Show interesting RELICS IN SALT ISALT LAKE occasionally th the e NEWS has made reference to discoveries of ancient relics of ofa a great civilized race which once inhabited the american continent the reason we have taken an unusual interest in such uch matters has been that each development has not only harmonized with but bat been confirmatory fir matory of tte tle authenticity of the book of mormon as a record of the race of which the objects di discovered d arc relics not long estuce since we reproduced from the san francisco chronicle an article descriptive of a number of mummies mam which had been lound found in arizona ariona in 14 a wonderful state ot of preservation the embalmer had not even disemboweled disembowel ed these remains of ancient individuals and some of them are wholly intact net only including the teeth and nails but even to the preservation of the facial el expression according to the statements of those who have seen them they have been examined by a large number of of the pa pacific coast and pronounced genue Renu itte and there appears to be no doubt that they are probably not hot less than two thousand years old Thee the chief hief reason for this reference to the subject Is that tha t thoe mummies are now new in this city having been brought hither from san francisco on the way eaxt east by three gentlemen one of whom is na mr r charles H robinson binson who is a scientist has accumulated an aa extensive ex fund funa ot of information relative t tu the ancient races of america ind a nd la ts prepared to give evidence wing going to demonstrate that a prehistoric people who attained a high degree of civilization inhabited all that immense scope of country extending from salt like lake city down through texas and mexico it includes also numerous traditions of the race in question oll ss as well as information jn in reference to disco discoveries vories that have been made exhibiting hi the fact ol of i its existence we have met mr kr robinson Eo binson and the gentlemen accompanying him and so tar far a as we could discover from lis his explanations he be appears althou although ich probably unconscious of thel thelast act to bein be in possession of a formidable array of offsets facts that sa sustain the authenticity of the book ol of moamoa salt lake is the initial point of mr robinsons lecturing tour east of san francisco and it is appropriately so as it would be difficult for the gentleman to enter a locality wherlo he would flud a people who curlit ouight clybe to be more deeply interested in n h his 6 subject than inhabit this region A A soon as a suitable build be secured for the purpose he be will deliver his bis lecture in this city and in connection iab with it will exhibit the lately discovered mummies by the presence of which the audience will be brought face to face with the remains af f individuals who lived moved and had a being on this continent in the ages that are past and doubtless they belonged to that people eople whose historic vicissitudes including the shifting scones scenes of peace e prosperity fity and bloody turmoil are simply though graphically de depicted ic in that truthful pop popularly arly repudiated ted record the book of mormon rmon mr r robinson Eo binson and his bis companions appear cearto be straightforward gentlemen and the contemplated lecture aud and exhibition hibi tion should cause battele any building that may be secured to be well filled |