The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-04-18
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SPRrcINoxr. April II. 1886:

SPRccLxoNr, Apr IL, 1850:
EpIroR ISDEPExpEST;---Sonething
more curious and to our vision more AN.
tique than aneieut history. has lately
been exhumed aud placed on general
exhibition in our camp. The article
aud facts in connection are a. follows:
About tSo weeks since the writer Oh
served y suspicious looking bundle par
TALLY hidden among the rafters over
one of his Don in the old Sprueemout
hotel. aud actuatsd by curiosity and as
sisted by n smart little boy. tie relic.
which WAS concealed in n thick. closely
woven gunny-bag, was brought down,
which proved to be an ancient niment
of some sort. but We were for u time ut
terry unable to locate the particular por-
{ Oh of tue human it Was intended to
decorate. or evan the sex il was made to
grace, nnd not having a gentleman tail
OF in tina camp, and lacking the requi-
ste familiarity among the ladies, we Sc
cured the 5 rvices of tie barber and a
sai.o: of considerable note. aud returned
for the purpose of making - thorough
,xaininstiOu. We call t n coat, while
IN reality 1t is Il combination Of frucE.
coat, cape, cap, gloves, vest and what
the barber positively pronoances, "fhe
most exquisite Of wigs i'll exi,tsnre."
The phenomenon is q composite Of hu-
msn hair. together, vi believe. with the
equine mane anl bov:nr tail. Tne gar
ment, as YOU doubtless already under
stand, Is Of a singular y~ariegated color,
and supposed TO be OF Swedish or lin.
ana consequently au excellent memorial
OF the handy-crIit Of our ancient mat
rons or ma.deus. The concern, with
the cxcrpt!ua o! trimmins =. which con-
,ists o! the iut OF so ne unknoxa YER
min, and the few OF stone
and the sinrw or cat-gut used in lieu of
thread, IL entirely constructed of hnir
and embtlli>hcd with orange, canary.
hnIcn and strcl-cOlorcd rosettes OF the
same stuff, worked into shape OF cork
screw handles, AMI loops Of the same
are to be used in lieu Of button-holrs.
The stones, which are transparent and
Of various hues, arc somewhat over all
inch Ill length aud une.fourth of an inch
in diameter, have n groove or notch at
each end, over which sinew is drawn To
secure them, and stri IL Is of hair en-
twined at intervals, giving them the
modern aspect Of brals. These, what
ever they may be termed, ARE arranged
about the garment in different designs.
which resemble various letters Of the al
phabst. The cross OF our Savior being
very conspicuoas, and something close
ly resembling IL saw-buck etc., etc, un
til the skill an | neatI4esS Of which Laf.
file description, and considering its per.
feet state OF preservation, is Admired,
and admitted by all who have seen II t.
be II very valuable article of antiquity.
And . We arrive where public notice
Is most desired, to WI: Yesterday
a Swede, Samuel Lindbloom-off per
haps-by name, requested the privilege
OF inspecting the coat, but the instant
his eye fell on it Ia became hystericul
aud laid claim to the properly ms II fam-
lily heirloom, albeit, according to his
" statement. he had not seen its col
or for twelve years, aud moreover. that
proof was uuAttainable outside of Syed-
cn, that he would prefer losing a limb.
and so overwhelmed me With a narration
OF primitive history, principally con-
corning one OF his fo%refathers, who was
presented with the prize by n b Wy of
prIinevnl maidrns, MS IL token Of graft
tude for his having fixed a legislative
deadener ON the huabandry practice Of
working wives and daughters as oxen to
the pillow, harrow, roller ets., and for ST.
curing TO the grptlcr sex the same edu-
catiOnal advantages assigned to man.
and confused me so much with the ped
iSree of the coat aud gencalogy of his
ancestors that | promised to withdraw
my claim, provided hat he produce
three responsible citizens to vouch for
the truth Of his statement. According.
ly he soon returned with Mr.. Robert
Hartly, MT. SAMUEL Cloutier and Sir.
ucnry Sheldon, neither Of whom |
could have any ohjectian 10, and each
OF whom allowed his claim to be tut,
so turned over the property. Within
W houIs Of the time he pleaded before
me with the affected prthos Of AN in
jurrd woman. and Tears caruering down
his checks Hs big IA suow.bails, he had
battered the article AWAY to Rev. A. A.
Marshall Of the Methodist Church for
an equivalent less than $40, while |
wou'd have been only too willing to
have given him double the amount, and
Mr.. Marshall to-day assured Inc that he
would not take 800 for his purchase.
And thus I got 10 / IN | the un .ophisti.
Gated ct bitten b. land sharks.
/. V. L.