Show ANCIENT AMERICA discoveries in support ot ol the book of Mori mormon nilon Editor Deseret news 8 feihe in the of november 1887 it js anno announced that prof chas H of san ban francisco will exhibit several mummies found in arizona in a well preserved state supposed to beaver be over 2800 2600 years old this is ati llone more evidence of an inteli gent race who preceded our wild indians mr jerome wilts of rule kulo nebraska recently took a well defined petrified hooey honey bee froth a ledge of rock feet above the present level of the bed of the missouri river cir circumstances tam indicate that ane insect became became petrified probably 2000 years ago the publisher of a bee keepers journal in commenting upon the discovery is at a loss to account for the existence in that place so long ago of a bonev bee in t the it e book of mormon we have a history which sheds A FLOOD OV OF LIGHT not only upon the quest question ion of the honey bee but buit also upon the mlee the discovery of those thosa ancient relies relics is ii of itself evidence of the existence of an enlightened people apos ibis continent prior to modern modern history we learn from history written b by colonists who left jerusalem OW 00 years prior to the saviors birth that they obey to north and south america built cities spread ina out over the laud they were white intelligent and the builders of those ruined cities which have been discovered since their history the bookoff book of mormon has teen published mr wilts who by the way Is aarom a prominent beekeeper bee keeper of nebraska was so pleased to learn of the history of bees gleamed being brought to america so long lon g be forche fore he discovered the petrified 0 one 11 e that he took occasion to publish an ar r tide concerning it also to ad add dother other discoveries in support of the theory of an intelligent rader race inhabit ilak this continent lie he quoted discoveries of relies relics including masonic implements as found in a kentucky cave we will the enact each words from the book of mormon conce conceding the honey bee 2 oage biage new edition and they did also lay snares and catch f owls fowls of the gir air and they did a also asp pren areSi 4 vessel in which theyon they did d ca crry with h them the fish figh of the waters I 1 1 and they walterl did ab also 0 I 1 carly carry with anem deseret which by interpretation is ah choaley a honey oaley i bee and thus did they carry w with ith them swarms of bees beer and all mann manner gr of that which was upon epou the pk ace p of the land beeda of every kind fl it must be remembered that this colony emigrated to this land many years before the people of lehi lebi called Nep bites for they sprung from the tower of babel when the language was confounded mr Wil wilts as wiell as all the rest of the bee keepers keepe rs are pleased with the ancient emigration of the honey bee which Is explanatory of the petrified bee perhaps over 2000 years old and are we not vii all of us pleased ceased and i interested teresea tere sed as well as thankful for the atod good results of df this emigration when we are able to I 1 1 I 1 THE S which abound in utah it may not be amiss td cosay saybert acre that three years yeara ago go the writer of this from a start ot of 46 colonies or nives hives of deseret or hooey honey bees took pounds of honey and from one colony alone took pounds T the apiary apary was increased to 70 swarms from the he 46 0 Is it to we e wondered i at that we enter entertain fu kopd feelings towards aur old friend hardd the beekeeper and importer bf at oleg bees to america there is a prediction by one of the writers ot of the bod book of mormon called nephi on page 6 concerning still another colony that were to migrate in te to america and pointing out MIS christopher bo columbus lumbus as the one inspired of god tp be the discoverer of the continent on the previous page we find nepal was under inspiration and in the presence of an aug angel gell and aad being shown things in the future hence his predictions hesayo he says I 1 and I 1 looked and beheld AL a manavong man among th the e gentelet Gent gentile ilet who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters at 1 antic ocean and the spirit of god that it came down and wrought upon the man and he went forth upon the many waters even unto the seed of my brethren american indians who werely were in the prom promised ased land and it came to pass that I 1 beheld the spirit of god there is a spirit in man and the inspiration of the almighty it understanding job axx i 8 lt it wrought upon other gentiles Uen tiles our pilgrim fathers and they went forth form out of captivity till i ty upon the many waters further oti on he be beheld multitudes af of people upon this land after it hao bad been discovered by christopher Cr columbus lumOus As further evidence of this fact I 1 offer christopher COLUMBUS soon after he married in lisbon portugal u al where tie he had been since 1470 a v voice ca whispered to him in a dream god will c cause aae thy name to 10 be wonderfully der fully re sounded through the earth and he will give thee t the he avs odthe of the rates gates odthe of the ocean which ire are closed with strong chains in 1484 he being a widower pale pae and careworn was leading a little boy by the hand band asking bread for his lit little tic sor son this was no more or less than christopher columbus the discoverer of these great historic lands of petrified bees cities temples etc there is more yet to be discovered dia covered yours truly no vember november E S |