Garland Globe | 1908-01-25 | Page 6 | Farmer Makes a Find

FARMER MAKES A FIND. Julian Duprront of Michigan Digs Up Relic Dated "1493." Traverso City, Mich. Friends of Julian Duprront of Provemcnt wonder who Is trying to innko him nppear foolish. Duprront plowed up a Btono In ono of his fluids, and it hears a dnto six years later than tho tlmo whon Columbus discovered Amorlca. Tho stono Is almost skull shaped and Is of a hard variety common nlong tho beach of Lako Michigan. . On it Is carved a rudo portrait of a man's fnco nnd bolow this Is tho dnto "1498," while abovo it aro tho initials "J. A. T." On tho othor Bldo Is a poorly drawn picture of a bird and an Implement Imple-ment resembling a sword. Thero aro numerous othor marks, but tho action of wntcr or other agencies has rendered ren-dered thorn llloglule. Tho figures, lot-torlng lot-torlng and portraits aro apparently of great ago. Duprront would not havo noticed it, as stones nro common in tho Holds, but tho Imago sl'do happened to bo uppermost. Duprront bolloves tho find Is genu-Ino genu-Ino nnd will oventunlly mako him rich. Ho says It moans that n portion of Columbus' Co-lumbus' expedition was left bohlnd nnd in somo manner mado their way to tho mainland nnd, pursued by In-dlnns, In-dlnns, or still seeking tho northwest passage, wandered Into this region flvo centuries ago.