San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
BY LEE OYERMAN.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 27.-The
discovery this week near Santa Bar
bara of the skeletons of two pre-histor.
&c ape men," together with other re-
cept discoveries, one in Arizona. and
the other IN Oregon, may completely
dlsprove the theories of archaeologists
regarding the time when human life
first appeared upon the North Ameri-
can continent.
The Santa Barbara discovery is not
only of tremendous interest to scien-
lists but is of more than passing in
terest toglaymen because of the posi-
bility that the bones of tvs primeval
warriors found there, together with
their stone hatchets and spears. NAV
prove the missing link" in Darwin's
theory of the passing of the human
race from the "simian stage"
Both the Santa Barbara skeletons
possess skulls which much resemble
those OF gorillas. while the arms are
declared to be of unusual length. with
hands that have thumbs closely re-
sembling those of monkeys md gorillas.
The weapons found buried beside them.
however. eliminate all doubt that the
skeletons are those of humans who
roamed the Pacific slope along about
the same time that spiked-tailed d.
nosaurs and huge-winged serpents We'd
with saber-toothed tigers and curly
haired mastodons' as to who was boss
of the domain.
The Santa Barbara excavations are
being made under the direction of the
Smithsonian Institution. Official an
nouncements already have been forth
coming that the two prehistoric r2eci-
mems antedate by several centuries the
first known existence of mankind on
this continent.
Race of Giants.
The Arizona discovery, which also
tends to confuse scientists and eminent
archaeological experts in their reckon
ings,. is that of a gigantic race of
abOrlgines who once roamcd, the Pa
cific southwest. Evidences that such
race existed many centuries ago have
been found in an almost inaccessible
part of the Grand Canyon of Colorado.
The discoveries consist of mammoth
footprints on limestone ledge3 of the
canyon that hardened at least five CEN
turtles ago. Some of the footprints
measure "A inches in length. indicat-
ing that the owners were 16 or IS feet
in height. Along with the human foot
prints also are the clearly defined foot
marks OF giant horses and cattle.
The most Interesting and conclusive
discovery in the Grand Canyon. how
ever. is what is declared to be the
petrified forms of three giants, all
partly embedded in limestone forma-
ton.
Scientists have declared that it is
impossible for the human body TO be.
come petrified. First information re.
garding the Grand Canyon giants was
given to scientific institutions more
than 30 years ago, but, because of the
belief that petrification is impossible,
no steps were ever taken to investigate
the matter.
Three months ago an expedition of
San Francisco and Oakland men visit
ed the burial place of the giants in the
canyon and obtained photographs Of
them, and also other evidences which.
they assert. proves them to have been
OF gigantic race of abOrigines. An
other expedition, this time numbering
several eminent savants, is now en-
route to the Grand Canyon to make be-
lated investigation.
The other discovery in Oregon also
serves to substantiate - the Arizbna
theory that n great race of giants once
populated the Pacific cost and also
tends to disprove scientific beliefs that
the human body will { petrifN
This discovery is that of the body
OF a giant woman. apparently hewn
from stone, but which. observers de-
clare, is a petrified human. The stone
glantess was discovered less than three
months ago in the almost impenetrable
recesses of the Klamath forest reserve
by a corps of hydro-electric engineers.
photographs of the giantess show
the body to be partly embedded in rock.
The figure is kneelng. as if in prayer
or grief one arm shading the face. and
the clearness of outline and yividness
OF pose Indicate the master art of n
kodin. Engineers who examined the