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Waupaca Record

Thursday, July 30, 1908

GIANT SKELETON FOUND

Human ones and Indian Relics Unearthed Near Pelican Lake

That human beings of enormous size inhabited this section of the country ages ago was proven last Sunday, when the massive skeleton of an Indian was unearthed near Pelican Lake.

The interesting discovery was made by Geo. Patton and L.H. Eaton, two Chicago tourists, who are spending the summer there. For several days the men noticed a mound on their travels thru the woods and at last led by curiosity decided to excavate it. Procuring spades they fell to work and after digging down to a depth of about four feet were surprised to find the bones of a large human foot protruding thru the earth. Digging further they gradually uncovered the perfect frame of a giant. The skeleton was nearly eight feet in height and the arms extended several inches below the hips. Buried with the bones were numerous stone weapons and trinkets. Among these were a curious stone hatchet, a copper knife, several strange copper rings and necklace made of the tusks of some prehistoric animal. The skeleton is no doubt that of an Indian who was one of a tribe of giants who roamed this part of the state over one thousand years ago.

Last year near Monico, there was unearthed the bones of a human arm three feet in length. This former discovery goes to show that the pelican Lake giant was not alone on earth.

The Chippewa Indians of our present day left many legends regarding the prowess and strength of the members of their tribe of moons back. One tale is of a big chief warrior who was over ten arrow lengths high and had sufficient strength to uplift tall trees by the roots and hurl huge boulders thru the air. Of course this is only an Indian fable, but it is generally known that the Wisconsin Indians were at one time a powerful race of men.

The Chicago men will present the skeleton to some geological museum.