On March 12, 1909, The Arizona Gazette published an article
titled, "G. E. Kincaid Reaches Yuma." It was a short, mildly
interesting announcement that Mr. "Kincaid" was only the second
person to make the perilous boat trip down the entire course of
the Colorado River, starting from Green River, Wyoming and
eventually reaching Yuma, Arizona. A feat worthy of mention in
the papers of course, but aside from stating that he took over
700 photographs and "Some interesting archaeological discoveries
were unearthed," there was not much indication of the news which
was to come next. Twenty four days later, on April 5, 1909, the
newspaper ran a follow-up to their first article on the
adventurous Mr. Kincaid, except this time it was full, front-page
coverage on just what discoveries he'd unearthed previously. This
article (also uncredited) reported that along with "G.E. Kinkaid"
(his name now spelled with a "k") a "Professor S.A. Jordan" and a
team from the Smithsonian had investigated what appeared to be a
large network of tunnels and rooms, some filled with ancient
mummies and artifacts that did not appear to be from the Western
Hemisphere. And that was the end of the story. No further stories
were printed by the newspaper, no knowledge by the Smithsonian
about any such expedition, and no one knows if "Kinkaid" or
"Jordan" ever existed, let alone the cave itself. That leaves us
with two questions: is this story real, and if real, what would
be the implications to world history?
Tonight's Quote:
"First, I would impress that the cavern is nearly inaccessible.
The entrance is 1,486 feet down the sheer canyon wall. It is
located on government land and no visitor will be allowed there
under penalty of trespass."
"G.E. Kincaid," Explorer, referring to a cave full of anomalous
artifacts he discovered in the Grand Canyon.
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THE DEVIL IN THE DINER - http://bit.ly/1T0vNNv -- An animated
short by Peter Sabatino & Zeke O'Donnell and the first video
on our newly launched YouTube channel as mentioned in the intro
of this episode. Blog entry containing a photocopy image of the
first AZ Gazette article to mention "G.E. Kincaid"
http://bit.ly/1V2PzGA Text of the 1st Arizona Gazette article
that mentions "Kincaid's" trip, from The Isis Journals website
http://bit.ly/1JVQkkc Text of the 2nd AZ Gazette article
describing "G.E. Kinkaid's" find http://bit.ly/1PiJnpk
"Canyonitis: Seeing evidence of ancient Egypt in the Grand
Canyon" by Philip Coppens http://bit.ly/1NgNPnc Article on io9
about Kinkaid's Cave http://bit.ly/1nuIUdH David Hatcher
Childress' article on the Kinkaid Cave http://bit.ly/1JdJlTw "The
Location of Kincaid's 'Cave' Revealed" by Jack Andrews
http://bit.ly/1KnT70v Ancient American magazine
http://bit.ly/1P1s28C "Egyptian Grand Canyon Connection" -
article by CNY Artifact Recovery http://bit.ly/1Qaakig “Looks
Like a Mulhatton Story” from the Grand Canyon Historical Society
newsletter by Don Lago http://bit.ly/1SZozt3 Hoaxes of Joseph
Mulhattan http://bit.ly/1OBATdI "Joe Mulhatton" article in The
Chicago Tribune, dated April 22, 1891 http://trib.in/1PBSSR0
Larry Walters, the "Lawn Chair Pilot" http://bit.ly/23aOMt7
Reprints of the Gazette's articles and brief commentary from
Jason Colavito http://bit.ly/1RQ0tBQ Jason Colavito's critical
view of the legend http://bit.ly/1JdJlTw John Wesley Powell
http://bit.ly/1Zx3Ht0 Brief history of the Smithsonian
Institution http://s.si.edu/1OtSVBA Cataldo Mission
http://bit.ly/1Kodc6M The El Tovar Hotel http://bit.ly/1OsSbvz
The Mississippian Culture of North America http://bit.ly/1ZxDbzy
Russell Burrrows' Cave http://bit.ly/1P1KJt3 Aztalan State Park
in Wisconsin http://bit.ly/1OsSbvz Ivan Terence Sanderson,
biologist and adventurer http://bit.ly/1OBN7mu Scott Wolter talks
about trying to find "Burrows Cave" http://bit.ly/1Ot31lb The
Missoula Floods, a.k.a. The Spokane Floods http://bit.ly/1KnF0YS
"Beringia" or the Bering Land Bridge http://bit.ly/1Qa6S7j *
Little Ice Age http://bit.ly/1Qa6S7j Discovery of Tutankhamun's
tomb http://bit.ly/1JyH3rg Bes, Egyptian Nile Valley deity
http://bit.ly/1P1sh3I "Ancient Egypt in America" by Mrs. Schuyler
Van Rensselaer http://bit.ly/1Qk6Bkk "American Drugs in Egyptian
Mummies" by S. A. Wells http://bit.ly/1uCZt4J Ancient Egypt and
King Joseph in America? http://bit.ly/20aWfG4
Credits: Episode 030 - "Kinkaid's Cave" Produced by Scott
Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Ryan McCullough Sound Design;
Research Assistance by Tess Pfeifle. Copyright Scott Philbrook
& Forrest Burgess 2016, All Rights Reserved.
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