The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-03
MUSEUM OF RELICS
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL
HAVE ONE OF THE
BEST
GREAT WORK is BEING DONE
j. v. Brewer Returns From Kansas
and Nebraska, Where He Secured
Valuable Archaeological Col
lection for society.

Hon. J. V. Brewer, of the State His
torical society, returned yesterday from
ten days trip in Nebraska and Kansas,
where he went to gather archaeological
information and to gather together specl-
mems for the society's museum. These
SPECIMENS consist of the stone and cop
per implements of the early Indians and
mound builders. Mr.. Brewers trip was
very successful He was assisted in his
search by the chief archaeologists of the
two states, especially by E. E. Black
man, of the Nebraska Historical society
Mr. Blockman was in Minnesota at the
time of the Nebraska football game and
visited the local society at that time and
Was much interested in the work.
Mr.. Brewer, who is one of the most
enthusiastic, as we'll as one of the most
authoritative, archaeologists in the coun-
try, has been working in behalf of the
museum for the past five years. How
ever, the collections he has made, will not
be exhibited until the society moves into
its new headquarters in the new capitol.
This museum will be one of the big
features of the society.s exhibit there.
They will have fifteen or twenty cases of
these valuable relics of the past and it
is hoped that Minnesota will surpass any
OF the other Western states in the ex-
tent and variety of its exhibit of aborigi-
that were here before the white mans
coming.
The society has a. committee on
museum, consisting of Mr. Brewer, hev.
E. C. Mitchell and Prof. n. II. Winehel.
DR.. Mitchell has himself collected
museum of aboriginal relics valued at
sl,500, and when the society moves into
the new capitol he will present his valu-
able collection to the society
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week from Monday night, Mr.. Brewer
will tell about his work and it's sig
nificance. He has carried on most of his
Investigations at his own expense, but
the state is now assisting the work finan-
cially. Mr.. Brewer is much interested in
the discussion concerning the mound
builders He holds with those who be-
lieve the mound builders to have been the
ancestors of the Indians, and does not
think they were a superior race OF
whites, now extinct In his talk at the
next meeting he will exhibit an interest
ing map of the mounds around the Mile
Laos region in Northern Minnesota, 100
OF them being located together in groups,
plated out with architectural exactness.
Mr.. Brewer is very strongly in SYM
pathy with the views of the late Bishop
Whipple concerning the treatment of ,-.e
Indians, and he will also discuss, this
subject at the meeting. He thinks that
the Indians have not, and are not, treat
ed with sufficient frankness and honesty.
He pleads for handling them very firmly
but very justly, after the manner of the
Canadians. He says there can be no
question that all of the later troubles
with the Indians have been caused by the
white mans mistakes and oftentimes by
his trickery. The Indians seeing treaties
broken and defied naturally lose all faith
in the justice of the government Mr.
Brewer pleads for the education of the
Indian, and for the same fairness toward
him in all transactions as is accorded to
white men.