Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-07-10
EXPEDITION ABANDONED.
Party Of Scientists Discontinue
the Trip

Which They We're Making TO Secure
Records Of Indian Carvings They
win Return Within a few Weeks
Those in the Party and the Objects OF
the Trip.
There arrived in this city Tuesday
evening on board the stream yacht
Gwendoline, with che owner James
Todd, President Ct the Sterling varn-
ish Company of pittshurg, distin-
guished party Of gentlemen who are
interested In the Archaeology of the
race of Indians who left records OF
themselves on the pictured rocks along
the shores OF the Monongahela river
and vicinity.
The party which included corps
of photographers and sketch artists
was ia charge of DR.. w. j. Holland,
Director OF the Carnegie museum.
Unfortunately for the interests OF the
expedition, which was TO have includ-
ed trip into portions OF this county
In which hieroglyphics OF the same
race are TO be found carved ON the
rocks, DIR. Holland was called home
By telegram announcing the Illness
Of a son. The expedition therefore,
returned TO Pittsburg, CIR started on
It's return this morning, at which
place che yacht Is expected Co arrive
this evening. 1t Is the intention III
the party TO return at q later date
and secure photographs and sketches
OF all the records Of the kind referred
TO above TO he found In this county,
all of which Will be deposited la the
archives OF the Archaeological depart
ment OF the Carnegie museum at
Pittshurg.
The party during this trip secured
what its members consider one very
valuable sketch Of some cary
ings on some rocks In the vicinity OF
MlllshorO. These MARKINGS picture
animals Of the various kind which
were common 10 this section in the
days when it was wilderness, from
the panther TO squirrel; besides car
ricatures OF the aborigines of the
time. Mr.. Boyd Grumrine, president
OF the Washington county Historical
society, who was one OF the party
lamented the fact that the white man
had defaced these markings, there be-
Ing as he described IL as many mi
tials OF white men as there were trac-
ings or figures carved by the Indians.
This made the work unusually diff
cult.
1t may interest the public to know
something OF the men making up this
party or expedition, and he following
are their names and connection as
near as we could ascertain: DIR. w. j..
Holland, director Of the Carnegie ma
scum and former chancellor OF the
University Of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Boyd Crumrine, President Of the
Washington County Pennsylvania His
torical society. DR.. j. A. Schafer,
botanist for the Carnegie museum.
Prof. Thee. A. Mills, sculptor for the
Carnegie museum. Prof. Mills is Il
son OF the late Clark Mills one OF the
best known sculptors In this country,
and was until recently connected with
the National museum at Washington,
ID. G., In which city he resided for
years, and where the death of his dis
biiS HtNdtt phiSuh DltufTtu. ~ s9ub-
ton Wall, Secretary Of Internal affairs
for the State OF Pennsylvania, resi-
denee Harrisburg, Pa. Mr.. Wall was
formerly member Of the Pennsylva-
MIA State Geological Survey and Ii
greatly interested Ia the study III
SCARED rocks and other researches.
Alphonse Daudet Kerr Of Paris,
France, distinguished artist also
made one OF the party. Besides the
above were 9. G. Mellor, Pittsburg;
w a. Mellor, Pittsburg; A. s. Coger-
shall Pittsburg; DR.. w. Riddle,
Plttsburg, Hon. James Beddell Of Al
legheny City; and Col. r. Il. Rutan Of
Pittsburg. Col Rutan and G. G.
Mellor left on the same train with
Or. Holland this morning, being
obliged for business reasons to return
to Pittsburg.
Both Or. Holland and the Hon. j.
Sutton Wall expressed regret at not
having had the time and opportunity
to meet DR.. /. G. White while here.
such d meeting having been one Of
the prospective pleasures CT the trip.
The expedition expects to return again
within few weeks.