Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-06-09
Whole Number 66.

must have Ueen UeE ltelInsS. HOW S.tdL
her surp7sei how terrible the change,
when she became aware of their inten-
tions Who could describe The terrible
horror and intense agony of that Cit
ical moment Tears OF blood flowed
down her cheeks; her cries resounded
through the forest--but neither tears nor
entreaties prevailed She implored the
stern warriors who surrounded her, TO
have pity on her innocence and youth;
but ali in vain. The Indian priests cool
! ly proceed with their hoTrid aud barbar-
j Gus ceremonies She was tied on the top
Of the sacrificial Copper Rock, With green
/ withs. The terrible supeIsttons of the
Indian priests in relation to the sacrifi-
ces of the copper monster, Prevailed
The Great Spirit and the Monitou de
maDded the fair sacrifice. The fire was
gradually applied to her youthful body.
with torches made OF the wood her own
hands had gathered for the warriors.--
When exhausted with cries, grief and
pain, the great chief shot an arrow into
her heart. which was followed by the
spears of his followers, until her body
became torn and shapeless mass of hu-
man flesh. and the blood poured down
her sides in streams. When the blood
had ceased 10 flow. the high priest APP
proached the body Of the victim and tore
out her heart, and amid the acclamstions
Of the whole tribe. invoked the blessing
Of the bloody Mouitou, and hegan to de-
your the flesh of The dead. The mangled
remains were then left TO be devoured by
! wild beasts. The weapons of war were
then splinkled with the blood of the
dead. aud all returned to their cabins
cheered with the assurance of glorious
victor over their enemy in the next con
test.
Such is the history of this curious cop
per rock, at period long before it was
removed from its native home. Henry.
trader. who, soon after the conquest OF
Canada by the English, set out on ira
ding voyage to Fort Mackinaw. and was
present at the massacre of the whole gar
risOn, says that on his way back 10 Mich
ilimackinack he encamped at the mouth
of The OntonagOn river, and Was led by
Indian guides to this great sacriiicial rock
He says that it was pure copper, and SO
soft that with an axe he cut off piece
weighing hundred pounds. On view
ing the surface of the rock. he coniectured
that ii had rolled from the side Of lofty
hill which rises at its back. In more
modern times. Henry r. Schoolcrart, who
accompanied Gen. Cass in his travels on
the lake, visited this great block Of ma
tive copper. In the year 1871, person
named Eldred purchased from the head
chief of the Ontonagon tribe this copper
rock for :he sum of $3.50.
In l644. he prepared at Detroii por-
table iron rilway and car. with tackle,
capstan and blocks, and with the assis-
tance of twenty men he succeeded in re-
moving il to the shore of the lake. where
it was claimed by General Cunningham
as the property of the United States
Cunningham agreed that Eldred should be
paid for his time and expense in remov-
ing it to Detroit, and when government
should remove it TO Washington. he
should act as agent, and be compensated
for his services. Government, in 1913,
brought it TO Washington. where il now
lies. The object Eldred had in v:ew was
to exhibit the rock in this country and
then in Europe. as the greatest natural
curiosity. and the most remarks BILE min
eral specimen in the world. Congress
ordered that he should be paid the sum of
S5 6l5 9S to re-imburse him for the Ia
Dor and expenses he had incurred. Such
is the authentic history of the Copper
Rock living between the War and Navy
Departments at Washington.
RAILWAY SlGNALs.-We have seen the
model of an ingenious. simple. and appa-
rently effectual system of Railroad Sig
nails, the invention of MIR. Moses. Beach
of The Sun. Mr.. Beach proposes to erect
series of signal posts along the track of
a railroad, in the vicinity of all draw
bridges, and to connect them by means
of chains and pulleys in such a manner
that the act of opening draw necessari-
ly occasions a change in the signals. To
the last of the signal posts. which is TO
be removed to a sufficient distance from
the bridge TO insure the safety of the
train, is attached small gate. so ar
ranged as to project over the track while
the bridge remains open. The return of
the bridge to its place restores the sig
nails to the position indicating safety
Lanterns displaying red or green lights
are attached to each of the posts, that
due notice may be given i'll the night
This con;rivance has the merit of SIM
piicity and cl,eapness; and We understand
it has been submitted to several Railroad
Companies. The sooner the signal sys-
TEN is perfected, the better il will be for
the public and the Companies.
". Y. Times.
Destructive FIRE.-Boston, May "a.
The Town Of Rocklana. i'm this State,
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