Show RELICS SKELETON FOUND AT RESERVOIR INTEREST CROWDS 3 while gatli gathering cring flood wood after one of the recent heavy rains noar the gun bisou reservoir dan funk cire caretaker takor tit at tile tho reservoir discovered the remains of zi human body apparently a white while woman with uio the skeleton thero there wore were many relies relics and several articles ot of clothing tho the storm mr funk stated was one of we the worst that he had over ever witnessed and it lingered over the vicinity tor for sonio time shortly after fter the had s subsided tor torrents of water rushed down through the crevices and avines and dislodged portions por tlona of the red cliffs along tho the wet side of San pitch creek south of tho the reservoir dam A stream of flood water rush IlIg through a ravine bout a quarter of f a mile south or of the dam dislodged a huge portion of the cliff causing it to cave the boulders in their course tore open tho the ancient gravo revealing some borne of the leg bones of tho the body and part of lot the relics after discovering the e exposed bones and relies relics mr linnar cwirn n ad investigation and dis covered tho the remainder of the body bones several blankets and articles of clothing along alone with relies of 0 pioneer keople A mass ot at long black mir hair very tine fine and slightly curly was waa also found among tho the articles t found with the body were several buttons button two large and three small with the insignia of the american eagle on tho the face and on oil tile reverse side of one of oc tho the larg or buttons in very small type Is tho the inscription boston mass 11 A leather belt about two inches wide and tot ot red leather with several ornaments of metal and a beaded design worked on it yas was about tho body At tol td the belt together with the buttons was a beaded bag containing a very high grade red rea paint pigment and a Bin sin tiller riller buckskin bag containing nine buck shot ot of tho old home type and two strands of small beads portions of tho clothing while some of it Is badly deteriorated and discolored haigo colors that are well preserved tho the alcove of a soldiers over coat of the old blue uniform a fond arid rid two shirts one of 0 which la is made of bed ticking material five dresses one of which liaa had been machine sewed and of at a ruffled flared skirt design together with several woolen were found wrapped about a portion of tile the sk ellton eliton that lind had not been als dl by the flood A cresent earring evidently of a master design and of good material and some copper wire bracelets wore were the only articles article of jewelery jew elory the earring Is ono one ot oc the old type that required tile the piercing of the oar car and tile the catch and hinge are in perfect working order though very delicate mr air funk has haa gathered tho the relics and the bones and lias lia s them in boxes nt at the cottage displaying them to many crowds of interested people ile he intends to preserve them as much as possible in ili case that some university or museum may care to use the ar tides for research searah re gunnison Gunn lson valley news 0 |