Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 22

Ancient Indian Mounds Studied ALVARADO, Feb. 24. While Alvarado is the acknowledged site of Alameda County's first, seat of government, the community soon may be able to claim a historymaking event a few thousand years earlier. So believes Dr. Adan E.

Treganza of Berkeley, professor of thropology at San Francisco State College, who has been making field trips to the W. D. Patterson ranch near here for the past several months. If scientific tests now being made with the co-operation of the California Archaeological Survey of the University of California verity present indications, it may be found that 1 the early inhabitants of this area lived here, long before the coming of Portola or De Anza. The story is still in the making, or rather in the digging, as the field trips of the 30 or more students have been halted until the wet weather has passed.

To date, several hundred artifacts, manmade implements or other articles, have been dug from the mounds which mark the site of Indian villages established, it is thought, from 2000 to 3000 years ago. Most of these artifacts are made of bone or shell. No metal or pottery objects have been recovered, 4s both were unknown to Indians of this locality until they came into contact with the first Spanish and white settlers, it is explained. Analysis of the soil in the mounds indicates that the residents of the area gathered great quantities of oysters, mussels and marsh grass snails, also from the Bay waters, bottom fish, sturgeon, seal and the now nearExtinct sea otter, says Dr. Treganza.

Other bones recovered indicate Rich land animals as deer, elk, antelope, rabbit, coon, fox and coyote. The vegetable diet conmisted of a variety of wild seeds, bulbs, tule roots, buckeye and acorns, In the mounds, the house floors of these ancient residents rise one upon the other, explained by the fact that the Indians lived in the same spot for hundreds of years End as the refuse collected around the village, the area was levelled Excavations on the Patterson Ranch, near Alvarado, by anthropology students, are revealing life as it was lived by Indians more than 2000 years ago. Here a group uncovers an sarly-day skeleton. From left to right are Dick Bachenheimer of the University of California: Dr. Adan E.

Tregalza, professor of San Francisco State College, and Harry Nelson, also a University of California -Tribune photos. and new houses built upon the older ones. The bottom of the present excavation is expected to! be about 10 feet below the surface of the ground. So far, 45 burials have been excavated. Only a few of the bodies had implements buried with them, but it is pointed out, such objects as baskets, rabbit skin blankets, feathered headbands and the like would have long since disappeared in the damp soil, Results of the project may become known within the next few, months, Dr.

Treganza said. The mounds here are on the property of W. D. Patterson who says that this is the first scientific exploration of the sites, though spasmodic interest has been shown in the past by various students. Dr.

Treganza points out that the present project has no relation to the frequent discovery of skeletal remains a few feet below the surface throughout Washington Township. The Rev. Philip Murray (seated), pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church, 3805 Piedmont Avenue, points to the picture of the Fellowship Quintet. San Francisco vocal ble of national fame, which will be presented in concert at the church at 4 p.m. Sunday, Standing and smiling approval are (left to right) Mrs.

Maynard Buehler, publicity chairman: Maynard Buehler, chairman of the church's Round Table, sponsoring group: Miss Jean Lindborg of the program committee and Loucille Waterman of the ticket committee. Requiem Mass for Edward Gianoglio RICHMOND, Feb. 24. Requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St.

Mark's Church for Edward Gianeglio, 26, who died at his home 476 33rd Street Tuesday night. Mr. Gianoglio, a native of Oakland, had lived in Richmond since infancy. He was a painter at the Richmond Ford Company plant. He was graduated with the 1942 class at Richmond High School.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gianog. lio of Richmond. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.

today at the Ryan Funeral Home. Entombment will be St. Joseph's Mausoleum. Services Today for Mrs. R.

D. Frisvold RICHMOND, Feb. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today for Mrs. Ruby Dorilla Frisveld.

55, who died Tuesday at her home at 404 23rd Street. A native of Illinois, Mrs. wild had lived in Richmond for the past year. Surviving are her husband, Martin J. Frisvold af Richmond and a sister, Mrs.

Vera Lewis of Oakland. The Rev, W. Warren Prall will officiate at services from the Wilson and Kratzer chapel. Committal will follow at Sunset View Cemetery, Civic Affairs Group Formed RICHMOND, Feb. tion of the Good Government League of Richmond was nounced today by Stanley F.

Martin, temporary chairman of the group. Purpose of the league will be to stimulate interest in city government and civic affairs and dorse candidates for city offices. The league has secured 100 charter members, Martin said. Other temporary officers include Thomas Leever, vice chairman, and Mrs. M.

Embry, secretary. Rotarians to Hear Newspaper Woman RICHMOND, Feb. 24, -Mrs. Helen Williams, women's editor of a Richmond newspaper, will be guest speaker at today's meeting of the Richmond Rotary Club. Mrs.

Williams' topic will be "One Hundred Years of Progress in Contra Costa County." The program was arranged by Clare D. Horner. Albert Wollenberg, 20, and Dick Cottrell, 19. of Sam Francisco State College, are shown at work on the excavations, expected to tell the way of life here more than 2000 years ago. SHEFFIELD SCHOOL CONTRACTS ARE LET Carl B.

Munck, president of the Oakland Board of Education, said today that the contract for construction of six buildings at Sheffield Village School has been awarded and preliminary plans for the construction of the new McClymonds High School approved. The board approved plans for the new high school in order that architectural designing may be started immediately, Munck said. Six classroom buildings are to Abe erected for Sheffield School on Marlow Drive between Revere the and Rosbury Avenues at a cost best of $40,300, the low bid of C. R. contractor.

Work will be started within ten days. who Th Sheffield buildings will half have a capacity of 140 students. Four classrooms, a library and an office will be provided in 5680 square feet of area. Contra Costa KC To Hold Press Night Argentine Newsprint Stirs National Row The new McClymonds High RICHMOND, Feb. 24.

Val School and Sheffield Village confidential to the $16,000,000 bond issue made Francisco, will be guest speaker School units are provided through Ringer Elmer Robinson of secretary San possible: at the election four years at the annual Catholic Press ago. Night of the Contra Costa Council, Knights of Columbus, at 8 Argentine Newsprint p.m. Monday in St. Mark's school. BUENOS AIRES, Feb.

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