In 1833, a group of Mexican soldiers stationed in Lompoc, were digging a powder-magazine pit on the old Lompoc Rancho one morning when they unearthed a human skeleton.  This skeleton, found beneath a layer of cemented gravel, was 12 feet tall.  The giant had double rows of teeth on its upper and lower jaws and was surrounded by burial offerings such as carved shells, huge stone axes, and porphyry blocks covered with hieroglyphic symbols.

Fearing that the find was a horrible, evil omen, the local Indians panicked.  To head off trouble, authorities re-buried the mammoth remains somewhere on the rancho.

Indians in these areas were familiar with the giants and said their ancestors fought bloody battles against the giants.

Some day, if excavation occurs in the hills around Lompoc, they may again uncover the 12 foot wonder.

DISRUPTING THE GRAVE OF A GIANT

JAHOOSAFIX