The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-22
RARE INDIAN RELICS.
Hammer stones. the Use of Which Has
Been One OF tie Unsolved Problems.

Keen One OF the Unsolved Problems.
From the Philadelphia Times.
/ The large and valuable collection of
archaeological objects recently contrib
uted to the University museum by Mrs.
! William II. Miller of Media comprises
series of specimens which, both from
their history and intrinsic interest.
form a notable addition to the magnifl-
+ cent cabinet of Indian stone imple-
+ ments at the university. These are no
less than the veritabe objects which
once belonged TO DR.. Samuel George
Morton of Philadelphia, comprising the
greater part OF his collection of relics
DIR. Morton was born i'm philadelphia
IN the last year of the last century He
began his collection of skulls i'm 1890
ana ten years afterwards published his
great work, "Crania Americana The
skulls, which constituted the largest
archaeological collection then in exist
ence. are preserved in the Academy of
Natural Sciences. That he also had
fine archaeological collection was en-
tirely forgotten He had numerous cor
respondents in the South. many of
whom no doubt We're his former pupils
Ihey must have sent him the choicest
treasures that came in their way. and
thus his collection was formed
When Mrs. Miller's gift was received
at the University Museum ii was OBJ
served that some of the specimens had
familiar look. 1t was quickly dis
covered that they had been figured in
Schoolcraft's History Of the Indian
Tribes of the United States" to which
DR. Morton had largely contributed
The pictures. colored and of actual size
had been sketched from the originals
by Captain = Eastman. United States
army the brother of Miss Eastman
whose school for girls at Media is SO
well known. From Schoolcraft's work
theE have been repeatedly copied so
that they are perfectly familiar to
every student Of American archaeol-
ogy.
one of the most interesting and re-
hafkahle OF DR.. Morton's specimens is
a large perforated chopper of stone
which Frank II. Gushing of the lint
Norsity Museum and the Bureau Of
Ethnoloey at Washington has identi-
ned as a ceremonial battle axe intended
Tor hating sidewise i'm wooden
handle This axe. according to "A print
ed label, was given to DIR Morton hy
Or. William Banding in 1876. IT was
FOUND near Camden. s. G.. the source of
nearly all the most highly finished ON
1ects. With the axe are three untin-
lShcd banner stones" made Of soan-
stone. These banner stones. the use of
which has been one of the unsoIved
problems IN American archaeology.
nave recently been shown by Mr.. Cush-
ing tn be ceremonial axes II is an in
teresting fact that his conclusion was
Inc outcome of his study of the war axe
IN me Morton collection. A large terra
Gotta pipe bowl with double row of rod
impression decoration on either side is
accompanied by the following label.
Taken from an Indian graveyard on
The plantation Of Rosalia King. i'm Lib
ertN county. Georgia. The skeleton was
found IN Il sitting position. with the
hands III the lap. holding this pipe and
two balls
Another terra Gotta pipe with June
ton ridges and lnzengc sbaped lines
stimulating, a. Mr.. Cushing has printad
out lacinEs derived from pieeed tube If
Enurds or large canes. comes from ker-
shaw, : {. Captain Eastman.s picture
gives a very incorrect idea If the orig
inai and illustrates how little import
ance WIS attached some - years ago tn
the accuracy unw considered essential
In Scheolcraft's volume. thc Rcv
George Howe gives "A dcscriptf Of
tics" clay pipes a. pruba bla prucibics
used by thu Indians for smelling gold
Another large Indian pipe il If soap
= one, being "a CnpN of that material ~
he 'la4 pipes before described \ faded
label Is fnScrihc This pipe was dug
up al the Friends Graveyard. Camden
: G.. about ~" fol below the surface
The site 10 an ancient Indian town. !
half p Wile from the Waterap Present
81 NJ" hF Colonel J. KcrshaN- "
Banding
Another worry lars. SoS1r4tnne pipe IS +.
in tn" form of "a hear and ha#a tubular /
hC 81. other specimens from South /