The herald., 1897-04-25

We were enabled to trace the way
they fashioned their ornaments and to
discover the instruments they used.
The latter is piece of hard stone, about
three inches in length and conical at
each end, being rough enough to easily
grind the softer substance of shells into
any shape required.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
We found many earrings and fish,
hooks just as they had left them In va
rious stages of manufacture, showing
the way in which they were made. We
also found whistles, and even flutes,
made Of bone. the latter having four
holes and being about ten inches long.
one or the most curious things we dis
covered was the use they made of as
phaltum. Some of the stone pots or
mortars which had cracked they had
mended with this substance. They evi-
IDENTIFY used it largely for this purpose,
as shell containing supply of 1t was
invariably found buried with each body.
They made great use of the abalone
shells, plastering them into the entire
skull with asphaltum, and also making
caskets of them to hold trinkets belong-
ing to the deceased. They would take
a large shell and then put a smaller
shell over it. fastening them together,
and closing the suction, holes of the
on opening them, we would find lot of
pieces of stone and flint and even small
pieces of glass. In others there would
be arrow-heads and spear-points and
whistles. etc. 1 suppose they buried
these things with them SO that the de-
ceased might not want for material to
make new ones If his supply gave out.
A paint pot containing a red stone,
which when wet would give color like
red brick, was always near by.
We found some war clubs made out of
a handle of whalebone, about an inch in
diameter taperng down toward the end
held in the hand. which was carved into
a knob so as to enable the owner to at
tach it to his wrist with tong, prob
ably made out of kelp, the same material
they undoubtedly used for fish lines.
The business end of the club was nearly
three inches in diameter, and filled with
sand, pressed down tight, the(whole be-
ing covered with a thick coating of as
phaltum.
In all cases where we found pestles
and mortars buried they were broken.
evidently Intentionally, as the pieces,
when Joined together, fitted perfectly.
I have one pestle some two feet long
which 1 found broken into ten pieces
and yet fitted perfectly. Broken, too,
was formidable club, nearly three feet
long and three inches in diameter al
most as heavy as a man could lift.
The bodies were buried, for the most
part all huddled up, and, in one place
where we found some thirty eight skulls,
many of the latter were crushed in, as
though the men had fallen in battle.
We found one immense skull. and
those who have examined it, men who
should know, pronounce it the largest
skull they have ever seen. 1t is of abb
normal length, and the forehead is
straight and high. If there be anything
in the shape of head he must have been
a man of wonderful brain, whether he
were Indian or not.
1t is said that the island at one time
was inhabited by a race superior to the
other indians Of the Archipelago. who,
am told. were known under the generic
name Of "Pipemervo." and it may be that
this was one of their chiefs. Ger
tain 1t Is that a greater number of trim :
kets, utensils and weapons, and even
wampum, were found by my companion
with this skelton that in other cases.
They were all of the same nature, how
ever.
ANIMAL RELICS
Animal skulls, especially those of the
seal and dog, we generally found con-
tiguous to the human skeleton. Won
der if they worshiped these animals!
Fac SMILES of fishes, made out OF
shell and bone, were also found.
| The bones of the whale and pelican,
| and the large rocks round the shore ap-