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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-23
DRESS
GOODS

A delayed shipment OF uobby I'm.
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our fine Dress Patterns during this week
at actual cost
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SILKS SPECIAL.
AND HOLIDAY NOV
TIES.
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at
0Oc
Better quality, Isx7o inch, eight dil.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-23
A Spat From Moab.
MOAB, Grand Co., Utah,
Dsp. 10. 1895,

Dec. 10, 1895.
70 tho Editor
would like 70 have n little spat
with you In regard TO trade. Salt Like
ID to Utah what Denver Is to Color
ado, q general depot, ~ the people get
their supplies from there. Now, there
has been conspiracy there with the
merchants here 10 compel the people
aers TO trade with the merchants here
Bills have boon sent from here 10 Salt
Lake merchants and the answer oomte
back. "YOu can buy rs cheap OF 10
aud So" Now, n your merchants
knew what was for their good they
would try ana mold all the trade they
can, ~ good deal OF the tIade
goes East. There IL party here
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aud wagon timber. lie pays s"'o1
Height per hundred. The freight lrOu
Salt Lake IL SO cents TO 81. Gould inst
not be furnished from Salt Lake "here
hey get It in carload lUih2 Ihsy can
GUY cheaper than man eau that only
buys a small lot at a time. 1t has BE-
come tho custom Of all farmers 'hat
can, to buy their supplies at wholosale.
II your city merchants Try to compel
our people TO buy at retail stores they
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they can, ne the country people trade
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Where they can get things the oheAl'
est, there Ia where they viii trade, l
know parties mere who send 10 Ch'-
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with the express oompaniel.
respectfully,
o. W. WARSER
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-23
A Nudre Under the rnbIs.

James Payn tells in a recent London
.el'er how Dickens was present At dinner
whore DR.. Do Mussoy, Louis philippo's
physician, happened 10 bring up tho sub
leo' OF spontaneous combustion, He did
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Wg OUT In parts, contained case OF 10,
'.u made some cuntomptuous remarks
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,D,h' II confess, however" ho went ON,
uHt | have not Rlyon tho matter any
particular attention" 81 thought not,
H''a Dickens, smiling aud proceeding 20
nAno half dozen authorities on which no
n'u crummed up for tho occasion. Mr..
iI,'yh thinks that n Il had not been Tor his
'.iNgly Kick thoro would hayo boon some
,'"nI'neous combustion at that dinner
table.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-23

A hen Will furnish, under favorable
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weight in eggs in the course OF year
ana sometimes considerably more If
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" ilhal hut, us bricks cannot be made
without straw, neither can eggs BIO laid
u.,'.s their component parts are pro-
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$500
HANDKRRCHIEPS.

silk and Linen Handkerchief, the
finest assortment Ia the city, our prices
are fully one.thlrd less than regular
,atuag
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All our 500, i7oo and 5000 Waists,
$500
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$3.50
Gently FURNISHINGS.

our assortment Of Gents Ties. Gents
Silk Handkerchiels, Gents Silk Muflers,
Gents Suspenders, Gents Glove Gents
half Hose, Shirts, etc, Is the beat IN the
city az special reduced holiday sale
prices.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-23
IN KID GLOVES.

We have several great specials at about
one.hali regular price. Don'i fall to see
hem before selecting your gloves for
he holidays.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-23
PINE FUR CAPBs.


Our entire line OF handsome Beaver
Mauen, Mink, Asuachsn Wool Seal
Capes, sacrificed TO close out before taxi
ing an inventory OF our stock.
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CL0TH MAGNETS.
SILK WAISTS.

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Jackets at cost.
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JAPANESE SILK LAMBRBOuINs.

Size 7txgo, elegantly embossed In gold
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stitched, open border. value s. SO,
each, at
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04

end twenty-one feet at the west end,
height two and one-half feet.
Mound No. 8. An elliptical mound,
length thirty-eight feet, width twen-
ty-four feet, height three feet.
Mound No. 4. Diameter seventeen
feet, height one and one-half feet,
feet, width sixteen feet at the west
end, twenty-four feet at the east end,
height two feet. about the shape Of
an egg cut down legthwise and the
half shell turned down.
Mound No. 6. Diameter twenty-siX
feet, height three feet.
Mound No. Z. Diameter twenty-five
feet, height three feet.
Mound No. s. An elliptical mound,
length twenty-eight feet, height two
and one-half feet.
Mound No. 9. Diameter sixteen feet,
height two and one-half feet.
Mound No. 10. An embankment, for
in width and two and one-half feet
in height.
With the assistance of MesSrS. Veg
mann and Sauer, whom we engaged
for the occasion, several Of this in
teresting group of mounds were ex-
cavated with the following results:
EXCAVATIONS.
Mound No. was composed of sandy
loan scattered over the natural sur
face of the earth. The remains of one
or two interments in this mound were
fragmentary and useless for scientific
comparison.
Mound No. 2 was not eXcavated.
Mound No. 3-Composed principally
of black sandy loan. At the west
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04

the west and to Itasca lake on the
south, there appeared numerous stone
spalls and pottery shards. indicating
of the village site maintained there
during the centuries long since passed.
AT Point Hill, Itasca lake, named by
DIR. Coues in honor of Albert J. Hill,
my distinguished associate, there was
discovered one mound twenty-four feet
in diameter and two feet in height,
which contained fragments Of bone and
mussel shell. At the summit of the
south end of Point Hill, a remarkable
bone heap was eXcavated, about TWEEN
ty feet above the surface of the water
moose, bear, deer, wolf, beaver and
fox, and intermiXed Herewith were
fragments of pottery, stone spalls,
burned hearthstoneS and triangular
arrow-points, indicating the former
existence of a small village of mound
builders, probably at about the same
time that the extensive village on the
north end of Itasca lake was main
tanned.
On the eighth day after our arrival
at Itasca lake, we departed northward
by team and camped for the night Of
the 9Th at the Shanafelt bluffs, at Sec
ton 80, township 145, range 80. On the
morning of the 7th our course of de-
parture was down the Mississippi in
our comfortable klinker. Upon arriv-
ing at the mouth of Chemaun creek, an
examination of the surrounding coun-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04

the upper surface of the mound ap-
peared the remains of an intrusive
burial of doubtful identity; but since
a well-defned encasement of birch
bark appeared, this latter interment
was undoubtedly by Sioux or Ojibway
Indians, probably the latter. The re-
mains of this last interment were very
much blackened and decompoSed, while
on the other hand the skulls lower
down in this place of burial were natu-
raj in COLOR study in the mode of
burial which presents a wide differ
ence AZ the east end of the eXcava-
ton there had bene buried by the
process of calcination the remains of
six persons, but throughout the ex-
tent of the excavation there was want
ing any evidence of regularity in the
mode of burial. In different sections
of the mound two small beds of gravel
ly sand and two of charcoal and ashes
were noticed, but no certainly defined
existence of fire at the time Of burial
could be traced,
Mound No 4-Composed of black
sandy. loan and contained the disap-
pearing remains of but one person
near the bottom of the mound.
Mound No. s. Composed Of a light
sandy loan. Near the east end a
small pit, five feet in diameter, has.
been excavated below the original
surface about zone and one-half feet.
From this artificial pit there were taken
three skulls and a few bones, very
much decayed and broken. At the east
end appeared a quantity of debris,
consisting in part of broken bones,
pottery shards, charcoal and ashes,
but the bones were not of human
origin.
Mound No. = Composed of sandy
loan, and contained, apparently, the
fragments of two decayed skeletons.
Mound No. - Composed of sandy
loan. Only one pottery shard was
found in this mound.
Mound No. S-Composed of sand and
sandy loan. Two small ash heaps and
a few fragments of human remains
only We're found in this outlying place
of burial.
Mound No. O. Composed of sandy
loan. Near the surface were two in
trusive burials, male and female, and
the same considerations apply to these
which appear concerning the upper
burials in Mound No. 3. 1 am of the
opinion, however, that these are the
remains of Ojibway Indians, buried
near the surface, in the flesh, and not,
therefore, prepared for continuous
preservation, as were the calcined re-
mains of the dead mound builders, in
tered so long ago in the mound re-
ferred to. The othr remains in this
mound had long since crumbled to
dust
Mound No. 10-Composed in part Of
a sandy clay and sandy loan. Near
the center of this embankment were
two skulls and parts of two skeletons.
Beyond a trench, about twenty-eight
feet in length, run through the upper
part of this embankment, nothing of
interest appeared. The interments
were original
A VILLAGE SITE.
Commencing at the site of the CEN
trail portion Of the Lewis group, and
extending to the Mississippi river on
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04

us an important event, for reaching
the portage to the Crow Wing lakes
and river, which crosses the Itasca
moraine, 1 followed the deep trail to
the east shore of a small lake, across
which, the next day, we discovered
well-defined prehistoric village site
and mound, away from which led,
toward the westward, the same trail
to the Crow Wing river. This
OLD VILLAGE SITE
and mound are located about half way
between the Shingobi and Grow Wing
rivers but upon what particular sec
ton we did not determine. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Schoolcraft and
Lieut.. Allen passed over this identi-
cal portage in 1882, and it was also the
portage traversed by Morrison pre-
vious to that time, when he wintered
at the eastern end of Fishhook lake,
missing a meeting with Lieut.. Pike,
which would have proved an histori-
cal event.
Continuing our voyage, evidences of
an ancient occupancy were discoY-
cred in the valley of the Grow Wing,
notably at the Eleventh lake and at
the eastern extremity of Col. Martins
Elbow lake. During the continuance
of our voyage we gathered from the
natives and others all possible infor-
nation concerning the well-known i'm
periShable signs of the mound build
ers, which, coupled with our own OBJ
servations, proves beyond question
that prehistoric man migrated to and
coupled the entire upper watershed
of the Mississippi, from Itasca lake
to the mouth of Leech lake river, and
downward from there to the Sandy
lake locality, that all the portages
from lake to lake and from river to
present time, were not discovered and
opened by the Sioux or Ojibway In
dams, but are prehistoric in charac-
ter, and the tribes named came after
the mound builders in the use of that
entire system of portage communica-
ton. That this mound-building popu-
latlon, whomsoever they may have
been, first traversed the Cut Foot
Sioux portage the portage from Bel
tramis Julian source to Red lake, the
portage from Pike bay to Leech lake,
and the Shingobi portage, oc-
cupying for an unknown period
of time the whole extent of
territory drained by the upper branch
es of the mississippi, residing usually
upon the shores of lakes near the out
let, in villages, subsisting principally
upon game and fish, and using eX-
tensively
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
Wife

And 1 are going to New York by the
500 Line, the most comfortable and
coolest route to the East. 1t will only
cost us $780, there and return, or if we
go by way of Boston-and from there
to New York via the Falls River Line,
returning up the Hudson by the Day
Line Boats, it will cost US $35. 90, or if
we go from here to the 500. then
through the charming Georgian Bay,
with its 5000 islands, thence by rail
to Toronto. and take the R. & o.
Boat Line to Montreal through Lake
Ontario and down the river st. Law
renee with its 1000 islands and thrill
ing rapids, for $3.50, which includes
meals and berths on all the boats, it
is SO much cheaper than staying at
nome, that it is too bad we haven't
got big family to take advantage of
1T. For particulars call on w. s.
Thorn, 1913 Robert Street.
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nth shore of

from this point to the north shore of
Leech lake yielded an abundant and in
teresting budget of information con-
corning the discovery and use of these
old portageS long centuries before
Lieut. Pike or the Ojibway Indians
traversed the locality situated between
the two points named.
Our investigations at Leech lake re-
vealed the former existence of a great
central village of mound builders, stu
ated for miles along the north shore,
upon that broad point of land imme-
diately east of the most northwesterly
arm of the lake. 1t may be safe to de-
termine that the most central portion
of this ancient town was situated upon
sections % and 26, township 143, range
81 My accommodating Indian guide
led the way to an innumerable line OF
burial mounds of different forms and
sizes, some in groups, others scattered
about, and some variously modified by
intrusive burials. At one point l no
ticed notifications which suggested
the possibility that they had been used
as rice pits by the native population.
A handsome collection of relics at this
locality rewarded our search. AT one
point the former existence of an old
trading station was noticed, the old
stone fireplacss marking the spot.
Finding no name for this broad and
extensive point of land heretofore APP
piled, 1 have called it Mound point.
The Ottertail point of DR.. Coues' chart
of 1895 should be east of Goose island,
where we also found ample evidences
of the existence of a former mound
building population.
An unfortunate misunderstanding
having occurred between my COM
panion and some native Indians, who
object to surveying operations upon
their reservation, we removed from
this interesting locality to the south
west arm of the lake and thence to the
mouth of the Shingobi river, where we
We're storm bound, and this change
of base was made without
coveted exploration of
the Ka-be-ko-na lake and river, at
the west side of Leech lake, where
prehistoric occupancy existed, prob
ably quite as extensive as that of
Mound point This information we
gained from our Indian neighbors.
The ascent of Shingobi river was to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04

Winnibigoshish lakes, to the mouth of
the Cut Foot Sioux, something more
than thirty miles AT the very incep-
ton of our route through and past
these villages and settlements unmis-
taxable evidences of the former mound
building population maintaining per-
manent occupancy were observable on
every hand, and the little cultivated
fields established by the Indians proved
what we had suspected, for every
where were found the pottery shards,
stone spalls and Clipped implements
of the prehistoric age. The Ojibway
cemetery at the first Indian village
reached, on the left bank of the river,
situated upon lot 1, section 80, town
ship LAG, range 81, constitute intrusive
burials in one or more mounds, and on
the opposite bank of the river, little
farther up stream, is single burial
mound about fifty feet in length and
three feet high. There are also indi-
cations of artificial earthworks at the
summit of sharp declivity on the OPP
posite side of the lake, north of our
place of encampment, which we effect
ed at the west extremity of Cass lake.
At and Immediately north from this
encampment are the indications of the
occupancy by man in succeeding ages
for at least a thousand years, and
possibly a much longer time, for ample
evidences of a mound-building popu-
lation were noticed, the Sioux Indians
resided here, a very old trading post
was maintained the fallen stone fire
places only remaining at excavations
which mark the spot upon lots 2 and
g. section 20, township 146 range 81, the
ruins of an old mission are situated on
the north shore opposite the island Of
Ozawindib, named after Schoolcraft's
guide, and the Ojibway population
know no date connected with the COM
ing of their forefathers, when the
Sioux retired from this most central
location of the upper basin, unable to
withstand the onslaughtS of their adj
vancing enemies. The islands in Cass
lake also plainly reveal a former oc-
cupancy by prehistoric race, for
there also can be found in abundance
the same imperishable relics of pottery
and Clipped stone which exist at the
other points along our route.
Owing to stormy weather we con-
cluded to change our plans somewhat,
and turned toward the portage from
Pike bay to Leech lake At the south
ern extremity of Pike bay, where we
were encamped for a day, an extensive
PREHISTORIC VILLAGE
existed along the plateau there stu
ated, and the stone spalls and pottery
shards collected along the old trail
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04

about a mile distant from and IN full
view of the TaScodiac effigieS. To-,
ward these village sites and mounds
we extended a particular investigation.
Stone and
POTTERY REMNANTS
are promiscuously scattered about,
along the sandy beach of the lake,
upon lots and 9. section %, township
146, range 80, at the western boundary
line of the Ojibway reservation. Two
large burial mounds are central at the
principal village site, on the point of
land encompassed by the lake and
river and on the south side several
small low mounds appear at the sum-
nit of a, hillock near an old trail lead
ing from Leech to Red lake. The most
southerly mound on the north side of
the river was eXcavated, and disclosed
a very interesting state of facts This
mound is forty feet in diameter, three
and half feet in height, with an ap-
preach about two feet in height and
thirty-siX feet in length extending
enthusiastically from the base of the
mound. We here exhumed the skulls
of twenty persons and portions of
twelve others, which, with three addi-
tional ones noted at the side of.5the
excavation, made in all tfirty-five
within a radius down through the CEN
ter of the mound scarcely five feet N
diameter. Other portions of these
skeletons appeared in such a promiseu
GUS manner, intermixed in such, diff
ferent and irregular order, that it
leaves the cause and manner of this
wholesale burial in doubt. Several
large boulders were taken from this
excavation, placed there by design
for some purpose, usually above one or
more skulls. That there were proha-
bly, upwards of one hundred remains
laid to rest in this particular mound
seems certain, and the manner of bur-
iai with accompanying pottery shards
and other prehistoric evidences leaves
no room for conjecture as to the iden-
t:ty of the contents OF these mounds.
They We're the builders of the Tasco-
diac effigies. Some two hundred and
fifty yards northwesterly appears an
other mound, nearly the same size and
circular in form. The use of the steel
probe indicated that this mound, like
the first. is filled with human remains,
but for want of time it was not ex-
cavated. Between, around and outside