Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-18
JOHN BROWNS GRAVE.
WHERE THE REMAINS OF THE
OLD MAN LIE.
Buried at Ms Old Home With Huge Adirondack
Bowldss for . Moaunent He Selected
the Plsee Himself-Naa7 visi.
tors Every Year.

Inc 6l8to utWSell-M1a7 vuAs
tors Every Year.
The grave OF John Brown Is almost
1he only point Of historic interest In
the Adirondsclss. There IRE many
points OF interest. but they are not
historic. says the Philadelphia Item.
People 20 about. to look. at beautiful
mountain and lake scenery, to witness
tho attractions OF this or that summe
hotel, to see fine camps. and for other
purposes. but tho region appears to
have no history except its natural his
tory. Columbus did not discover the
Adirondacks, the Pilgrims did not
land In. them. no important battle OF
the Revolution, nor even Of the war OF
1872 was fought in them. So far as
men are concerned. these mountains
appear to DO comparatively new
ground.
Perhaps It is because OF these facts
that so many people visit John
Browns grave. He was the object Of
.Rood. deal .of interest Ia thisacpuntry
thirty-one years ago. but il is proba-
BILE that comparatively few OF the pres
emit generation know or care what he
did that made him famous They
have all heard that
John Browns body lies a-moldering in the
grave,
But his soul goes marching ON.
But the general belief IL that he Is
not the only man in that condition
that, In fact he IL hardly exceptional
enough In that respect to make him
worthy Of such general mention a. he
receives Nevertheless, whatever may
be tho reasdh. s'Rreat many people in
that. raGioR. ake, ,pilgrimages 70 John
Browns grave. and visitors to the
mountains are apt-to get the idea that
It's duty not to DO loft undone.
The visitor In search OF John
Browns grave Is now guided to 1t by
finger board at the point whore the
road TO the farm branches from the
main road That point is two Or three
miles from Lake Placid. The sign on
tho finger-board reads, sJohn Brown
farmhouse. mile-meals served"
Tho read thence to the farm bears
evidence Of good deal OF travel,
though there 10 NO. other dwelling near
Il except the Brown homestead. and It
snds there. Il leads through o piece
~ woods and then emerges into q
clearing. which It circles through and
lands it, visitor at the farmhouse
door. II - modest house. and no de-
ecendant or relative Of Brown Is now
In possession. A country lad whose
trousers hung by one suspender. was
giving Information and Offering phot,-
graphs and relics for sale to two
carriage loads OF visitors.
About hfteen yards from the house
and nearly In front lies = great bowl.
der Of nearly rectangular form and
perhaps fifteen feet broad by 20 Zee,
long. IT. surface 10 nearly plane.
slightly .inclined. and is !. Ave. or siz
siieSt S6ovS He Susface ~ tho ground.
Beside this bowldsr are two mounds,
zone Of which IL said to DO tho grave o.
-,John Brown and tho other that OF hii
son Watson Brown. At tho head u
-,one o. the mounds 10 4 headstone. ap-
.. spasently Of slate rock. ON which art
! Inscriptions giving dates Of birth and
: death Of Captain John Brown. father
-,oi tho hero. of John Brown himself
.aad Of Watson Brown. his son. Their
is no eulogy. The John Brown IN
scription merely says. after giving th'
date OF his birth. Executed q
Charleston, Va. Dec. 2. 1852" Tn
headstApe hrs hesas hsis SCARED b
relic hunters. and evidently to proven
damage to It . wooden cover has bee
made for it. which is fastened over
by q paddock. The boy Of one SUI
peuder uniocks and removes tn
cover when visitors wish to see tn
maidstone, but never leaves the cove
OH, though he has to take it OF an
putt on again many times a day.
But this headstone IL not tho meme
rial The great bowlder beside whic
the grave 10 has deeply out In II
upper surface in letters aud figures
foot long. "John Brown. 1852" Tn
visitor may ascend this bowlder !
wooden steps. and he will hardly ia
20 be impressed with the idea tina
when the mounds shall have suE|
when the little headstones shall ha,
crumbled. when. perhaps, the sp'
shall cease to be inclosed by fence
now. and visitors shall cease to see
it, the bowlder will remain with sui
cient tracing OF the name on Its su
face to commemorate it for centIrie
It is said that it was after Brow
had been condemned to death and h
wife visited him in the Jail III Virgin
that he requested that his body shou
h. h,,riaA hoaido the bOWld0r ne