in walking. The vegetation was thick,
but not too thick to walk through. As they reached the top of the bank, the
trees thinned out. There were smaller trees, but not larger ones, as if it had
been cleared at one time.
At one edge of the area, which had
fewer large trees, there was something that caught their eye right away. It
looked out of place with everything surrounding it. "What's that?" asked
Hailey. "Let's go see," said John, immediately walking toward it. It
looked like a large clump of vines, that was about ten feet high or so. As they
got closer, one feature stood out above all others. It looked like it had a
square corner, which was a shape that was almost never encountered in the
jungle.
As they stood and looked at it, they
each knew what it looked like, but none of them wanted to be the first to say
it. John stepped up, grabbed some vines and pulled them away exposing a board.
It was very rough looking, but it was a board. "It's a cabin or
something," said John. "This doesn't make any sense. Where did they
get boards here?" He continued to pull away more vines, finally exposing a
door.
The door had an old wooden latch,
like those seen in some old western movies. John pulled the latch up and pulled
on the door, but it was stuck at the bottom. He pulled harder, and finally it
came open. It was hard to see inside at first, but as they slowly walked in,
their eyes adjusted. It looked like a log cabin.
The only boards were on the door. On
one wall hung a saw with two handles, one on each end. Beside the saw, was a
sharp blade with two handles that John recognized as a type of tool that his
grandfather had in his garage, as part of his antique tool collection. "I
see how they made the boards now," said John. "Man, that would be a
bunch of work."
As John checked out the tools, Hailey
and Katie were looking around the rest of the small building. Katie suddenly
let out a small shriek. "Oh God," said Katie, walking backwards.
"What is it?" asked Hailey. "A body," said Katie, grabbing
Hailey's arm. John walked over to where the two were standing. They all crept
closer to the pile of bones.
The bones were on what was left of a
crude bed. On the bed was a blanket, and on top of the blanket, were human
remains. The skull was in full view, with some hair still on it, and partially
visible under the hand bones of the skeleton, was something rusty. John
cautiously pulled out an old knife which was covered in rust, but otherwise
intact. He tried to hand it to Hailey, but she refused to take it.
There was something odd about the
blanket. Other than a thick layer of dust, it looked to be in very good
condition. John picked up the corner of it and tested its strength with his
other hand and found that the fabric felt strong, with no sign of rotting.
They have had many nights when a
blanket would have been nice to have. As he lifted the corner of the blanket
higher, he saw the bones of another person. The bones under the blanket were
more neatly positioned than the set on top. The arms were folded, much like a
corpse in a casket. "There's another one," said John.
He folded the blanket over, so Katie
and Hailey could see the bones underneath. This skull had a little more skin,
and the hair was much longer. "Let's get this blanket. Grab the other
end," he said, motioning for Hailey to help him. They each raised up on
the ends, and the bones began to tumble off, onto the bones beneath.
"Let's take it outside and look at it," said Katie.
Once in the sunshine, they could see
what appeared to be dried blood on the top side. Looking on the bottom however,
there was no sign of a stain. They shook it vigorously and most of the dust,
and even much of the stain came off. Taking his knife, John scraped at what was
left of the stain. It easily flaked off, with almost no effort.
"I don't know what this blanket is
made of, but it is some pretty good stuff," said John. "That's for
sure," said Hailey. "Soft, but strong. I like that," said
but not too thick to walk through. As they reached the top of the bank, the
trees thinned out. There were smaller trees, but not larger ones, as if it had
been cleared at one time.
At one edge of the area, which had
fewer large trees, there was something that caught their eye right away. It
looked out of place with everything surrounding it. "What's that?" asked
Hailey. "Let's go see," said John, immediately walking toward it. It
looked like a large clump of vines, that was about ten feet high or so. As they
got closer, one feature stood out above all others. It looked like it had a
square corner, which was a shape that was almost never encountered in the
jungle.
As they stood and looked at it, they
each knew what it looked like, but none of them wanted to be the first to say
it. John stepped up, grabbed some vines and pulled them away exposing a board.
It was very rough looking, but it was a board. "It's a cabin or
something," said John. "This doesn't make any sense. Where did they
get boards here?" He continued to pull away more vines, finally exposing a
door.
The door had an old wooden latch,
like those seen in some old western movies. John pulled the latch up and pulled
on the door, but it was stuck at the bottom. He pulled harder, and finally it
came open. It was hard to see inside at first, but as they slowly walked in,
their eyes adjusted. It looked like a log cabin.
The only boards were on the door. On
one wall hung a saw with two handles, one on each end. Beside the saw, was a
sharp blade with two handles that John recognized as a type of tool that his
grandfather had in his garage, as part of his antique tool collection. "I
see how they made the boards now," said John. "Man, that would be a
bunch of work."
As John checked out the tools, Hailey
and Katie were looking around the rest of the small building. Katie suddenly
let out a small shriek. "Oh God," said Katie, walking backwards.
"What is it?" asked Hailey. "A body," said Katie, grabbing
Hailey's arm. John walked over to where the two were standing. They all crept
closer to the pile of bones.
The bones were on what was left of a
crude bed. On the bed was a blanket, and on top of the blanket, were human
remains. The skull was in full view, with some hair still on it, and partially
visible under the hand bones of the skeleton, was something rusty. John
cautiously pulled out an old knife which was covered in rust, but otherwise
intact. He tried to hand it to Hailey, but she refused to take it.
There was something odd about the
blanket. Other than a thick layer of dust, it looked to be in very good
condition. John picked up the corner of it and tested its strength with his
other hand and found that the fabric felt strong, with no sign of rotting.
They have had many nights when a
blanket would have been nice to have. As he lifted the corner of the blanket
higher, he saw the bones of another person. The bones under the blanket were
more neatly positioned than the set on top. The arms were folded, much like a
corpse in a casket. "There's another one," said John.
He folded the blanket over, so Katie
and Hailey could see the bones underneath. This skull had a little more skin,
and the hair was much longer. "Let's get this blanket. Grab the other
end," he said, motioning for Hailey to help him. They each raised up on
the ends, and the bones began to tumble off, onto the bones beneath.
"Let's take it outside and look at it," said Katie.
Once in the sunshine, they could see
what appeared to be dried blood on the top side. Looking on the bottom however,
there was no sign of a stain. They shook it vigorously and most of the dust,
and even much of the stain came off. Taking his knife, John scraped at what was
left of the stain. It easily flaked off, with almost no effort.
"I don't know what this blanket is
made of, but it is some pretty good stuff," said John. "That's for
sure," said Hailey. "Soft, but strong. I like that," said
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