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Archeological Finds
Over a hundred years ago, in the 1850's, gold miners began digging tunnels into the sides and top of Table Mountain Northwest of Needles, California. Gold was discovered but along with it were bones of extinct mastodons, mammoths, bison, tapirs, horses, rhinos, hippos and camels - all dating from the Pliocene. In 1863, a physician from nearby Sonora, Doctor R. Snell began collecting specimens from the excavations. In that year with his bare hands he loosened from among the fossils a stone disc that appeared to have been used for grinding. But Dr. Snell was not the first or last to unearth mysterious objects from the mountain gravel. In 1853, Oliver W. Stevens made an affidavit that he removed a large stone bowl from the lowest level tunnel.
On April 10th 1867 that human remains and artefacts were brought to light at the Rocky Point Mine in Gilman, Colorado. At a depth of 400 feet below the surface excavators found human bones embedded in a silver vein. Along with the bones was found a well-tempered copper arrowhead. As best as can be calculated the vein in which the items were situated was 135 million years old by present geological standards.