The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15
AMERICiN ARCHAEOLOGY.
Some OF the Features OF Last Years Work
In Tint ILnc OF KnowiedRe.

Some OF the Features OF Last Years Work
In That Line OF Knowledge.
Anumher OF interesting ancient relics. arti-
fetal and natural. OF the aboriginal rRces OF
this continent we're discovered In various parts
OF the country during the year 1892. some OF
them as far east rs the States OF New York and
New Jersey. others AS far west as California
and Oregon. While European psychologists
are always eager to procure all the facts ABOUT
any new discovery among the remains OF an-
tiuuity In Greece. Italy. Egypt, aud other Old
World countries. American arrheologists
have special fields OF research in their own
country. from which they are constantly gath
ering important and valuable material that
casts light upon the life and customs o. Amer
lean races. now extinct, which left no written
records for mankind's instruction. The bodies
OF this material In the smithsonian lnstitu-
ton. in State museums. AMI in private cnlleo-
tons are growing in magnitude every year,
some remarkable Indian relics were found
in this state last year on the outskirts OF tho
t city of BulIaln. number Of workmen. while
cutting tn. ough a hill across which a new
street, was to lie laid. came vi on a quantity OF
for ascs. A. they proceeded with their work
they untarthed household utensils aud nipple;
MIN MsR's o, s metal w. Tli shit had rh ,sss s s,s iissi
bottomed cooper kettle. tive inches In height
ami ranging from tour to rn I'VE IN inches .o., in s s,ri
bra $. with iron handles. and there were also
suniry other metallic implements AS soop a.
he declared that they were very ancient. and
never seen before. lie believes. that thew are
relics of the Kah-kwah tribe % Indians, a tribe
which belonged to the ~lroIuois family. and
which WAS nf unusual stature. as Is shown 9y
l peiie eSeF thns they were manuiastnred by the
kah. Nwais. who had deposited than in the
burial ground wni.h was disturbed by the
In 5uIaio Mr. Bryant says that these re! cs
give new Snowflake Of an A'neriran tribe.
las autumn aear iiiHchamton. in this State.
ii ws-a sort q kettle or urn OF hewn stone.
ornanented with rude sary,nsS. the signi!.
canoe q which IL hntraceatle. NJ DOUBT IL
e were YET other her Indian relic found N this
state iNrinE the yeaI. AM i IL TO- to hoped
at the service Of archieoiosiral scholars and
students. 1t is over forty years since that la
ho,i%nS inEAss5h,s s sm ,a Mf; ;,a hd% Si tbs =; sf hIs'e a;
New lorS" and . The Anoriginai Monuments
Of the state Of New York" but It'll to e re.
which he carried on has not been prosecuted
a.. Systematically or successfully as 1t was in
IN nSst interesting freh%ei"siGaI dlscoys
This gent!eMan. who has cen carrying on rx-
cava,ions for some time, Wa he'd to 'elieve
thar Il tribe OIL nlbuuu luIlu"Ts idu III tr liSeI
there. He lound a terrace! mound uf human
workmanship that luust have been QUIT "
some race that .eGame rxtip nc at an un . a a"wn
pavement laid with Regularity al some dis
lance anH .sro n, ,T,, sp bd has % Iou ,hs E Enman sK !, IS
of peculiar formation AMI the skeleton OF
buffalo aud reindeer. ossid, those OF other an,
roIamGi@ ,HioIIeGs Of this clty has gwen Mr.
Foun.aim a commissit II Ivy whicI he Will 10 On
nbIrl 10 90 Oh with his researches.
In the state OF ohi? an f an;lGnt ssrpenfin r
that IN e Adam ns'r COUNTY n.y. was d II last
sprin. in Warren county, near the town OF
Morrow The Fer"enl mHnnt Is " !; II nI,ee ~
the vrstigcs Of the ancient system Of serpent
worship among the autocht't nou* inhRoitAnts
terinus rlce that once dwelt in the Ohio VAL
lev have been unearthed along The line Of the
pottnnt contribution of the year 10 the poru-
lar knuwIedse o. the Archaeology Of that val
Man in ohio" work winch while giving de-:
tails Of he excavations ami di-cove,ie. that
aIor sines we e really tut few in number. and
were but hisiI-grade sayages. tar interior TO
the mound builders OF Mexico and South
In the state of Indiana q number Of large
skeletons. supnosed to be those OF members Of
near Charlottesville hut the report alton!
them that was sent out in October contained
details that were subsequently shown TO Oe
IN the state o! Idaho a geographical e1;
forest covering an area q Iour SQUARE miles,
in which are many netriied ZONES Of an ex.
tine, race OF men. The geologist Is Mr.. +. b
In The State Of California a curious marble
cave. evidently used In ancient times as q
near Colu ~ Ia. Tnolumne county. 1t Is nearly
500 feet in lengl h and 10 Get In height. and
!, othrrthan the oper were found In this cave II
- VII. an uIIn0 tha Tnank t@,-
tains. an c%xIi"rer' di-eoyered a numLeI o
large burial mounds In which, there were cop
, P Pessv I~at copper T" disks. 'monoiiths. and oihs'
curious til ngs lint had been there from tim,
i With Mile Ioiishta .]"Si,ce-e unen when i'ts"'t an sasn
? catving- can vet i' traced. There is - rroba
/ bility hat the region VIII 10 more fully ex'
. exploration- o the "Iitl dwellings of the mar
3 csion, Of ra tie " rnn juan and MSntcSuSa val
3 legs as well AS rom Their other places 81 resi-
I, nSsa aT' Of IL 1ra "":T w.%, a, the riss o. the!
9 I Iosms. v naa ib the o, Eet' I ts,"ssi T's rssi 1as &c
i thn, e -, in the ol ,TI ID y %sH" rs x,.o an, =,
d IONA the American RgchHr!"g 81 comes to
; region in, which the discovery Of antlluIties Q
d a marvellous KIN T. t ia, S ia ier 'han tn an
4 E purt Of IT iaN' year .. T. a 20 S"i ~ man named Morriso )
n began an attempt I" limb to the top Of tn
hHSs %ai IN q Se HF' SaxisS; AMI nSP 10 a sscret dee
In ma Sing the ascent, II took him eighty
three days to traverse he S59 feet from n
dwelling place not les interesting than an
other In the southwest, tn, hat .ssn inhri 4
IA comment. In a short time he counted abou
n sscs . q elm hGas..j ouiif G Witt tIhoT iso and , sd'I :
!, thr.a ro,m-s In tnrs. long deserted house
- he found domestic, utensils Of various kinds
10 such as have leen found in other parts OF tn
70 Territory. and witch had evidently been use
~ by tile cltir iweliers NJ to the time in whici
- ior some unknown ,ra.on. they disapprarNt
ls anu the cliii dwellin = which he disroyrre
resemble others ,hat have often been Dc
G. hundreis of other that have never yet bee
y exIl"rsd The MIST %yEa,u n q Ell toni Rsn 81 tn
u n'iIi.hc,l near the clos. Of la t year by til
,e hrchipniogi.a %In~titutr OF Anne, lea
III Leln the IL ritory III arizona during last yea
$. ,6unv m the Arizona cave dwelIings and eli
r - - ,rara A.. prpit under tha inspacfiu