ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF THE SKELETON OF A GIANT
The Oil Oity'(Penn) "Slmet" Is responsible for the following : — While William Thompson, assisted by Robert R. Smith, was engaged m making an excavation near the house of the former* about half a mile north of West Hlokory, preparatory to erecting a derrick, they exhumed an enormous helmet of iron which was corroded with rust. Further digging brought to light a sword which measured nine feet m length. Curiosity Incited thorn to enlarge the hole, and after a little time they discovered the bonea of two enormous feet Following up the " load " they had no unexpectedly Btrnok, In s> few hours time they had nnewthed a well-preserved skeleton of sn eaormoui giant, belonging to a epeoies of the huoian family which probably Inhabited this and other parts of tho world at the time of which the Bible speaks, when It says " and there were gUnts In those dayei' The helmet la said to be In ' the shape of those found among the ?O^ng of BJlneveu. The boxjea, 0% the ■keleton are remarkably white, The teeth are all m their plaoes, and all of them are double and of extraordinary b!z3. These relics have been taken to Tionesta, where they are visited b,y l&rgq numbers of people 4aHy. WbbU hio gi&ntshlp w&s In tho i|eah, he mq>t have •fcood eighteen feet m his stooklngs, These remarkable rollcss will bo forwarded to New York eiTrly next week. The jointß of the skeleton are now being glued together; Thene remains were fouud about twelve feet below the surface j>f a mound which had been thrown tip probably centuries ago and whloh was not more than thiee feet above the level of the ground around It. Here la another not for antiquaHa"« to crack.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18871119.2.35
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1715, 19 November 1887, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
297ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF THE SKELETON OF A GIANT Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1715, 19 November 1887, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.