PORT ANGELES — Indian remains were uncovered nearly two weeks ago at the state Department of Transportation’s graving yard site on Marine Drive, it was confirmed Saturday.
The discovery that halted construction of the $17 million Hood Canal Bridge graving yard Tuesday morning was revealed Saturday during a private ceremony for ancestors at the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation.
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairman Dennis Sullivan and Doug MacDonald, state transportation secretary who accepted an invitation to attend the ceremony, wouldn’t discuss how many remains were discovered at the Department of Transportation’s graving yard site.
They also declined to speculate on when excavation of the graving yard might resume.
The huge onshore dry dock will be used to build components for the east half replacement of the Hood Canal floating bridge, scheduled in spring 2006.
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The rest of the story appears in the Sunday Peninsula Daily News.
