The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-24
Lsdogs, Ind, May Is, 1898.
SOME PECULIAR ARTICLES.
A Visit to the Curios of the Indiana Stat
Geological Museum.

A Visit to the Curios of the Indiana State
Geological Museum.
To TIE HOWARD LITERARY CLUB-In q
former letter to the Howard literary club,
description was given of the War Rel
les" contained in the museum OF the CAPT.
tel at Indianapolis. 1t Is the purpose Of
this contribution to describe other and
equally interesting articles.
In one OF the glass cases may be seen q
plate made In England in the latter part
of the eighteenth century. 1t is artist
cally painted, bearing the names and seals
of the thirteen original states, besides
Georgia and Kentucky. In the center
there appear the portrait of Washington,
the Goddess of Liberty, and view of the
old capitol a. Washington. This plate
was presented to the state by Samuel II.
Robinson of Delphi, Ind. Not far away is
a small and insignificant pewter plate. but
if age would add TO its honor it can count
century and a half of existence. But
older still and more Insignificant in ap-
pearance is 3 coin OF the year 1856.
Another curious old relic occupying the
same case Is a square piece of carpet,
dDOuk ONO lDGAGEt Win tAlC lOltOMluk HIS
tory attached: THE carpet of which this
is a sample is made entirely of cows hair.
The black, brown, and white are natural
coljrs, the red and yellow are dyed. The
hair was collected at different times from
Uncle Billy Sedgerwood's tannery and
spun into chain and filling by Martha w.
Martin of Carlisle, Sullivan county. Ind,
during Martin Van Buren's administra-
ton, and was put upon her psrlor floor
after William Henry Harrison was elected
president"
A fungus growth of wood. resembling a
lace fan of exquisite workmanship, occu-
pies one OF the center glass cases. This
piece of wood came from the mansion of
Governor Jennings at Corydon, Ind. The
mansion was built in 1911.
In the same case is portion of cedar
log obtained from the bottom OF the gla-
cial drift in the bank OF Four Mile creek
near Oxford. o. 1t was found eighty feet
below the surface and, according to the
figures of Prof. McFarlane and others,
must be about 10000 years old. as it must
have grown during or before the glacial
period which commenced 10000 years
ago and last 20 200 years.
Near ct hand is section of live oak
taken in lS4l from the buiwark Of the old
uloits are familiar to the members of the
club. And you are all acquainted with
Daniel Boone and his many daring deeds
of proves in the Ozark and Bloody
Ground" Well, here is a piece of Squire
Boone's coffin, brother of Daniel Boone.
The wood was taken from the cave in
Harrison county on Buck creek, Ind,
where he was buried. SQUIRE Boone came
to Harrison county In 1902 and built a
cabin six miles back from the Ohio river
in what is known as Grassy Valley.
Here also We find a stone from the wall
of the convent of Santa Clara, built as
long ago as the year ISL ; and at n cost of
100000 The history of the "Charter
Oak" of Hartford, Conn, is one of the
many interesting events that are treasured
by the lovers of history. In one of the
cases a piece OF the bark and wood of this
historical landmark NAV be seen.
There are many more interesting relics
which may be described in future papers.
BEN ARDYs."
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