The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
MATE GETS INDIAN RELICS.
Rare and Valuable Pieces of wnmpum for
tho Mnsemm Mt Albany.

MITE GETS INDIAN HhLftS.
Rare and Valuable Pieces OF Wnmpum Tor
tho Musrum mt Albany.
Within the last six months the New York State
Museum at Albany has been enriched by a col
lection Of Indian relics Of great historical value.
These have been sought ou, and purchased by
Nra u,r,i., Maxwell, 1,ony.r,s assistant curator
1900 vac ~ A., T.. =, a.,
OF The museum, who Is learned IN INC '"'e o' INC
Irouuois League and herself n chief by adoption
.nd ha,,,.aa Wv a.. SIT. ,,i,o -, tho Seneca.
anu no''@o III .'o ',ip, WV , .s.,,,t's'.
As the INDIANS nave come 10 kho" s"'ne'n'hs
Of the value of their heirlooms II is by no means
40 e.sv nov n. 1, ,,,s n tc,v v.,rs ogo to ocouite
-, -, w, -. a., -, =, ,..,,,,, r..
'ne~ .e"e% ana m'er inc WORK U, n"',ng 'l,'In
out, which is often matter Of no little difficulty,
i, round nr,cc ,,us, ~, maid ,,, them
,,, -. 80, .,,,, :, a.. ,,,,
10 ,no pS. a." "%" noI ,, ~, IN. iroo"",s
League This bel, IT, like NEST other wampum
$50 ,', :, y. -, n,,,no w,,,n,,,,
the five council fires ~ the Senecas. OnondaRaS
Oucid,s C,yugas and Nohsyks being reprc.
scented by five diamond shaprd bits OF white wan
pun. This belt was always held by the Keeper
81 the Western Door OF the League which was Of
-, 81, a.. -. r.. IT,. =, AL...
Lake ERE, 'ne has'eth I'oo' oc'"s az N'pa"E
Chief Ely Parker 81 the Scnccns, who was Presi
WI u''",' -, ~. w'. NJ.
WINS vi" 'a' hecIV' W 'no "eSo'" o''' on"
held the belt In his possession 10 the sme OF his
death Then a. the Office was no longer cx-
is,.n, IN. hi, x.r, q, hi. r.i.,,,.. t,or, whom,
is'nN '"c w" wen. ""S 'o'nu'o' ''"' "n""'
Mrs Converse bought H. By the use OF micro
scope traces ~ red paint may still he disc~rncd
80, Al. x.u,,,, al. ,.i,, u. ,i,c, b..r .,,..,.d
There In token oil war when the League spit NJ
the OUTSET ot the Revolutionary War. the Mo
hawks .spousinu the caus, NJ IN, British while
he niher Inn, n,t ,nns ,sna,,.d laval q, rb.ir
t,i.,ds ,h. "a,nn,s,a ,rbs xan,pnn, Witch ~
in fnr condition IL Strung ON strips Of buclsLin
and nm sin.ws " " "''
49,
ORIGINAL ~ The rnSnpianter TTra,y n,oh.hIy
the mos, important indian treaty ever made i,
The Whites on one side and The indians on ,hn
Other rspresen,ed by cornpansr the great peses
,n ~ v s ,I 4, t7ss s an" nu,ip J' on ca
y. .n w ~, ,nd VA MA ~ s any W. S' On" 10,
81 w. :. ,. -, W i,",,, IL -, 10" - nn'
.nd S n sn I ab, n o,".sh Isd men
Sofnpihn'ct himself ana 'hc chiefs Ispresnilng
s.c,inn 81 tSs Tnrnp,an,cr Wamm,m ~, sh',ui
,o, ,o w .n hich ,n',.t .Iws~s ~. ao ~
,,..,Y 'nnG Tn !, vnld ,nS affs sc INC
n;,, lm.. kn., ,hs 80, o.. a ~ ,II ml
yy"k Ish 49,, ~, W" ", y, go. l rsI. Sn':t
trcatx and for iSp,v y.nps she copycd t 81 bne
- ,L w., ~ ~ ~ ,,,, ii, a., .' ~,
W Inv e NJ wh,cS .hs sixsy. nrn, pS s't naaa
-. =. ~. -. q - y ~ ". euoppcu w
hei pa'k sSs hsnn , nsi Pappooss
.t IT., 'V n, r. as anu ~, Sne nnniy 10
ha,,s IN al. ySrinI,v " No. p, ~, i,,r
she wen. to an i,, n,'," maae,nnf ioliy miles
ees j anu nn, nmu., shn n hunVri " heirs
bel, Az, r. long pow WOW terms wsrS aeIsod
cipn heirs The others r.ccirins presrn,s 20 III,
| sn,isfar,inn and Mrs Cnnysrs. rnnsid.,S,d ha,
| ,.n,l, III A.. .h.n ,h.,,, .n,,.a,d 49,, ~
| srrn. n vnunp Indian womnn Who bsd h.s1S
| - he n,yoisri.i sal and had v.iL bau ncha
| nasthv mnunt,in Ia nut in hcy lain TO-, y
w No iIsnutinu ,b. shs haJ nn. no &c
th matte ~ hrs yInnJm"ihcg b,J ai,.s5, h.i ~,
| 80 snJ n. ~ 80 =. I.scsmIa,a " h.a useh
| ~ The fsnix had couni rights MoIan,., ". aha
looked ns n She Intended To lnss, on them Ia The
Utmost. so Mis- Converse eIplained I" her thn,
l ,hs Gn,.,rman,'s money b,d ali h..n Ma n,,,
| snd nsL,t A She wnul3p't hr s,tish.d xS,h y
small present The sguaw Srun,ed soiemniy and
| n nous, Sb. grunted assent NN
| Wouldn't YOU like some knives and forks
| for y,ur house, AL ed the white woman
mp said the sauaw,
| well sDuc pretty lowered calico. .nougb fe~
tyodre.s,. ~
Imp" replied the squaw
rnckinw her brains Tor snmcthinx 10 Touch thc
cupldity Of her adversary "or some bright colored
bsnks's; eooI.d IKE the setting sun she con
| "I;mph" said The sauaw "NoRuod
What do you want them" cried the white
woman dssps,irngly ioreseens demand for a
| The Indian woman moved clo- up 10 her
| looked hsr full in the eyes and said with dig
nined emphna- -Four bushcl seed potatoes
| She Kot them and the transaction was con.
| Guided
| The Janiison belt is n finc bit VI wampum com
memorating Mary Iamison known 10 the lro
while a very young gifl in the early part of IN,
evolutionary War and instead Of bring treated
as a slave was adopted into the Wolf ,rib- 81 III,
She was married To Jnmisnn, an Indian high iI
the councils " the tribe and after his death NAV
.Iamison men who aferward Became di 81 inguisheC
az intcn,ken' am inhuchnai Indians She die,