GLACIAL MAN 
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GLACIAL MAN IN AMERICA?" 
By Arthur M. Miller 
At the time when Columbus discovered America the descen¬ 
dants of the Glacial races of man already in the Western 
hemisphere, mainly represented by the Iroquois tribes, were all 
being crowded into the Atlantic ocean by the later comers from 
Asia. Previous to European arrival the Indians of the east coast 
must have in long days before these occupied the interior far be¬ 
yond the Mississippi River.- In the country lying to the east of 
the great stream their remains must be intensely sought if a com¬ 
plete and connected story of American occupation by man is to 
be spun. 
As well known many of the caves and salt-licks of the Ohio 
Valley are celebrated for being important repositories of mam¬ 
malian remains. Some of these now include the remains of pre¬ 
historic man. Since earliest occupation of the Valley by Europeans 
these caverns attract attention. But a hundred years ago the in¬ 
terest in the bones entombed in and about the licks and in the 
caves throughout the Ohio Valley region was much greater than 
in later years. 
At the Big Bone Lick, Kentucky, excavating for fossil bones 
was a favorite pastime for such prominent personages as Gen. 
William Henry Harrison (1795), Doctor Goforth of Cincinnati 
(1804), Thomas Jefferson (1807), and John Clifford of Lexing¬ 
ton (1816). The last important excavation was done by Prof. 
Nathaniel S. Shaler in 1869. 
As a result of these various explorations a great quantity of 
bones was recovered. Teeth and bones of the Mastodon and 
Mammoth were especially abundant; and many found their way 
into the museums of this country and of Europe. There was no 
indication that when finally interest lagged and excavation ceased 
1 Abstract of a paper presented before the Geological Society of America, at the 
Amherst Meeting, December 28, 1921. 
