The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-12

Body Of shlknsmy. Who signed the

Body % shikiiemy. Who signed the
wnlism Fsaa Treaty, Di.ossssss.
From the New York Sun: The re-
cent discovery OF the buried body OF
the famous Indian chief shlkllemy has
attracted croTrs TO the grave near Sun
bury. Pa. hlparty In search Of Indian
relics was exploring the site Of what
was regarded az an old Indian cemetery
when the grave OF the cilef was acci'
dentally uncovered. shlkilemy was
ose Of the Indian chiefs who signed
the William Penn treaty In 1875. he
was grand sachem OF the Ienni Len
apes and deputy governor appointed By
the lroquois upon their conquest OF the
susquehanna Indians. The grave was
found In the center Of the road that
leads to the Northumberland bridge,
about midway between the southern
end OF the bridge and the Hunter man
sion. The party had dug down two
feet when II came 10 the lCdy, The
skeleton was In good state Of preser'
walton. The skull was sim covered
with a mass OF long blgsk hair. but
when raised a little Of the hair fell on
and crumbled 10 dust After the parry
had removed the earth they began 20
examine the trlnkets beside the bones
Lying on the chest Of the Indian were
a number Of blue glass Deeds still In
a semlclrcular form. but the deer
thong that had held them had rotted
away Beside the head was a peculiar
ly shaped bottle. II was empty Ry
the left hip. as II ontd carried In the
pocket Of a burial role. was an oval
tobacco box of tin II was slightly
rusty, but SIN worked on Us hinges.
In Il were a fishing line Of fine Irvine
In state Of sound preservation. some
tobacco. an English cent and a half
cent bearing the head ~ George no
The party found In the grave the rusty
barrel Of an old horse pistol whose
stock had long since worn away. an
iron tomahawk. q hunting knife Of
English maze. with o bone handle:
several thin copper bracelets. which
were still around the bony wrist. steel
buttons OF English make bells and
bangles. three copper anger rings and
one silver ring with the significant
handclasp design. The old chief lived
In the village Of Shomoko. now sun
bury, many years. but hls burial place
was not known before One Of the
coins In the grave Is Enthusiastically a
medal given IN recognition OF some
valued service. u bore the head OF 'he
king. and on the reverse side was on
Indian scene representing a warrior
hunting the deer from behind the
trunk Of a tree. This u supposed 20
be significant o. the English friend
ship and ~ the trade which the Indian
In his turn agreed to engage In. An
other significant discovery Is that ~
a series OF copper rings. one OF which
Is designed 10 represent clasped hands
wampum In large quantities proclaim
the high dignity Of the former owner
and various other trlnkeis give ire
futable evidence Of his distinction. The
most convincing Of all we're the nails
and hinges % CONN. the only one
ever discovered In an Indian burial
ground proving beyond reasonable
doubt that Il held the body Of Chief
Shikilemy. the only old warrior here
about who received a Christian burial.
II IL ALEC evident from the appearance
OF the teeth OF the dead Indian that he
lived to an advanced age vive King
shikilemy. as he was called. was In
every sense a good Indian. a true rep.
resentatlve Of everything that Is grand
in Indian character. who never proved
untrue 10 his word. never betrayed
white man and never coudoned q
crime.