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SOYOPA, Sonora, Mex. (UPR)—A wilderness thru which Coronado and his Spanish conquistadores toiled four centuries ago was elu tered Thursday by a band of mod ern scientists on an internatonal quest for traces of a prehistoric race of supermen, Coronado led his men northward to discover one of the seven Won ders of the world—the Grand canon of the Colorado—but this modern expedition believed it was within reach of discoveries no less impor tant to the world of science. The old world conquerors of the sixteenth century traveled foot and on horseback, and these men of today, for all their twentieth cen tury knowledge, could command no better transportation. Guided by Indian descendants of the bands that have roamed this region for gen erations, a burro train was organ ized by the archaeologists for the last 20 miles of their journey. _ At the end of that 20-mile stretch, say the skeleton remains of what may prove to be the long sought race of Giants. The three skele tons already discovered, along with others the scientists are confident will be found in the vicinity, will form the basis of their strange re search. Existing heretofore only #5 @ myth handed down from genera tion to generation by the supersti tious natives of the country, this race of “cyclops” may be establish ed as a scientific fact by the antici pated discoveries, the scientists said. The land thru which the expedi tion traveled is rich in prehistoric lore, but it also bears the reputa tion of hiding the richest store of gold ore in the world. But the war like Yaqui tribes that dwell in the district always have driven gold seekers back—at least none ever returned the rider for his experi ence. It was just such a hunt that brought J. L. Coker, Sonora, mining operator and guide of the present expedition, to the banks of the Ya qui river where he found the three giant skeletons. His men were dig ging near the stream when they came upon a number of fossilized bones. Forgetting the gold, the miners turned their spades to the business of uncovering their newest find. They worked thru four feet of soft earth and found the remains of what had been a man and two wo men. “We were almost struck dumb by discovery,” said Coker, “There were not the bones of humans such as we had expected. They were the bones of giants. “The man was eight feet three inches tall. The women were al most as large.
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Ames Daily Tribune Times
Ames, Iowa, US
Thu, Dec 11, 1930
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