Logan – LARGEST SPECIMEN TOMAHAWK
CHEIF LOGAN’S TOMAHAWK
Found in His Former Haunts – Country
Rich in Prehistoric Relics.
It is not generally known that Aracoma, better known as Logan, is richer in prehistoric relics than any other town on the face of God’s green earth,” says the New York Telegram. The county was named in honor of Logan, chief of the Mingo tribe of Indians, and the county seat of Logan County was named in honor of the beautiful daughter of Logan – Indian princess – Aracoma. An effort was made at the last municipal election there to change the name Aracoma to Nighbert. The citizens voted almost unanimously against it.
Only a short time ago excavations were made at Aracoma for a small cellar, when fourteen Indian skeletons were unearthed, and among the number, the remains of Aracoma, the Indian princess. More than a wagon-load of bones were found, bear tusks ten inches long, and many Indian ornaments in that excavation not more than twenty feet square.
The larger part of the town site of Aracoma is a charnel house, containing as many skeletons as the catacombs of Rome, all of various tribes of Indians that lived and died there. These skeletons, so long undisturbed, will be unearthed by the thousands in a few weeks when the railroad grading for the Guyan Valley Railway will be constructed through the Indian cemetery.
The writer is the possessor of the finest and largest specimen of Indian tomahawk in existence, which was presented a few days ago to him by Moses Mounats, one of the prominent farmers of the Guyan Valley and whose home is on Island Creek, near the town of Aracoma. It is positively known that Logan, of the Mingos, wore and used this tomahawk when he was at his zenith as chief commander during the Indian wars.
Have you ever heard of Aracoma, also known as Logan, a town richer in prehistoric relics than any other on the face of God’s green earth? That’s what the New York Telegram reported over a century ago, in 1904, when excavations were made for a small cellar, and fourteen Indian skeletons were unearthed, including the remains of Aracoma, the Indian princess. More than a wagon-load of bones were found, bear tusks ten inches long, and many Indian ornaments in that excavation, not more than twenty feet square.
But that’s not all. The larger part of the town site of Aracoma is a charnel house, containing as many skeletons as the catacombs of Rome, all of various tribes of Indians that lived and died there. These skeletons, so long undisturbed, will be unearthed by the thousands in a few weeks when the railroad grading for the Guyan Valley Railway will be constructed through the Indian cemetery.
What’s fascinating is that these findings, along with many other historical accounts documenting human skeletons ranging from 6’4″ to 14 feet tall, challenge our preconceived notions of what is possible. These articles, published in newspapers and journals from the 1840s to the 1920s, provide invaluable insights into the existence of giants and should not be dismissed without further investigation. As a dedicated researcher, I am committed to exploring the evidence and uncovering the truth about giants and their place in our history.
Unfortunately, many of these historical accounts have been dismissed or even covered up, leaving us to wonder what else might be out there waiting to be discovered. It’s time to think outside the box and investigate the possibility of giants living among us in the past. The evidence is there, waiting to be explored and understood.
- The Caldwell tribune. [volume], May 14, 1904, Image 2.”
- West Virginia Aracuoma-Logan The Caldwell tribune. [volume], May 14, 1904, Image 2