Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1913 — DOES STONE HIDE FORTUNE? [ARTICLE]

DOES STONE HIDE FORTUNE?

British Savant Makes Archaeological Find In West Donegal—Great Interest Is Aroused. Belfast. —Great Interest has been aroused in archaeological circles by the discovery made by Prof. Edward Spencer Dodgson of Jeans college, Oxford. The peculiar markings on the stone found by the savant at Klllult. Falcarragh, West Donegal, are believed to provide a clue to the whereabouts of an extensive treasure belongjng to an ancient Irish chieftain! and repposed to be hidden in the Immediate neighborhood. Several rare gold ornaments were found near by during the digging of a mound sixty years ago. « Professor Dodgson found the stone, which is over a yard in length, partially exposed in a field less than a hundred yards from ths local Protestant church. The position of the stone

ar\d ita peculiarities attracted the at vant’a attention, and he obtained pet mission to have It removed to Gortahork Gaelic college, where it attracted the attention of many teachers and students. Some of the markings have been deciphered, one group beIng Interpreted aa signifying soul oi spirit. Lut no further light on the message can be obtained pending tbe arrival of experts. The markings resemble Ogham, a peculiar alphabet of straight lines used by tbe anclen' Irish. Some parts of the surface of the stone bear resemblance to the body of a petrified fish.