The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-16
Mr.. BUCKS CURIOS
An Interesting storehouse of ''Rel-
les" Is His-Popular With
~" Boys.
It Contains Guns of Various De-
signs, Tomahawks, Knives, Bear
Traps, Pipes and Beads.

Every student at the ''U' knows A. u.
Buck, whose familiar figure is as much a
part of the engineering department as are
the instructors themselves. In fact, dur
ing the past ten years which he has spent
at the university, he has become so well
acquainted with the ropes of the uni
versity that his advice. which is freely
given, is often found reliable and we'll
worth considering.
Nothing delights Mr.. Buck more than
to take the boys over to his home on
Polk street and entertain them with
stores of the war for he an old solider)
and show them his collection of relics
as he calls them. This collection Is we'll
worth the trip.
Very interesting are the guns, which
number forty-two. and include pieces from
nearly every nation, varying widely IN age,
size and character. A Hudson Bay flint
lock occupies a position close to an Ara
bian gun Of fantastic design and in posi-
ton somewhat more "exclusive' reposes
an old silver mounted taplock once owned
by the famous Kit Carson. An interest
ing specimen also is Mauser which came
from Spanish gunboat. 1t was under
water for a year and is considerably rust
eaten.
A gun which Mr.. Buck calls his favorite
is three barrel piece, one Of a very linn
sorts Of game, from a bear to a squirrel.
Mr.. Buck explains the uses Of this gun at
length and says that he has yet to find
an equal to it. Instead Of being cum
bersome, one might suppose, 1t is re-
markedly light and convenient
Collection Of Tomahawks.
In another corner Of the house is piled
score of tomahawks, one being a two
,4o A
great many of the others were made by
the English and the French of earlier days
and used by the Indians. 'Only the stone
ones are genuine relics said Mr.. Buck.
Bear traps, one Of which weighs thirty
five pounds, and skins Of all sorts, some
very carefully prepared, for Mr.. Buck
practices with considerable success the
art Of taxidermy, are other features of the
collection. A heavy chest which contains
all kinds Of knives. Spanish French, Eng
lish and American. Is still another.
One which Mr.. Buck prizes very highly
is a two-foot ivory handled bolo pre-
scented recently by Captain George H.
Morgan, Third cavalry, U. S. A. This
knife came from Cuba.
An Indian Pocketbook.
Hanging from the wall is an Indian
pocketbook bearing the inscription, This
pocketbook was designed and made by
the Princess, 13-year- old daughter Of Ma
ma puck, chief of the American tribe OF
Chippewa Indians"
This is but one of many interesting In
dian specimens which include pipes and
beads of all descriptions.
One very curious specimen Is an old
book, lined and interlined, bearing the
date 1868 and having the following pre-
| face:
AT meeting of the Council of the
| Royal Society.
| Ordered That the discourse presented
| to the Royale Society entitled An Essay
| Towards a Real Character and Philosophy
! ical Language be printed by the printer
of the Royale Society.
|! s4~,.''~. =. "-Brouncker5 Presi."
| Mr.. Buck sometimes invites his guests
| to luncheon. When he sits down with
| them he occupies a massive carved arm.
chair presented by large number Of stu.
| dents in the engineering college a few
years ago.
Sometimes Mr.. Buck dons old skin:
which he wore as a trapper.