, 1869-05-30
INDIANA ANTIQUITIES.
ExptoraxI0u OF an Indian Burial
Mound.

From ae LdJpr.t Cni'n, NJ, 90.
On Wednesday. a number OF onr citizens rlade
rid nto ,ss ee0 t. og !. = saa ss
ners for the Cabinet of our Natural History +Aaso
c!auon. The party started a tae forenoon nal
Il o'clucI-aboGt twelve miles son:h Of Laporte,
on the farm OF MI. Wei. GoocAr1- There arr IA
all sone twenty toaa vii or mounds or dl-
se:e-;ed for the sr,1lcs Was atoat two eul.
in diameter at the bass and stln:tsi on the banks
ot NAl Greek 4 surre5 lt!19 duly nSde By n
t;rew, and the exact place Indicated our artlaa-
riau friends went 70 work with eataastasn, aa0
opened = cut through the eeassc Of the cH:scomb
The fof. sand fell IN upon item ladls, Lat they
ghovellet away mauful1y, till tnnll!, Mt tho depth
G! some fourteen or nftecn feet theJ struck the
grave sns ts eSaes q e 9s - M Isa
below the general level. haytne Doubtless nrss
teen Laid IN saa.cw sepalshrs' aa Aao
!ssn !ss dit a aen sn asas' .fa ri pss y
Eumed, also tnirn. shin and Jaw bonea The for
me. shows the tue aboriginal sSpc Of humanity.
ara ak psos sas n n.s se ss
cion" Tho Jaw ts neass, so,,sl a:1av, armed wt,h
sharp eozrex hat worn, hut weltprc-esr grind
those who walked and fouxn. III and With saeu,.
were remarkable for s..c o. p.owcAs..thcy we're
louLtlers stnlwart wa1iors b1. nothing uore.
and fragments Of one or two osoeEs- Tha Urn
IS Of clay and has a. capacity Of neat5 two
crars: 1t Wl5 Probably EScH I6s UoltEE Atd
melting: the workmanship Is rot altogether wtlE'
ots fnstc and there IS attempt At c1scll!sh-
nenk Copper needles or punches tperhaHs for
fewirR skins+ hi.aes aud 11.es Of the sal.s metal
dor taAia4 on and dressing the pclts Of aanalsl,
| srarI EDGED rtrts ar1 aFrow-hcada EcT Iscnv-
cred and rescued from their fonc tnElai Hut iac
| most precious relic Of al! Is An ca7heu-
wsrc tlpc, 0l cunning and almost elegant make
! and rEisn, The ssa2k or ocdy wrought
and shsted after the st:a!tEdc OF lear, The oat
aide being smooth ana shining. and Of dark
:rAio. II u in excellent statc Of preservation
ard Wlleu charged aitI Lrsi xo1lu he no s.1all
comfort 10 the lover OF tho "EscL All tae
rctica Will nc pu. tn rru7e, condition under the
l1irrt,on Of r Iitg'ls. snd pl7c ID In the ususeEu
| II orr X, H. and y. II. Association
When we're these bollcs Etc1!cateu 3uu the
| mounds raised Cres thls1 That's tac question
| The txtsult on Nr, Good1l!'s Heze formerly COY
| rtd W1th a hraey growth &! s.1@s-soHe ot
| ;lem are vet In tie cHtacc:n5 WITCH tse N2s9S
! opelt.l, u TIL 1Ax stuilp t*n less IA aiameteF'
| The trunk MaS C: aWL.' i;as t"cttt Jtasi sIo1e
The t-ocu, L. CT e7.s-a, a.:si. :asa s"S Sen.
| now ulE~h. can only hc conjet 'sre!. We
JIea4n,c II %..lA not b. cIt.aTaia.s n ven,
| lure the opinlun tia: tbt bones have aeet
| cepturr, There arr vAr.o;s theories Is 10 fScst
t,urylpx grorntls most 7e4.artthx them ~ scnlol
| cemeteries Of the abortxnes- We iactne, now
| ever, TO AgIee with those Kho believe that Inc 10
t-Ajlty OF tte toE!t3 WAS fusEses!T lie sccaa Q
N!ooiy tehtiu5 between tic ftd MGu, oni ma
;nete tun, ufi were r3tsea over TIE rrs7A!ns
those stain tn tAtue. OF co1fse, II q AZ MAKE
nf mere ST eeulA:kn ,... ~,
! Our antlquhf1aua wle E1cA PlIssG4 Tsil IL
result OF their RESEARCHES ), al1 1II 'Lspo3Sa CT
! long to reEcw their explorations