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Bones of Chinese workers may be sent back to Carlin

Friday, Feb. 25, 2000 | 12:18 p.m.

"The 13 bodies at this point are still at the Nevada State Museum, but at some point they need to go back somewhere, and they are Carlin's people," said Fred Frampton, speaking for the Elko County Chapter of the Nevada Archaeological Association.

Frampton also told the council he envisioned a burial ceremony conducted by a Buddhist priest.

The remains were discovered on the property of Cammy and Randy Meierhoff and Mike Tangreen in November of 1996 during earthwork.

Frampton, an archaeologist for the U.S. Forest Service's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and Tim Murphy, an archaeologist for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Elko office, and volunteers helped excavate the remains.

Stephanie Hallinan with the Elko County chapter of the Nevada Archaeological Association said the bodies were buried from the late 1890s into mid-1920s.

Many Chinese helped build the railroad across Nevada during that time.

Artifacts with the remains included mostly tatters of clothing, rusty coins and a pipe.

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