| Show FARMER MAKES A FIND julian of michigan digs up relic dated 1498 1 traverse city mich friends of julian of provement Pro wonder who Is trying to make him appear f foolish plowed up a stone in one of his belas and it beat beada a a date six years later tl tn the time when columbus discovered america the stone Is almost skull shaped and la Is of a hard bard variety common along the beach of like lake michigan on it Is carved a rude portrait ot of a man a face and rd below this la Is the tha date 1498 while above it are the initials J A T on the other bide Is a coolly drawn picture of a bird and an implement resembling a sword haord there are numerous marks but the action of water or other agens agencies les has ren deded them illegible the figures let toting and portraits are apparently of great age would not have noticed it as stones are common co amon in the fields but the imago image side happened to be uppermost believes the find Is ine aud aid will eventually make him rich lie he says it means that a portion of co lumbus expedition was left bellind behind and in some manner made their way to the mainland and kursu pursued d by in diens dl ins or still MITI seeking the northwest passage Nian wandered dered into this region five centuries ago |
