound near Kenova, found
the copper coin, and recently it came
into the possession of Attorney Cow
den, who wa@ the first 10 attach any
meaning to the discovery
IAN Egyption coin in an American
Indian mound" is statement signid
cant enough to startle the early Egyp.
tians. it will remain only to prove
the authenticity Of its discovery. In
this latter feature. Mr.. Cowden an
ticipates no difficulty, as the coin was
originally discovered by child, 1t
was held practically in one family as
euro for many years, passing
thence into the hands of the attor-
ney. This is believed to indicate
that the mound was not sailed"
More than decade ago the Indian
mound located along the Chesapeake
and OHIO right OF way, near the I'm
ion depot at Kenoya, was cut in two
to permit the passage Of the tracks.
1t was at this time, according to Mr..
Cowden, that the coin was discovered.
No other coins were discovered, or
if they were. they have been lost in
the lapse of years.
Mr. Cowden, plans 10 get in com
munication at once with the Smith
sonian institute. in order to deter
mine the genuineness of the coin.
.If the theory attached to the coin
Is correct The discovery viii be one Of
the utmost value to historians, woh
have been yainly seeking hitherto to
corroborate detached evidences Of
the union of the worlds two cont
nents prior to the discovery by Eur
opeans Of the American continent II
has long been believed that many
thousand of years ago, European AS
ia or African people came to most
phlegmatic Psychologists, yet il the
theories of Mr.. Cowden prove true.
this statement will become a yerity,t
and end the long, mooted discus Ton
either of the strange disappearance
of one of the tribes of Israel, AID
prove accurately the lineage q the
American Indian. 4
There is no question that ede coin
exhibited by Mr.. Cowden is oae
of ancient make 1t is not the pro
duct Of a mint. and is plainly the
work of some maker of crude money.
On one side are depicted the Egyp-
ton sphynx, behind is a group of Ply
ramids over which is seen a radiant
sun On the other side is what is
thought to be the head, shoulders and
arms of some Egyptian king Around
him are varius cabalistie signs which
would require the acumen of IN ok
pert numismatic to decipher. Two
fishes. a jug and miniature figure
plainly Egyptian known as Egyptian
hyeroglyphies are discoyerable. The
edges are cerrated.
1t will be necessary, Mr., Cowden
holds. to prove the ancestry of the
coin. In this he anticipated but lit
lie difficulty, as other coins Of a sim
liar make are doubtless in existence.
If the coin is indeed one Isad by