STRANGE DISCOVERY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 10 July 1925, Page 10

STRANGE DISCOVERY.

A PETRIFIED MAX. -MYSTERY OE A CAVE. In a wild, inaccessible locality—a locality that lias been kept secret —a strange discovery was made some years ago by a member of a survey party who chanced to explore a limestone cave. The find was a petrified man, evidently some Maori who had sought sanctuary in the cave many years — perhaps centuries —before. There he had died and lias remained to this day —a man fashioned in stone (savs the Herald). Jnfoimatiou in regard, to the strange discovery has been held in Wanganui for some time, and as the results of steps taken a syndicate of Wanganui business men lias been formed to go into the matter. One of the members of the syndicate stated to a Herald reporter that all arrangements had been completed to retrieve the stone man and bring him to Wanganui. It will necessitate the charteritig of a small steamer and the provision of the necessary tools and gear to cut out a solid block of about five tons of limestone transport it. and ship it. “Is it for the Wanganui Museum?’’ was a question asked. “Not on your life,” said the member of the syndicate. “We are going to take him on tour. There is a fortune in it.”