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!.% Iktlftoii Ditciiifrtd la a louth 11 i 11^ tiumrry.Orf of the strangest and tnwl mysterious of die many wonder* brought to light in the geological formation of the Burlington bluff*, wai unlt; *nhed yesterd ly. The workmen in the quarry on the soutn aide of Divisi n street. near Sixth, found a perfectly formed fossilized human skeleton. It measure* fire feet seven inches in length, and is complete,every hone being present. It if evidlt; ally the remains of a full grown man How it came to be imbedded in that prehistoric rock, is a myster;. The only circumstance connectf 1 with the discovery, on which to base a theory, is the most singular of all. Between the two corner ribs on the left side, wne found n valuable watch. It It conjecture 1 that the man slatted down town with his watch so far behind time that he diel of old Mge, and even bis bones lapsed clearback beyond the preadamite ages. If he had taken that watch a week before, to Wet*son, (who is acknowledged to l»e the rao-t accomplished watchmaker in the state*, and had it repaired, his life would have been saved. The bone* and W at son can be seenat No. 2031 North Third street, over I'r.mScarf!'s office.
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Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Tue, Mar 13, 1877
Page 8
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