Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

TnE srosE AGE Of sREcox,


ANIMALS.
Stones in the shape Of animales seem
70 be peculiar likewise to Oregon. some
for use and some apparently with none.
One from Vancouver, In the shape OF
bear. and another from Sauvie's Island
with seal head, have been referred TO
among the pestles. A turtle from Essa
Portland has been mentioned among
the nortars, and the heads Of sone an
finals undetermined among the war
clubs. There Ia also a squirrel head,
broken of from the body, or whatever
implement il was attached TO. from Van
CONVEX. now two and half inches long,
two inches thick and weighing half a
Mound: a bird from the Cascades, OF ba-
saitic roox, six and three-fourths inches
long. three and quarter wide from the
tin Of one wing TO the tip OF the other,
about two inches thick and weighing
mound and ten ounces; two human fees
or moccasins in stone, one from oregon
CITY nine and quarter inches long.
three and quarter high and two and a
quarter thick, weighing five and three
fourths pounds; the other an inch less
in length, an inch and three fourths
hioh and two and three-fourths wide,
Weighing two and a quarter pounds; and
\ baboon with the eyes, forehead and
nostriIs plainly marked; 1t IL six and q
half inches long, fosr high. weighs SIX
pounds and ten ounces, and u OF vol
canic rock. Mr.. Steel, now In the post
Office at Portland, and brother OF the
postmaster there, has another weIl-nade
baboou, which is seven and three fourths
inches long, seventeen and half around
the body, and weighs thirteen and half
pounds. The eyes are an inch in diam
eter; IL Ia two and fye-oiehths inches
between the center Of the two eyes, four
inches from the eye TO the end of the
nose and two inches across the nose.
He obtained Il from the Dalles, and has
traced Il some distance further east Of
the Cascade; bat where the Indians OBJ
tanned tho idea Of such perfect balloons
II q mystery; or were the stones IN their
present shape imported long ago from
sfar7 Probably, II these stones could
spsak, they would tell some wonderful
things which your readers would much
like 70 know.
srOHs IDOL,
Or image of mans head, was unburied
IT Sauvis's lsland. II IL sixteen inches
long and eight inches wide, while tho
eyes are about two inches In diameter,
and e has mouth and other lines ON it.
Il vas uscbably some Indians tamahn-
Gus containing his guardian spirit.
UNKNOWN IMPLEMENTS.
There arc three Of these: one ON egg
shaped Stone Of quartz, bat rather sharp
attho ends, very regular and we'll worked,
seven inches long three and quarter
inches wido and two and ssven-eighths
high, weighing three and q half pounds;
another two and half inches long and
five- eighths thick, weighing half an
ounce, with three small holes through it;
aud another which looks little like a
great arrow head, only cylindrical, ono
end looking az II IL might Save been
fastened into q stick; tho other being
somewhat sharp. 1t il eight and half
inches long aud two and quarter thick,
near it1 base.
DRAWINGS on STONE.
In Patton's valley, Washington coun-
~, arc q number Of interesting carvings
ON rocks. They AFRO in sandstone, and
face tho south. They have often been
visited by whites, who have ont their
names In tho stone, yet tho oldest names
arc nearly odacod by time, which shows
that tho Indian work must have been
deep, for the latest Indians disappeared
from the valley thirty or forty years ago.
Tho most noticeable figures are OF four
persons. Tho distance across tho largest
face IL nine inches, and 1t 10 about twelve
inches long. Tho smallest Ia about two
thirds that size. The mouth, eyes, nose
and hair on three are very plainly seen,
the hair standing out straight all around;
the hands Of two are plain, and slso tho
ribs Of one. A line from the head down
ward In each Of three terminates at the
heart, which II also plainly visible. Ono
figure Ia almost obliterntod by time. A
number Of other lines are ON tho rock.
which look NJ II they might have been
numbers. Tho outlines Of two fishes
with tho ribs can also be seen on tho
same rock. On other rocks near by are
other marks. two Of which also seem TO
be 0shes, one bow and arrow, another
. lodge, and some are unknown. There
are also many straight irregular marks.
The whole looks irregular and decidedly
like Indian work.
MOUNDS AND RAGrirwoaxs.
On tho farm Of Mr.. Ira Il. Purdin,
near Forest Grove, nre SOHO old works
which look about ~ much like fort az
anything, and Indian tradition gives
Thorn that name. II Ia part way up a
hill, In front OF which II Che West Tual-
ATTN plain and back Of which II timber.
There Ii spring at the batt0m Of the
hill; tho hill faces tho Gust. On the
north side tho line and ditch arc plain,
about aixty- three feet long; on tho east
side thoy are also plain, seventy -fivo feet
long; on The west aide towards the timber
- no line. a curious fact Is that inside
The fort and parallel with the line on the
north side IRE Othsr lines ard ditches
and mounds; first ridge ~ large a. the
northern ono; then d smaller one, then
two lows Of mounds, another row mainly
= ridge, another small ridge, and than
irregular mounds which bound tho fort
On the south aide, bus there 4 no limo on
that hide. Whaa these mounda. a hiph
~ the outer lines, wcrc for il the ouos-
ton. Possibly there were picksts On the
outsido lines and houses On the inajde
oueo and mounds. The internal liues
run back 10 tho wegG fUyther than the
north llno, eocDe az thou1 hixty feot fur
tAar, Ard thay o91ond oou1k, fnrShsr than
~ 81 - ~ MG1oeo lint, 1fty or ulxtv
tooG 1ne yt1GoG md Douuds are rou-
eena!y ffom tyo1o t11oo Feet high, and
~ h11e4 ~ ehout twelve feet In di-
emeek. ~ ENg4Infe son and l dug
mt tWo u ~ ny8eat for three or four
feet, untQ ~ soAohcd the native clay,
which y Q0ate bard. but found nothing.
4 y about four hundred and seventy
feat around Il.
There are said to have been two or
three snlallsr forts within three or four
miles o. the same place, bat tho pillow