In today's Salt Lake Tribune, page B4, referring to a lead sheet allegedly 
inscribed by Mountain Meadows Massacre participant John D. Lee:

"Curators at the Western Archaeological and Conservation Center in Tucson, 
Ariz., examined the scroll and were unable to determine the age of the lead 
sheet, which measures 31.5 centimeters wide and 39.5 centimeters long."

An aside: If you are not familiar with the Mountain Meadows Massacre, it is 
one of the worst massacres to occur on American soil. In September 1857, a 
group of Mormons and Indians massacred about 120 immigrants from Arkansas 
in a meadow in southern Utah. For more info on this historical event, visit 
http://www.mtn-meadows-assoc.com/.; The book to read is "Mountain Meadows 
Massacre," by Juanita Brooks, a descendent of some of the Mormons involved.

Jim Elwell

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