OCR Text |
Show AN INDIAN IDOL OF STONE, ( TH flia Curium Itello nn Oklahoma. Man V V yBaa l'tiunil Near Guthrie. V. 'Bal Mr. Ocorgo W. Smith of Outhrlo.Ok., ' iH called at tbo Timet ouico recently with a JlH stone Idol be found recently whllo qunr- j QJk rying rock a fow miles south of tbo Tcr- V bbbI ritorlal Capital. Mr. Smith and a party .. , 'H of workmen wcro at work in tho quarry ' ''- 3? fiJH when tho idol was found. It was takon "H out of tho rock six aud a half feet un- s ' jf dcrground by ono of tho men. It weighs H B5J pounds and is about 20 Inches tall, h M having the general sbapn of a human ' '' Hi being with tbo head of a gorilla. This (, tH feature is particularly clear, tho profile) . H x5?iS ) v'Shjl ft'"'"' XWWJJS1 l aaaWBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl yiX nl - WM .JftaH. BbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbI TUB IDOL MIL SMITH POUND. being rcmarkablo for its likeness to man's fe .H alleged progenitor. H An old chief, through an Interpreter, t "bH told Mr. Smith a fow days ago that a M tribe of Indians onco lived in tha neigh- ' H borhood in which tho curious rollc was ," H found that worshiped stono images. ' "8 H This was a legend, however, for tho .i. H time of that Idol worshiping trlbo was jf "jM beyond tbo old chief's memory. Tbo m ?bH curiosity found by Mr. Smith mr.y bo " ' " . ) V M seen at tho Timet office, where it will bo 'ljJ' ' i, ' M left by Mr. Smith for several days. Ho ''.. " ii ' H has been offered $30 fur It. Kanta$ City ., . Vast aH Timet. SST I I ' ., AM afal |