BONES INDICATE DEAD RACE OF GREAT INDIANS

PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (UP) — Excavation work along the Washita River near here where the skeletons of a tribe of giant Indians recently were discovered continues under the direction of University of Oklahoma and Tulsa University anthropologists.

A half dozen of the skeletons, more than 7 feet tall, were uncovered after a rise in the river had caused a section of a bank to give way.

Dr. Forrest E. Clements, head of the department of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma, estimated the race existed 750 years ago. He believed the find might lead to discovery of a race of Indians unknown to anthropologists.

The excavations have attracted considerable attention and visitors will be permitted only on Thursday, those in charge said.

Pottery, arrowheads and other relics have been found. The jawbone of an animal believed to have been a deer also was uncovered.

The WPA is furnishing a crew of 20 men to assist in the work.

Clements said a detailed study of the finds, along with a study of layers of soil, will be necessary before an accurate estimate of the age of the skeletons can be made.

Skeletons of Indians Over Seven Feet Tall” Norman, Okla., May 24 (U.P.) — Six giant skeletons of a strange tribe of Indians more than seven feet tall have been uncovered along the banks of the Washita River in South Central Oklahoma. Dr. Forrest E. Clements, head of the department of Anthropology of the University of Oklahoma, disclosed today. The skeletons, all well-preserved, were found by Dr. Clements and members of his party yesterday. He believed the find might lead to the discovery of a race of Indians whose existence was unknown to anthropologists. He estimated the race existed 750 years ago. Four of the skeletons were of adults, and two of children. Collapse of a section of the riverbank along the Washita 10 days ago led to the discovery. A farmer found a skull and notified authorities.