The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-28
INDIAN RELICS.

boring county-Luzerne-on the respec
tive merits of certain private collections
of "Indian Relies" belonging to DR.. Hol
lister and S. jenkins, Esq. It's a source
of qualification to the writer to know that
such collections exists in Northern Penn.
sylvania, and it is especially gratifying to
know that there arc gentlemen who have
means, leisure and taste to make such
collections. One of the results of the
controversy alluded to, is, that the respec-
tive owners Of the cabinets. shall exhibit
their collections at the approaching Wy
oming fair.
l desire to inquire whether some ar
rangement cannot be made to bring out
at s our approaching Monroe County Fair,
similar relics now in possession of individ-
uals throughout the county? One gen
tlcman, who has small collection, will
checrfully furnish his. Cannot others be
induced to do the same? throw out
these suggestions without consultation,
but trust the President or Secretary of
your Agricultural Society will add an in
tercsting feature to the exhibition by Sc
curing a fair display of Aboriginal re-
mains.
Let none held back such relics, but
freely bring them forward. However
small or comparatively unimportapt, let
those interesting memorials Of people,
who have forever passed away, be rescued
from destruction and made to enrich an
exhibition, devoted to industry and art.
The smallest relic is Of interest TO the
general inquirer aud Invaluable to the an
tiquarian as enabling him TO determine
from its character and construction some
thing Of the industry, skill and advance
mcnt Of the people who have left these
sole memomorials Ct their presence and
power in the beautiful Valley Of the Della
ware, or, perhaps more appropriately, the
Neenesintc. 1t is due to the memory Of
the past due to the brave warriors whose
Council fires once lighted up these Val
leys-the Titans of dark and mystic
race, whose memories have forever faded
from the earth whose deeds have not E.
ven traditive or Legendary song, but whose
great and imperishable names are forever
fxcd on mountains, rivers and purliDg
brook. To these it is due that their SIM
PIE weapons and implements-their orna-
ments and utensils-should be collected
and preserved.
An incalculable number Of relics have
Seen gathered from the valleys of Monroe
County Where are they? Gone to en-
rich other localities. OR recklessly destroy
cd. This is all wrong Here they should
have been kept, where their works consti-
tutc, next to the grand and magnificent
scenery, The most interesting feature of
the whole region. Let me impress upon
every person who has even single relic.
to send it up to the President or Secreta-
ry Of the Society, with the name of the
contributor. If desired, the price of the
article or articles may be named, and
doubtless purchasers will be there ready
to secure the relics much needed to good
collection. l repeat, let DO article how
ever small be neglected. Stone axes, ar
row-heads, pipes, pistles, ornaments, pot
terry, &C., &C., constitute some of the rel
les recovered from ancient burial places,
or ploughed from the field.
Articles of copper are particularly So
licited vessels Of pottery or fragments of
vessels are sought for pipes, images, DC,
are much desired. Beads, ornaments, &C.,
are also solicited. Specimens Of colored
pottery are very rare in this locality and
constitute objects OF especial interest
The few specimens of ancient flctilia which
| have seen from this and neighboring
counties are rude ahd coarse under
stand some fine vases have been discov-
cred. These, I repeat are particularly
desired.
These hurried suggestions are thrown
ont f,r tho consideration of the officers Of
your agricultural Society. trust it will
be their pleasure to take such steps as
will secure a good display Of articles from
the buried past Monroe has an AborlS-
iual history; let it be Illuminated at the
approaching Fair.
". Deli.
Del Water Gap, Sept. 10, 1868
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