Show SKULLS AND RIFLES record ely nev while prospecting near the mouth of eagan canyon one day last week S R mclaughlin and morris roberts discovered a small cave in which they found two kentucky rides with the stocks burned off and partly consumed portions of two human skulls and rib bones beads and several pieces of coin one half dollar bearing the date of 1871 all of the other coins having an earlier date on the barrel of one of the guns was stamped the name of P A fire had been built in the cave and the guns laid across it with the intention of destroying them and they were lying in that position when found by the two gentlemen named from the appearance of the portions of the stocks not burned they must have lain in the for a number of years the cave commands a good view of the old overland stage road coming down through eagan canyon and the location of the cave can be seen from the main street of cherry creek old timers living in the vicinity vic anity of cherry creek were unaware of the existence of the cave until it was found last week and how the guns and human bones came there are explained by various theories the skulls are said to be those of a white man and woman and how they came to their death in that lonely spot will probably forever remain a mystery |