The sun., 1901-10-06
WAMPUM TREASURES FOUND.
RARE INDIAN RELICS IN.
EARTHED ~ CANADA.
several Hitherto taitear,i-sf BELTS Pro-
cured Prom the saushna waEas Tor the
state Museum ~ Aibsn, Tic In-
disns Give Them Up To Mrs. Converse

state Museum o. Albany for many wears.
has discovered in canada several hitherto
unh"aru-of balts which We're ~ onr ttma
in possession of tine AlEonuuinA For
the pas century th.-e rare relies have
is'en hold 10y the Descendant. of the
Mohawks now r-siding ~ the Caughna-
wagn reservation near Montreal. Having
abandoned the usa of the wAmpum in
their councils and treaties and fearing
the "ncroachment 81 collectors. th.ss
people have cuncealcd thc-" records ~
the old-,irnc glory Of the great Algonouin-
and nOnc bji; a few Of th" old chiefs lfaw
their hiding place
Zach Of the l-,lts obtained bv Mis. Con-
yers", secured bv the consent of tie chtri-,
has it, history aul ulhou,icated by the Inherited
folk lore Of the people one of the-.. the
-Tomahawk- belt was presented 10 tl,e
Iroqui- Ivy the Algunpuinz IN 1870 a. promise
90 peace after war Of fifiv v"ars' duration
had ended ia the DETERMINATION - he
Adirondack bv tie victorious lrpguoi-
The-a ntt"rat fir, but fc..Olo bend
which srord"d from the AdirondscL-.
ON. &C the cOufcucratel nations uf iho
Agonqulus eventually n"cam" tie power
ful Ho-tle-uau-~'-n1 or league 81 tlr
lrpauoi-. coui"dcrafed 10y the union u' ihc
MuhuWl,s. Oucidas. Ouondagas. tavugaS
aud Scnacas The motto of this league
was determination or absorption and
the conqu"riug ~ all ncighbor nations
s. IA" organization uf the cuufcd"rocv
the iroQuois, remembering their ancient
foe. tho Adir1udacks. bv whom th"v had
h.-en driven a. wanderers. b~gau the releui
l,s- war continuing half century AID
unpara llclrd in ~ -svagorv. A. 20" cur-
rltIsipu uf tins war tup AiguuquIns ip tgr-
th.r IpaCe and protection lmplor"d 'In
treaty. during winch 'n' great ditCl was
dug wherein vas deposited the lnmahnWh
Algonquin bcit uudrruea'h five t-'if-
r,prr-outiug tho cpnfed'ra'cd lrIuuu.-
Ry Indian law th.- ~igniiica'lpu l".d that
should ih" Algpuqutn- again pr'"li 'i9'"
var they werr fr-t to if from ts gray"
tho belt ~ each vd.lun b"iDf, wa 'HI.l
b. declared
This Algonquin tonahavk hsi', WHICH
in spite ut the wear .'iiI r''a'i~ laflicI'~
,f IT. urtglual war paint. o, gtuu' iHd' lee.
long Hul cIgh' inches bruaI j. and woven "'
llrplc waiallm lead, - ing vH' .'
iilrouz .lm I1rk f',-ee L. "u0h row ui l"aI-
sacurrd bv buchshiu curi- Ni-i"'i.ai
fact- show tia' D. va lu 'Nt~iui," long
prinr 'l 1859, when . va. s4rrru tered fu t.r"
tI,lgupis a. ono - h. raf'i'-s' .f OBJ" Nlg'r-
p4tr wumpum- lrrr' b. Ur'. per Imr1l"
~. white. vi'l broad diagonal props oI
bIac,-- ~,ghNlI'l"g ih" s'r"ug' I ara end
la-- .f,4-~ of 'he cpmusC' l.H'u"i ''fiu.I
81 crook.'i lines. Sl.,uilv pg rNtrs. "'d
d.aguuats. sNUslHlflag uI".ii. .t1... .'' '..-
Ne. tu, Land, ~ la'g,I and strong '"'~
th, bul..l .t union Ot uue pf tho hsl 'r''ru
ar., -. -s.- ihs .igu col Ii" r"r"h Ca h-
ole Government or ci-" e.. 'u" lHI. i'.'r
OF 'l" DrUIa--. I'd. I.. t.g 'U' ''.''-'. . ''
lrdtpu t,,-.,..s .Df.. fhr-H ...'s N"rr l'l'
to- ,-e,,i, M" walls ~ A. oiI rru" D." IS" and
not taken from their hidiug pa"" Tor N"a'7
after the al1ud 'riu'u' u' fu'iU us'
y 'i" Nph1Nk-. following ~.f William
Johns .n and Rrtu'. separated if'l ii" "id
lcsgt.. during ih. k.ag o,ui .pharv N4r aud
l"Csm" -ubi"c' t' th" luyn~' if.ru. ~
h. - raigs fi,t 'rai thc-'' Id u.'r - "H.'
rptur.l go itr "riF.isd hom" ui 'h" lrdr'l"
Of ih" lroquo-, I'm. - ''"m p'lhhp-
10 b. deIoSi, ~ WIN 'h'ii brother "'i'~ %.
Albany o. witut~-'S nf tHr "tsni1ii" i"h 10
'le pale-iao' and 'ho fAll"u gra nr-- 90
'te r-duan
The wampum. known as 'Ot"-kla among
tho iroqloi-. wn- mado 81 iu" purTl" leads
o' fl- oyster shell and tu" Whit" uI ln'
cnrci l.' older vumpup Than tins has
boon found A. the turial plac"- 'i th" mound
NuiIdsrs III" warIpuw ta- HGurd h"i
only iu the trsstlcs and p'r~uual hduth-
w.ui- of he Indians, hu' a. cur rn,N h
our early daV- IT," Long l-lard idihu-.
VINO lt,,-i or tho tbgzf vorr fhr futu'crs 20
this vnmIIm and we're forced tu par with
O. a. trihut . claimed hv il" Narragau-''''-
tho p,fmais, ti, tmlorI'u- MuhaNk- and
other The d"tuafd- of fh'-" -ayag"
masters - the Inus lsiand"r- nav" sli''ut
witness iu the fr,~Iuput and Iruu"u~" shell
heap- along the Ions Island coast. in who.
j. rar,.l, found n vhpl" sh"ll tuIci- ~
distinguished power wur" d"'l SKIN coats
covered with wsmIslm bead. hluG lUulp
Nor. n Goa, 80 heavily 'fuhrpld.T'l Nrh
wampum hoad- tiut ii i'gni'd '"' a.
,rrdauf- 80 hold n when he wrr" % Iu ms
stecial councils II nuv chef had Won
more thau an ordinary social dl-'t i.u
hr would wear WJmpuW hr'a-' i'a'"
embroidered with biz tribal totem sign ~
bird ~ animal ~ lpN" or law. iu War 81
peace. the wAmpum Na- -" token "i = '"l
faith. and 10 treaty wa- gOud uui'"-- -"ai'-i
ly exchange e vlmrum. ~ barter WA
the whites "a length of wanIum Wasir-'
measured hv ~ Indian s-l',tcd Tor hi iurg
arm. the l"gal l"ng'n 81 q -'riug "tuE it"n
the end uf the little finger Geo the cltuW
After 'h" Dutch irtr,dur.-i polishing lathe.
hud steel drills wampu,I b".tW" ch'dp'T
lu New England Iu 1857 90" v1inpuin
va legal tender fur sums lower i'au =.
y"nC". ~iv lr'ads ls,n"'. iHihpiu. "b
l"Hd~. 80 u"uoe Iu"t' HN"rrrI"ri gee
c-i,-d n for ta,"-. farm"r- inr pr'duo",
merchants FOR wares and the lnlsIfrr iu'
III hire / oven found u- way luip iI"
cpier- Of Harvard IT," "dse "t tu"
wHmpum trad" In Massachusetts was
attended with the pbllsat lJu iu iak" iuu
TIN ouileg" the wnmpIm = mirN tIv"
ou haul from lim" to i'm" II Wa- lrg.l
tender boz Massachusetts, until 1850 and IA
khcd" leland until 1852. boat continued iu
i-' tu 10th ihoss state uril iiui
Tia" nr-' church "n rio J.r-ey -.Hure
v7s bull from 'urls contributed IA Wau-
pUm H. iGsS 'lr -'hu"lna-'rr p tlai-
hr-h r,~'aiV.d hi- -si.aTv iu wh.a. a. VAN
pun Vallr and be- was bound tu prov I,l,
- tsisin uf water fou the purjsD-.' of hlp-
tisnl for WhiCh l. reviewed. irain Iap.li-
AMI Sjspu- r- t~.iV" -tIy'r~ 90 vampum.
SiN Whit" ard ilr'" black. ct purple. waiu-
pun iead- ia'-.t for silver IN l6Jl
th" f"rriag' from Now l,f, t1 Brpuklyu
w1s "lri' siIN"r~ lr NDu.t..F 60 a silver
ivul"Iov Nsuy . lprr ISLANDER rr,ully
displays th" original d'..! .i hi~ ,dru Vhiuh
Wa I1ld Tor bon VAMPIRE % fl" lriur-
fp.m utiipn- - tIs ,.fIN V4u.,nsfn
brNd- tom few are l.f' 90 '.' frr'.io Nh.r,
an thew Th" ludsr i1As Lut..l frrfn
with th"Ir Cui'i. hH's r.,i,i,u them 300 f,,,
ground ur burucH iHriu. Ia H,r man ia, ,s,
them 'HI mt Iil' hands O. tl.ir enemy
llurdr'ii- 'i iHl'. Vrp. ,i',- rlN,,. "a ...,y
p'nai" >uiu' gf" d'fsl-ir.i iu the ar,ti,,.
Of lu". -, o. .tah'V '. br'i.h Mu.rrm.
tu o." '''0 is.s 90 from untyluu az,
l'u lH car museum N,ra I..fr ..r
tU".'V-s"Nru iu t.r sat. Nu..um af
A.nIfb. s-'UrI ~ o." tuivr,.iiv ui 'hr
stat" 80 New lur.. Witch La- i.,pu. ~.
l'''fs - %" vafnrun D., general ol0sH't