The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-14
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A singuIar DAscevsry--The Homes
of nm Indiap Warrior Found
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1t a matter Of doubt whether Mao.
ulay's New ZsalAnder will ever muse
over the ruins OF London, but 30 rap
idly has change followed change in the
history Of this Wevtern country, that
the philosopher Ofto-day may ponder
over the dissppearance, We may say
extinction, of savage race that once
occupied tho land, and but few score
Of years ago, oamped on the ground
now covered by the houses Of q tenn
ing city. It,would be almost impOssi-
BILE for the students Of western annals
to realize the strange changes that
have followed each other so fast, were
it not that occasionally history is Au-
thenticAtod by the discovery OF traces
and evidences Of = race and customs
that have vanished forever. A diseSv-
cry Ofthis character was developed
yesterday, which is not without intSr.
est and historic value. i1 r1rl ei1
The facts repectiDg tho matter are
reported to be as follows: Two men
were engaged in hAuling dritt-WO0d on
tho Illinois shore, nearly opposite the
Arsenal. Some distance from the bank
Of the river they observed . large
trunk ofa tree, which, as it appeared
sound, they determined to gain pOsses-
sion Of il possible, and, after some diff
Guilty, they succeeded in bringing il TO
shore. On examining the large log,
they noticed ono end was partly split
open, and that 1t appeared as if it had
been stuffed or filed up with moss or
leaves, or some substance Of that char
acter. The curiosity Of the men wac
excited, and they went to work, and
by inserting wedges il the crack, sue.
oesded in splitting the log open, when
they found IL was hollow on the inside,
and that the cavity was partially filed
up with what, at first sight, appeared
the full form Of man wrapped in
buffalo rObO. This singular sight, Ss
might be expected, Atfirst excited their
intense surprise, and one man looked
at the othSrin in muto amusement II
TheyAt length sufficiently recovered
themselves to prosecute the sKnminA-
ton. They removed the buffalo robe,
which, although bearing indications Of
great age, was still unbrOken, and dis
covered inside the skeleton of 9 man.
The flesh entirely wasted away, but
the bones still adhering together, and
preserving the form and outline COM
plete,l Beside tho bones Of this depart
ed Indian brave were found, il is said,
tomahawk, q quivsr iull Of arrows,
and bow, all exhibiting marks Of
great age, and doubtless having been
preserved from decay by the exclusion
Of the air. We are not exactly inform
ed az to what course tho men pursued
on making this singular discovery. 1t
is to be hoped And presumed they bu-
ried dscehtly the remains Of this de-
funct Indian warrior, and carefully
collected the various articles found, as
they are fall Of interest to the antigua
ry and saudHt. '7 aei-i..ia .aior o7
We do not profess to be very we'll
vorsed in Indian lore, but we mover re.
collect having heard that it was custc-
AarY for the red AbOriginss to bury,
their dead in this way. 1t may DO,
however, that this is an exceptional
case, and its Development may furnish
clue to some missing link IN tho
chain Of history.
Were it not that It is uAnsual for
bodies to hoAt up stream, we might
venture to suggest that the bones thus
brought to light are the remains Of the
great diSoovsrer Of tho 4isElEslppi,
whom history records to have been bu-
ried in this way, some hundreds Of
miles south of this oity, in order 10
save the body from mutilatioa by the
Indians.
We leave the ~attsr, however, in
the hands Of the wise aAd learned, TO
determine its historic significance and
importance. iEaI.4- nf
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