Show AMERICAN antiquities COGNATE truths support one another adother aa other and the more of them that are brought together the stronger does the mass become the book of mormon being a true history of the ancient inhabit ants ol of the american continent is I 1 s sustained and confirmed by all of the accurate know knowledge lAdge and reliable discoveries co which have been brought to light licht in relation to american antiquities hence the more light thrown upon the litter latter subject the more proof there will be of the truth of the record brought forth by the prophet joseph smith smile it to Is gratifying to the beli believers everts guthat in that record to note the progress which is being made in the direction of a scientific vindication of its contents we have heretofore published refer ances to the work of an arche archaeological archeological expedition which has been operating in arizona under the patronage of a wealthy lady of massachusetts named mrs hemenway relative to the work of this expedition an eastern exchange says many thousand relics ot of the prehistoric bi races which whid have been dug up no sear tempe and phoenix arizona by a scientific expedition ader the diorec tian of frank 5 cubing Cu hing are on their way yeast east and ww will be stored scored at salem halem M massachusetts where an irol building has been erected for that purpose the objects include potte pottery ry at stone one utensils and weapons ornaments and skeletons of men and aninos there are also drawings and photographs of the rains and of the ancient picture writings and maps of the p places aces visited the expedition has been bee at work tor for over a year their expenses being paid by mrs mary hemenway abo as has long taken an aati active ve interest in research inthis in this country it is conjectured that mrs hemenway means mean sto to vata establish blish a museum where the specimens may be kept and exhibited exhibit edt permanently such it a museum would certainly stimulate the interest r in american antiquities which already y gives signs of being keener than ever before the result of the establishment of such a museum and of a scientific x and investigation of its coh contents tents would woud be the throwing of light ht u upon 2 the hl history wry and 4 civilization rc ancient 1 f ad A america f e rica g lud and t thus t us the claims to e credence r e e e of t the e book boo of mormon would aue inevitably vitally vit ably op be strengthened |