Arizona republican., 1914-12-28
RACE WAS OLDER.
THAN AzTECS.
Skull Said to Be Fully Five
Thousand Years Old Was
Found Near Reno in Ne
vada

RENO Nev Dec 27-Relics of the
original American race, from which the
/ Indians sprung. a race older than the
Aztecs and notable for size and high
plane of civilization. have been uncov-
cred in a Nevada cave which has re-
manned sealed for 1000 wears. A skull
of a prehistoric male was found with
other relics which has the eXtraordin-
airy size of a giant and differs from
that of any previouslv known skull
The skull is certainly 5000 years old,
according TO Psychologists of the Uni
versitv of Nevada, and may be fully as
old as the Pittsdown skull found in
Kent England. which is thought to be
10000 years old
Mats and tools. household utinsels,
TOYS for the children and other relies
were gathered from the old grave. The
hermeticallv sealed hole in cliff pre-
served these priceless remains of a peo-
pie who lived long before the birth OF
Christ. when Europe itself was an UNI
trod forest. and when Persia and emma
were the thriving instances of known
culture.
The discovery came about through a
legend of the Piutes of a lost race
which had sought refuge from enemies
in mountain. The scientists tackled
the job of digging for closed cave and
the work of several years has resulted
I in its discovery and the throwing OF
light on the early people of America.
Prof J. c. Jones of the University OIL
Nevada led the expedition which tap
ped the side of a hill near Humboldt
Lake. and with him. Miss Jeanne Wier,
president Of the Nevada historical so
ciety and r. L. Fulton, author of Indian
histories gathered a freight load of
weird relies. which are now safely
stored in the university.
Baskets were made of snake-skins.
tule grass and river weeds; robes of
ingeniously woven cloth. proved that
these early inhabitants adopted some
style of clothing: implements for max
:ne fire proved that flint had been
known and used: woven sandals and
blankets were made from threads, and
countless other momentoes of civilized
life were included.
The water-bottles and snake skin
ropes resemble the work of later In
6ians But threads of cotton were
used in making the garments. and his
| tory has no record of use of cotton in
! Nevada until transplanted by the white
pioneers. The microscope revealed that
their cotton had been grown in the
desert lands. under an irrigation sys-
/ tenn The evidence Of which has beer
found long since along the Humboldt
and Carson Rivers The texture of the
cotton weave is said to be superior Il
/ the hand weave of the forties, and il
| is believed that cotton growing and
| weaving were known to the early races
/ but were lost to the Indians. only to be
revived by the whites.
Among tho discovered bones were
those of prehistoric horses Elephants
tusks were strewn in corners. although
there are no records of the elephan
ayer evisting in this section. The
markings Of strange birds are similar
"a those found in MANY Nevada can.
vons which have never been explained
Prof ZONES in his report declared tina
these bird feet markings are the SANE
as found 20 feet under solid rock in IN,
ouarries of the Nevada penitentiary
and must have been made in that re
mote time before tho Nevada desert he
came a oreat lake. later to become ari,
the passing of many thousands o