The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23
Find Skulls and Bones
On Knob i'm the Ozarks

locted to mention this important fact.
But the cup Is here. 1t stands four
teen inches high and measures twelve
inches In circumference. 1t would I'M
doubtedly hold enough of the spark
ling vintage" even for the thirsty old
Persian himself.
Captain George Wclder. expert on
Indian pottery. after examining both
pieces. declares the pottery originated
In some tribe Of the East. He was
positive that the pottery was not made
by the Chippawes. the only Indian ma
lion known to have lived In this part
Of the country. And the only Chip
pawee village known to have been in
this locality was fifty miles north OF
here.
Arch Flend Found Pottery:
Theory is advanced that this sup
posed arch fiend found the pottery on
one OF his murder days" and hav-
ing no use for 1t disposed of 1t in the
same place he secreted the body OF
The victim.
n Investigation has revealed that the
uncanny place is a natural vault. 1t
was dug out to the depth of seven feet.
II Is seven feet long and four feet
wide and is protected on each side by
solid slab Of rock. II It were not
for the great thickness of the rock.
one would believe that 1t had been set
in the earth by stone mason.
Another curious fact which substan-
tiates the theory OF an ancient mur-
derer is that the burying place is just
few yards away from the old white
Top Trail" one OF the first trails
leading through this country into Ar
kansas. II was named after the great
number OF white covered. OK drawn
wagons which followed the trail and
is now almost entirely hidden by the
underground of blackberry briar. sas-
safras and scrub oak. The vault is on
the south side OF the ridge, half a mic
up from Coon creek, which rlhs
through the valley below. The knob
is IN u thlnl, populated section of TIE
county ant even today the nearest
house Is three miles to the NORTH.
Jircr Tells Of Discovery.
Williams, one OF the miners, tells
this story OF the discovery:
WED been workin' on the knob for
several days and hadn't been dom
much good. Wednesday mornin' we
decided to do some work on the south
side OF the knob. so we all three moved
over there. Some time later Harve
found little surface jack and we de-
cided TO dig down away under It.
1T was warm and the wind was
BLOWN fierce. so we took turn about
dom the heavy. We had sunk the
hole about three feet and | was work.
In In 1t, when my pick hit somethin'
that 'crunched' under 1t. | was purity
well disguised and about ready TO quit
for We didn't find any more jack. 1
kept on pickin' and then took to
THROWN the dirt and rock out with
the shovel. Then l heard Jim scream
and thinkin' maybe | dug out sleep
in rattler. jumped out OF the hole
There was Iiarve and Jim a few feet
away starin' at somethin' on the
ground. took a look myself, and
there was a white skull, kinda grin
min at me. We was all purity scared
for few minutes. Then we decided
to keep on diggin' and see what else
we could find. You can see for your
self what we dug up. and there may
be more further down."
Two Of the skulls have been sent
east for examination. to determine
whether or not the bones are those
of white men and to attempt to as
certain their age.
In the meantime. needless to say,
the trio of miners have changed their
field Of operation.