Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-09-25
EAsToN. 18Th November, 1911

EAsToN. l5th November, 1911.
Mr.. JOHN HEcKEwELDER,
My Dear Sr:-ln many things, bu, parlicu-
larly in that respecting Indian customs, and an
.qulies, you are my oracle, 10 which your
goodness has given me permission 10 approach,
and hear The sublime responses.
| have again question TO propose for your
solution or conjecture. TO obtain this, deem
II necessary Ia give yon kind of historical ln-
PRODUCTION To The questions am about 10 pro-
pose.
few weeks ago man went 10 the top Of
the Blue Mountain, about d or 5 miles n0nh
east Of the Delaware Water Gap, to hun, bees.
In his excursions, he came TO a known Lake
or Pond of water, nearly on the very summit of
the Mountain, near the edge of which he be-
held. OH PreciPice, parcel of stones appa-
ren'ly collected and piled up by The hands Of
man. The Bee-huner's curiosity was excited,
and he began to separate The loose stones, when
he beheld the skeleton of man, (Or woman. J
which frightened him so much that he fled from
the place, and gave relation of his adventures
10 his Le!g gabouEs, many of whom agreed 10
bear him company. Thus reinforced, The dis
coverer, on The Sunday following. ascended the
Mountain, and reached his formerly discovered
sepulchre. Qor such il turned out 10 be The
men then went 10 work and removed all the
smaller loose stones. They then observed a
layer Of long fiat stones, parl Of which they al
50 removed. They then began 10 make their
observations on the object before them The
stones they had removed, they found 10 have
been placed on large rock, which had been
rent spar, for considerable length. aud wide
enough conveniently place The body oi man.
In this opening between The perpendicular
sides, they found the bones or skeleton of a
human body. Al The head and fee, ere placed
fat stones perpendicularly, jus, wide enough TO
close the space between The two sides of the
rock. On the top were also placed fiat stones,
reaching from side tv side Of the space " here
between the covering stones and the bones.
On The top, over these covering fat stones, and
at the ends Of the head aud feet slones, were
placed the piles Of the smaller ones.
With the bones were found small brass
kettle, some beads, snne circular bones or lvo-
ry of the size Of dollar ln thickness aud diam
eier, through which ale pierced Two holes
through the diameter. Also a parcel Of The
same kind Of bones or ivory shaped like pipe
stems, about 10 inches long, with tabular
opening leng,hways through lbem. but do MOI
appear to have been used for smoking, from
the color OF The bone.
The brass kettle was claimed by the Bee
hunter, and dlscotereT of the grave the other
lrlukets fell inlo The hands Of friend, h" has
since forwarded them 10 me, aud have them
ready TO shew you whenever | shall have the
pleasure Of seeing you here.
Nearly right down The Mountain from the
grave, on The fats or low lands, there was
large Indian bufying ground.
Now after these historical parts of the facts
as related to me, | come To the propositions OF
those, TO NE mysterious questions, hoping you
will have .he goodness 10 impars your opinion
thereon To me.
Could the place have been The special choice
of The ludlau7 Here Was a lake with plenty
of fish, abundance Of good large hurliebetnes,
excellent hunins ground, &c.
Can 1t he presumed iiar he was noted
Chief, VI Warrior, 10 HON such Distinguish