Garland Globe | 1906-08-04 | Page 7 | Wrecks Famous Relic

WRECKS FAMOUS RELIC. Owner Destroys "Painted Ttock," n Historic Indian Bowlder, to Be Bid of Crowds It Drew. Washington, Pn. "Painted Hock," a historical bowlder which stood on tho top of n hill overlooking tho Mooon-gahola Mooon-gahola river, near Mlllsboro, was blown up by dynamlto by Josoph Ilornor, upon whoso farm tho stono was located. lo-cated. Horner destroyed tho rock bo-causo bo-causo ho was annoyed by tho thousands ot persons which It attracted to bin farm each year. Tho bowlder was in tho Bhnpo of nn nltar, nnd hud boon carvod by tho Indiana with figures ot mon, bears, wolves, snakes and, strangest of all, a kangaroo. For more than 100 years It has boon considered ono of tho most Important remains of the written characters of tho North American Indians, Columns have been published about It from tho pens of eminent scientists nnd historians.