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.Bay, Wit.W«Wfr» va* etcoiul-lt;datt*'rJ.''Vpublishes an. artt-cilajftttliji that in an excsvatio n recently made near that city, fourteen skeletonswerediscovered at a distance of twenty-Wr'ftet below;tbe 8urface of the earth and in a rt^ndinj? poaltion. With the exception of one of them, tbey all crumbled to pie^i npon being exposed to the air, indicating$he great length of time they have been boned. The one that retains itsform is of mammoth proportion, indicat ing a race of giants in some early day onthe Menominee RiVer. The point is at agreat distance from Indian burial grounds that have been discovered near that city and in an isolated spot, which adds to the mystery connected with the discovery. Flint arrow heads and what appear to be brass shot were found at the same place, and other conditions that made the discovery an interesting as well as a mysterious one.
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Sturgeon Bay Democrat
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Mar 09, 1893
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