Show T TU U Scientists Differ On 1 Western Runic Find Archaeologist Declares Paint on Rock Would Not Have Lasted Y Years Year ear Finder Asserts I Inscriptions Inscriptions of Indian Battle Between Norsemen and Indians Indian in 10 1010 I 0 Is Authentic I iI i CAMBRIDGE Ma MM July i 7 Bf BY The Th Associated Press American American archaeologists will greet Ith ith the deepest skepticism the new that a None Norsa partY reached Spokane Wash In 1010 A U D aId ld Dr Herbert rt J Spin Spin- den den curator o ot Mexican archac archaeology and nd ethnology at tho th Pea lea Peabody Peabody body museum Harvard lI university In discussing the th reported translation tion of or runic Inscriptions by Pro Pro- Professor Pro Professor fessor resor Oluf The Tho Inscriptions inscriptions tiona M a tran lat d told of II a ter- ter terrific terrific ter battle between Norsemen and Indians In 1010 TOO GH GREAT Al VIST CE The Tho thing thine la is 1 so io o Inherently Im- Im Im Impossible possible Dr continued that thaL only tho sharpest And und most moet Infallible proofs could support It it There Thero is first the th great distance that the tho lh Norsemen had bad to travel and secondly It must bo be ed e eed that It was a 0 n peculiar thing Cor or a seafaring people to make so 50 o long lone a land nd trip Mounds similar to that bat reported discovered Cred In Spokane have been round found In Greenland where Vikings had been burled Dr said Mid hut no flO hAVO ever been n found at such auch burial places Runic Eunic Inscriptions In middle Stern western states now having largo large Scandinavian lan populations have o been reported from time to time hut but In no case caa have these the with with- withstood withstood with stood the tho th scrutiny of ot expert experts said lil Dr It Is ery ery doubtful whether hether a printed In- In inscription In Inscription on a a rough roush surface would last 00 years ears especiallY e In part ot of o the th country so prone to dust dost storms as the region around Spokane But flut U It t docs does not seem eem possible that a san Nordic could Im- Im Imagine tm m agine such a welter ot of lines Inton Into n ft perfectly definite Inscription dealing with such uch a romantic epi- epi episode sod soda sode as that related In the th Spokane Spokane kane dispatcheS i 1 S Wash July 7 7 The Press Press taking direct nolle ot of o the th asser- asser assertion tion ot of Dr J ot of Harvard J university that the th thing is Inherently improbable Professor declared here herG today that 1 Ills his ls translation of oC runes and picture on a II huge boulder near hero here as a a a chronicle ot of Noree Nor In the tho ear ear 1010 Is amply verified by other runic Inscriptions In la this who Is the th author ot of numerous works ml Norwegian history and a a f In America announced Tuesday his translation ot of o the th 10 local 31 Inscriptions inscription Inscriptions tion and declared his belld that It was wai an authentic account ot of an adventure ol ot o 24 2 Norsemen seven senn women and a child whIte loll follow follow- followIng follow ow- ow owIng Ing a trail In search ot ot of water Hla Hi translation relates that 12 of the men and one ot of o tho and her baby were killed by Indiana In- In Indians diana that the other women were taken talen prisoner and that later IlI six x ot of the surviving men returned to bury the he dead an and l painted the toI I story etory of oC o the tho th tragedy Indelibly on tho boulder VIVID l PICTURES I The Th historIan hl lorl n says livid ru l I lIand and pictures ot of o Notes Noree Nor were written painted and carved on several cliffs In tho the Pacific northwest I-fe I H also avers aver painted lines line Indicating an even earlier Norse enterprise are ar found Cound un- un Underneath un underneath dern ath the runes he hi translated These earlier are aro ar of ot a amore amore amor more primitive type The Chronicle Is tak- tak takIng tak Ing photographs of oC o the tb Inscription tion and will magnify hem for Inspection and anil them to other student of ot of runic he h is I anxious to have hav his hie hi die die- dis cry covery Investigated lie He H haa ha not completed his hii examination of ot the Inscriptions Inscription Other accounts ot o Norse None tras Ole Olein In th the year 1010 fay says th the Nor Nor Nor- Norwegian I have ha been discovered ered In BrItish Columbia on the th Co- Co Columbia Columbia Co Columbia lumbia river rl near Vantage Ferry erry Washington Va near the mouth of ot the Columbia river and anel andin andIn In county Ore ANCIENT T RECORDS These Thes records record records said laid Indicate that a Norse Noree exploration party porty In the year 1010 divided Into two 1900 expeditions In the tho th northwest Inscriptions I have han seen and those referred to 10 me for Cor translation have hate the havethe same am genera general characterIstics Runes Runel on the rock found at the tho mouth ot of o rail Fall river Massas Mass lass as translated by Protestor Professor Rafn of Denmark tell ot of a parry ot of Norsemen rn led by hy Thorfin Karlee- Karlee which landed there her In 1007 I 1 believe bel cv the expeditions expedition Pacific Into th the I northwest wore made mad three years later by members member of ot this party professor proCessor said the paint paInt- paintings ings Inge in Spokane are ar monograms In Norwegian runes rune drawn together Ono One ot of o the tho th Important markings marking marking-ha ho he translated d literally as al follow lollos lie ire can now one onG man speak Date Dale 1010 Twenty four men Twelve killed Six went Away Pictures ot of seven women omen one carrying a taby laby appear on the lava surface Another picture shows s hows the tho woman with the th baby being hurled from rom the th cuff cliff Oth- Oth Other Oth Other er Cr markings marking as translated tell toll ot of the capture of o six women by In Indians In- In Indians Indian dian and ot of o the burial of ot those killed by six sir lx of ot the Norsemen Ii SWEDISH ARMY ARMY- Option came camo to the th United States from Crom Norway more morn than 30 years year i tp and has ha since sine dl- dl de toted most of ot his time tim to the tho Mud study of ot runic ru going to Norway he h served five lv years ears In Inthe Inthe the Swedish army being a a mom mom- member mem member ber of the kings king's guard He to tells tellof of firing a ai salute of ot 51 11 I guns g hen Cro Crown n Prince Adolphus now this country country coun- coun try was wal born |