CENTRAL POINT HERALD And SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS An Independent Newspaper Published in the Interest of the Common People Central Point, Oregon, Thursday, June 28, 1917 V V nl Herald No. No. 2. XII. U Í. News INDIAN GRAVE UNEARTHED No. 10 -urreal Nature Lecture at Chautauqua A few days ago Emment N. Palmer unearthed parts of two H a w k i n s Coming W ith Remarkable Photographs Taken In the human skeletons while excavat Heart o f the N orth W oods ing on his place a few miles north of town. Mr. Palmer was digg r;r - - r r ^ r ^ . ing out an old spring preparatory for use when he unearthed the Ì ■ bones at a depth of six feet. He had to cease digging here on ac count of the flow of water. The bones were brot to town and Dr. Dow examined them. He said they were the bones of an Indian *V,, man and woman. The bones of the man, according to Dr. Dow, indicate that the Indian was not >:V less than 50 and not more than about 70. The teeth in this skele ton were worn down contiderab- ly, which shows that the male was probably nearer 70 than 50. : y •¡ ' ' í4 * í ; í The remarkable thing about the y f-.v have m W » P >-s ■ is. bones is the fact they could remained in the ground where . i. . . __ . --îi - -lypL-. - _______ they were saturated with water for an untold length of time and H.VPNCEY H A W K IN S, prom inent au th o r and le tu rer. w as form erly one o f th e Itest know n of o u r big gam e still be in a high state of presera- h un ters. A few y ears a o he g iv e up the gun for the cam era and h as since heroine recognised as one of ation. In fact the bones ap tli ne st ad v en tu ro u s am i su re , -sftil w ild anim al photographer* In th e country. H e lias hud unusual su c cess in photographing m oose, b .n i. deer and o th er hig nine n ativ e t p o u r N orth A m erican C ontinent. pear to be partially petrified. IIis lecture ¡it ( liautaii ,i:a. "W ild H earts and Height lives of O ur N orthern W oods." will lie Illustrated w ith One of the female teeth is in a som e of his w onderful picture* H aw k ns Is one of the m ost sought a fte r m en en th e C huutuuquii platform , and his state of perfect preservation, ex Illu strated lecture will be one of th e longest rem em bered ev ents of th e en tile week. cept the roots. The tooth is a perfectly sound molar that does not as much as show any wear. A S H L A N D C H A U T A U Q U A . In the vicinity of the spring iULY IX TO 2 0 where the grave was discovered a good many Indian relics have been found. It is thot to be an Red Cross Drive Nets old Indian burial ground. . '.... A . ■ *y . . ’- ' • t ■'■s: C Dig Returns AUTHOR ANO SCIENTIST ON LECTURE STAFF. P r. H enry S m ith W illiam s, w riter am! leetnrer o f nm lom il repuiatiuii. In s b u n secured f<>r iTie ieeturiug staff of DR. H E N R Y S M I T H WILLIAMS. Asked to raise $600,000 toward the Red Cross relief fund, Oreg on raised more than a million dol lars. The fund was over-sub scribed all over the Unit* d States, showing that true patriotism in America is not dead, certainly not when it comes to such hum anitarian work as the Red Cross is doing. The response thruout Southern Oregon was most grat ifying indeed. In fact the a- mounts raised, ir. almost every case, exceeded expectations. When the final totals are tab ulated for Jackson county, it is expected to run over $21,000, for funds were still coming in as late as yesterday, altho Monday noon marked the close of the drive. The latest figures for Central Point, phoned in last e- vening by R. H. Paxson, team captain, when he reported the last dollar paid in ( Wednes day evening) brot the total for Central Point and vicinity to th e 1!»17 C hautauqua*, lie has given a lifetim e to th e stud y of science am t ntnm ls In the very front rank s am ong scientists an d w t iters upon scienUtic $ 1 . 001.00 ! subjects. r; ■