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r - Part Two r 4 SEVENTY-FOURTS year SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST, 24; 1924 .. . PRICE FIVE CENTS t:- i. - - : . I i .""-';(.'.''''" :. ' i Pages 1 to 6 , t . - i ill V i li u i i m PREHISTORIC MOUND LIATUii E, NOT A TOMB f 1 . All doubt In the minds of the aj - . general public as to the composU tlon ot the prehistoric mound on the Lli tie North. Fork of the Ban s' . tlam river, about 10 miles east of . Mehama, will be settled by the report published at the conclusion 1 of this article, made after an ex- . amination by Dr. D. C. Living V ston.c nrofessor of ceolosr at the Ti Oregon Agricultural college. This nrehiatorlc mound la on the fcouth bank of the river, and wlth- In 100 feet from the wagon road leading to the mining district 12 miles further up the river. The t north side .of the mound runs downto the very bank of the s stream, and on that side the pile ke of rocsls at Its base probably 16U leet beiow an imaginary line -" running- even, with the top of the f pile. -The base of the mound pro per Is 'about SO feet wide from Aeast to west. 75 feet long from A north, to south, and about 75 feet high from the base proper front line the road j to . the top of , the 1 pile. It narrows to about five by eight feet at the top. which Is flaU ( . . . Thought It a Tomb , The land on which this mound k stands was formerly owned by NewnrQulmby, father-in-law of the present owner, Charles Find .ley, whose present address is Me hama, Oregon,' but he has spent "the' last 10 years in California. , though he. is a native ot Oregon. . born at Buena VUta. , Newill Quimby, the former owner. belieTed that this prehis toric mound was a tomb, of some dignitary of a long extinct race, r He held tp . this belief . while he . lived, and on his death bed charg dd his wife to never part with, the 40. acres on which the mound stands; e to not : let the title of what he called "the stone house" KO out of the family. I , ; Followed Isnls Fatnus , " Mr. Findley conceired the idea that the mound is the tomb of t-wrn . neonla. And that there are .-"trainable articles In the tomb, in- :. .lnitti mnnav n Ha rot this . VUUi , mwmw . i or, what he thought, were the ro mn tines of rood snlrits: and Mrs. Findley ahared" -with hint the Idea; and also the idea that the nlrits of the Imagined burled dig nitaries were attempting to pre- Tent the penetration of their sup- y-posea (omovi ; t So ; Mr. Findley has been digr I t King and blasting a tunnel into . the. Interior of the mound. He has ; gone in about 50. feet, and he has been working away 'faithfully vat ' this , self imposed Usk, assisted by members of their families, and , -encouraged by Mrs. Findley. The I Findley hare had 10 chilren, some of them grown, and Jthe youngest of them small tots; one j' bright boy of about 12. The r family is camped at the mound, , and the work of digging and blasting has been,. olng r on - for about eight months In all; and with ImplemenU . that , would be considered crude, by a competent "inlner. - -i: - I -T-.-'-r-V Very Positive About It Mr. Findley has built, up the ory that the stones that form the 'mound were put there by human a hands, in regular courses, and t cemeated together. He hki found nine dlfferentshadea of this "ce- ment,, most of them reddish, as lf formed, partly by the blood of , amlmals. He does not say this. examlned the mound and the "ce ment" between the stones is that .it may be that of the enemies of 'the tribe killed in. battle. . i.-.. Any way, the above waa the j gist of the theory that was built and bought blasting powder and bent his back to the task of find ing the bodies and the treasure. Iured By Discoveries He was lured ,: by what he thought were hollow sounds, grow , lng more distinct, day by day, when - using his hammer orf the walls. of the tonnelji also. by find Wlng what he thought, were petrl--fied human bones In the J'cement." The people ot all the country around, attd the mining, men and suiaiaer resorters, hare come to a. call the pile of rocks "King Tufs Tomb" and they have . wondered If Mr. Findley might before long vcone at the end of his work, upon i discoveries that would render him rirW aad fimoui man: "in posses- i,eion of .treasure ana reiics ni would bring tourists from near V j ...inr nrlmfaslnn to' see BUU 1U m " - - - ik. trMM thlncra brought down frnm a lonsr fOTBotten age. , . : The speculation was heightened aty the fact that the stones in tne itnonni. some of them weigning iu tons or more, are flat and more or less regular In ahape, and that on Jiha vest side they form stepping i stoses like the blocks of the pyra p! cf Ejypt. Also, by the fact - ...A, Si".- I I r- - " S 111 -' & it,- Photograptilc . views of the. pre-hlstoric mound, takem last Sunday by Prof. J. B. Horner, ' The upper picture is. the mound as seen from the' southwest, with members of the exploring party and others in the front. The lower picture in a view of the south tunnel opening, with Charles Findley holding a hammer In the center of the groups and his fellow Workers with him. Prof.' J. B. Horner on the extreme left. that the stones forming the mound are not like the other rocks found hi the; neighborhood. "They are dark and very, hard.1 They are basaltic rocks, j . . Their Hopes Blasted ; - 4, This was the condition up to last Sunday. Prof. John B. Horn er, had ...told'iD:UietmbM: excltemenfTby a Statesman report er who had passed that way, and he immediately arranged to have it examined , by Dr. D. C- Living ston, ; prof essor of geology of the Oregon Agricultural college. .This visit, made last Sunday, brought quite a party to the spot, includ ing General George A. White; Col. C B. Bartrum,i Mrs. J. L. Brady of Salem, and others. . 4 Prof. Horner . took a number, ot photographs while Dr. Livingston was' busy with his examination But Dr. Livingston saw quickly that the lure of Mr. Findley and his faithful wife was a cruel ignis fatnus; a creation of the imagin ation. ' : I , The writer of these lines is very much of a layman in the chemi cal field, so will not object to cor rection , in the following words: The basaltic rocks of the mound, not found in ;, the neighborhood, are there because they are very hard and durable. The - storms and floods of -a million or two million years have worn away the softer rocks. . Nature has covered the country around with soil. The basaltic rocks at the top of the pile were even with the surrounding landscape, or fir escape, when they were belched forth as a molten mass. The softer rocks have worn; away; the harder basaltic rocks have remained. The sur face of the earth is never station ary. It is always changing. J It has receded at that point 75 feet, leaving the top of this ' basaltic mound 75 feet higher than the land at Its base. .And the "ce ment?" : That is precipitated Iron ore washed Into the seams of the rocks that were broken Into seams when they cooled. Its' different colors? Water carries - many kinds of precipitates. , Hence the varying colors. Iron ore is ' red dish, and basaltic rocks are 20 per cent Iron, 'Hence the ""red hills" south of Salem. .They are volcanic ; ash - i of basaltic ? . ock, spewed, np in the long, long ago, when this world, or this part ot the world was as hot as the hot test imaginary or real hell; - and there was no living thing here. Not even a cactus plant "or a fab led phenix bird or a salamander. As ,to the supposed "petrified bones?" They are the 'solidified precipitates of rocks of that pecu liar, color carried in the water; and. they. were ages long In being gathered Into the formations In which they are now found. ' (Here end the layman's words.) But let Dr. Livingston tell his own story, which he does in the following, written after his Inves tigations: ; U : .V.-'-;L i f The Geologist's Findings . ' ' (Prepared by p.'C. Livingston, AN INTERESTING VORK OF The "Stone Hod se" on the Little North Tork of the SaiitUm, Tan Miles Abov Mehama, on the Elkhorn Boad Girea np Seereta "Hand that Faahioned this Natural Monument Waa the Hand of the Creator, Working in the Orderly Procaiaea in the Great .Workshop. . -5 1 J Professor of geology, Oregon Ag ricultural College.) ' ' When molten rock Irises from the interior ot the earth It travels upwards' through different, types of openings in the rocks" through which It passes. Some of these are roughly circular and give rise to, volcanic - mountains. Lava however often reaches the earth's surface through fissures, some of which are hundreds, ; and some only a few, feet in length- These fiSsures likewise vary considerably in width from a few Inches up to a hundred feet or more. J i i" When the lava cools it event ually., hardens into solid rock. When it pours up , through these fissures and spreads out over vast areas of country we see its effects as in the great lava flows, which the Columbia river has exposed above The Dalles. When it cools in the fissures it forms what the miner and .geologist term "dikes." The solidified lava Is often harder than the rock it pierces, and when this' Is ' the .case these dikes ; are left standing above. the surround ing country. The name dike was derived, from this fact, which Is due to. the. slow and, constantly acting forces of. erosion, wearing down the earth's surface and car rying the soil and , rock into the creeks and rivers. j When lava cools it shrinks, like everything else. When it shrinks it must occupy . less volume or space than it did formerly. Ac cordingly it . will part or crack along certain planes, like drying mud on a river, bed, and the form erly molten lava, will, when cool ed, consist -ot a mass of blocks sep arated by these planes. In differ- STAGES Pacific City, Neslcowln, Netarts, Oceanside Garibaldi, Bar View , ' Kockaway, . Manhattan . 'and all Tiliamoox Beaches ; -jr-.t .:V",; Also' to .v.',;." Dayton, Newberg, Sheridan, WiUamina; Grand Ronde, Dolph, Hebo, Bearer : arid Tillamook (Via McMlnnvlUe) Leave Saiexn Daily 7:45 a. 12:30 p. ;. 4:39 p. m. For Rates, etew1 call , , Central Stage Terminal :f .Court and High Streets . ! Phone : . - Portland Newberg, McBIinnTille, Tillamook ? Stages, Inc. ; and ' . Haiem-aicMinnviUo ttagea 33 ent lavas the different, planes do not always meet at the same angle and are in some : cases invisible. The quarry man, however, always knows that they are! there and takes advantage of them in blast ing. Sometimes these planes can be seen The commonest lava in the northwest . is basalt. Basalt when it shrinks parts along three planes which lie at 120 degrees to one another- j These planes start from a number of different centers in the lava and, as the shrinking proceeds, jthe rock will be divided. Into a number of six sided or hexagonal! blocks. These blocks often 'extend., completely across the flow or dike and form a series of columns. : If , the flow . Is horizontal the columns stand ver tically, while if the lava is In the form of a dike the! columns will lie horizontal or nearly so. Some times these dikes look like a stack of hexagonally shaped cord wood sticks formed of rock. - The col umns, when present, always form ed at right angles to the cooling surface. ' This explains the curious forma tion on the Little North Fork of the Santiam river above Mehama,' which has been taken for a pre historic tomb constructed by the hands of men. The , hand that fashioned this curious natural monument was thej hand of the Creator, working by orderly pro cesses in the greatj workshop of the earth. , No race! of men could have , laid these : . blocks, which weigh several tons, Jin. the manner in which they lie today. ... . ' . . Man In the last 150 years has begun to know a little about the processes ot the Creator, with the results that we all know and real ise in . the inventions and discov eries of these busy times. Geology is but one of the .sciences which endeavors to explain these, pro cesses. i. I (Portland Journal) : For Burled Treasure A hos for finding buried trea sure, a belief that a huge pile of rocks in the Cascade mountains was the tomb of ancient kings, an imagination tired by dreams of the sensation that would come, from the discovery of the kingly re mains in their coffins with adorn ments of jewels and gold, has kept Frank) Findley blasting tunnels into the huge rock monument for the past eight months. At last account, the tunneling was still In progress..-.; V I, The curious stone pile is in the Elkhorn ; district, ; a dozen miles east of Mehama, Marion county, in a spot where mountains are big and gorges deep and where. nature is wild and, picturesque, a fit ; burial place for ancient mon- archs. ..'n ' , . ' . i.The great stone monument cov ers almost an acre of ground, and Is 7 to 100 feet high In the form of a pyramid, a form to which BAYOCEAN . , Cool and rcfreahing, bctweea Tilla mook Bay and Oeaan. ! All adTantafaa of otter beachea. Plenty driftwood for lonflrea, erabe, daraa, j f iih, etc. Store, postofflca and hotels jhandy. Bunga lows for tbrea or foBr.j $12 week, with beddtnf. complete fumishinc. water, lighta and wood. Call for .circular at Stateamaa office, i For reaervatioaa aend depoait of f 5.00 to Mra. L. E. Latoorette, 313 City j Hall, Portland. There are positions today In :. business offices for those who are qualified in business correspond ence, i . Everyone should have , a thorough knowl edge of business English and correspondence. We can give you this training. m XVI : ' - '" ' lit ': I '. START MCRCt: f OZOIN NOW! - i jr a hi a. xsrr v ancient-minds seemed toY turn The stone is very hard and differs from the general character of that in the immediate locality. What seems to be mortar or cement, sometimes yellow and sometimes red, in the spaces ! between the stones, fill Findley with a convic tion that human hands reared the monument, and surely no such colossal work and pains would be invoked to make a burial place tor other than ancient kings, j t Ahd to further tire his mind, there was the recent history of the discovery of old King Tufs tomb and all the glittering gold and buried treasure unearthed with it. More to the point, occasionally l as his two tunnels, one of 40 and the other of 50 feet were blasted into mmmim L VISIT it HE NEWPORT BEACHES And use this rokd log. It will tell you the exact condition of the highway from V ' Salem to Newport LEAVING Salem you follow the Pacific Highway to Jefferson which Is 18 miles from Sa lem, then on to Albany 10 miles farther. . This portion of the trip is all. on paving and the streets of the towns are plainly marked with highway signs so yon cannot miss the road. "-. j ' The bridge at Albany' Is closed, so you turn to the left at the foot of the bridge and take the east side route to Corvallls, 37 miles from Salem. This Is an excellent gravel road.; j Follow t the Newport , highway signs out of Corvallls and yon will find a gravel road taking yon into Philomath, 45.5 miles from Salem. ' LUNCHES i Confectionery, Fountain Drinks, Millf and-Creanr,"-Bakery with home-cooked prod ucts., pies, cakes, and other good things. - v POLLY ANNA CAFE Philomath, Oregon. ,,' After leaving. Philomath jthe road is slightly rough for the first tew miles but one .is comfortable at. a speed ot about 25 miles. About 12 miles from Philomath proceed more carefully, as there Is a. rock - crusher and a bridge under construction, both requiring short, detours of a few feet on a rather narrow road. ' i After these detours the road Is excellent and fainy straight Into Eddyvllle, which 75.1 miles from Salem. This portion of the road follows in succession the Marys, Little Elk, and Taqulna rivers'. Anyone wishing to tarry and f iBh for a short time shoud stop and ask Mr. Mauch. proprietor of the service station and store in Eddy vllle to direct them as there is ex cellent fishing, i , . EDWARD MAUCH - Service ; Station, Garage, General Merchandise C. T. C. & Goodyear Tires! Eddyvllle, Oregon The halfway station . between Corvallls and Newport L From Eddyvllle to Toledo' which is 93.2 miles from Salem, jthe highway is freshly graveled and a wonderfully scenic trip. The fact that there are numerous curves and. rather heavy traffic requires that you exercise cau tion.:. . :. , On reaching the outskirts of Newport, if you wish to go to Agate Beach turn to the right at the first service station , that you reach and follow the plank road for three miles. If yon wish to go to Nye Beach follow the high way Into town until you reach the stage , terminal, 100 miles from Salem, then turn to the right and follow the planking, or it you wish to go to the downtown sec tion turn to the left at the. termi nal and follow the planking. ;! Carrier Pigeons Prefer Ships To Flight Across Channel BREMERHAVEN, . Germany, July 2 1. American : ships seldom make the trip between Bremer haven and Southampton without having carrier pigeons' as passen gers. The crews ot the shipping board vessels have made a prac tice of supplying the tired carriers with food ; and water, and they seem to have' learned to identify the American flag and maker for Our Classified Advertisements Bring Results the great piles he came across what seemed to, be petrified bones, thai effect of which was to keep him in a constant state of excite ment in his quest. : ' ; Added to it all, the curious for mation has long been the subject of speculation among those who have seen it. It is so unnatural fn appearance and so much resem bles the work of, human hands that the fact of its existence and Its strange character have long been the topic ot comment and discussion in surrounding coun ties. Partly for this reason, Find ley moved from Oakland, Cal.. to the scene of the big stone pyramid to search for the tomb of the kings. ; ' ' -'j ALLEN'S A Real Place to Eat. Sea FootJs A Specialty Dining room over the bay Near boat landing Bert E. Allen, Prop.. CASINO GARAGE STORAGE Gas and Oil Lincoln County's Largest. 1 Garage' NEWPORT CAFE (Formerly The Coffee Cop) I, Where Highway and City j : ' Meet" . ; - " Fast and personal , service featured. Meals, Fountain, ' Lunches. Burt Humbarger, Prop. 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Hendricks and Adjutant General White, who told Findley that the pile of stones with supposed layers of mortar between is a natural formation, that it is not the work of human hands at all, that it is no burial place of kings, and that his eight months of toil Is labor lost, v . j If you wonder . why Findley launched his enterprise, call back to mind the thousands of old min ers who spent decades In; fruitless quest and arrived empty handed at the sundown of life, or remem A, L. THOMAS Souvenir Store Agate Catting and Mounting Oregon Pictures, Agate Jewelry : NEWPORT, OREGON STOCKER'S MARKET Ed Stocker, Prop. Kya Batch sad, Front 8tret . Cliolc, freih and earad nesU of aU kinds. Poultry, etc ' Front Street Phone 7505 ! Xym Beach Phone 2551. - ; , STORAGE t Drop Vt a Cxd and We Win gave Ton a 8UU ' Aeeeteorlen, Oil. Oreisee t Bepalrins oa AU Mnken of Cars HUNTER BROS.' GARAGE - s . 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