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phenomena relied upon to prove !inti(inity can readily be accounted 

 for without assuming a Tertiary man. Indian tribes have occupied 

 the region for many centuries. They buried their dead in pits, caves, 



rock crevices, and 

 deep ravines, where 

 the remains were 

 readily covered by 

 accumulations of 

 debris and of cal- 

 careous matter de- 

 posited by water. 

 As soon as mining 

 operations began, the 

 region became noted 

 as a place of skulls. 



(0) Coupled with 

 the above is the fact 

 that no other coun- 

 try in the world has 



FiG.2ti. A ladlc-lilvc uii'iisil from llie auriferous gravels. (1) l)(>Vn SO extcnsivelv 



and profoundly dug over as this sauie auriferous gravel region. The 

 miners worked out the ossuaries, and undermined the village sites, 

 and it has been shown beyond cavil that large numbers of the native 

 imi)lements and utensils belouging to recent villages (ligs. 28, 20) 



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Fiii. 27. JSoal-shaped stones from the auriferous gravels, (-i) 



were iutroduced into the mines and became intermingled wdth the 

 gravels while the deep placer workings were actually in progress. 

 Imi^lements and utensils may also, in cases, have been introduced into 

 the deep mines by helpers in the mining work. 



(10) When these articles began to be observed by the miners, 

 individuals interested in relics commenced making collections, but 

 neither miners nor collectors understood the need of discrimination. 



