The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-21
there were number Of women also num-

Ferry, Pa" His paper elected dis6 ussion
from representatives of different quarters
of the globe and New Jersey Dir. Hol-
land said in part
Within the limits Of ~" ci,v @: Pttsburg
, lt-elf II Ia known 'hr' there we're in early
time.. several hrg. mounds. ON. Of these
| now occupied by tie Alleg .eny county Court
, House. Anothcr occupied the ground upon
buried their dead long before that 'he French
Garrison OF For, Duaursne buried their dead,
"nhln the city. beneath the stones OF which
f"s' to-day many OF thos" VITO were pioneers
/ The aborIsinai inhabl,sn,s ler, not only
many mounds, as memorials OF their occu-
patton, but at man points along b" -,reams
Railways search for the feasihl" routes along
w" rivers, and II was JUS, on the river banks,
where u. rocks came down to the waters
edge. that the Indians made their carvings.
and a. all our rivers ar. bordered in the West
both on the right and the LETT bank BY rat
| WAYS, many OF tho sculpiured rocks have been
tot llv DESTROYED
| There are great many which still. strange;
| Of all that worc well preserved We have
| hHi mould' made. one carving represents
| an ca gle carrying away papoo~e in h-
aeneaan Gt he "n9s nI saVs ooked a.
| these oarvinv-, or rather at this part ic'ilar
| represented the record of tragedy oi tho
woods Enacted ro.-ihly conpl" OF hundred
| NpuT> Hgo foT ttp-t carving mr. HINbhbl-
| "dly not les- than $50 years old
| MEANING or EoCk oAEviSGs.
Another curious carving rcnrr-ents ne
| tracks Of deer Al rgthcr ong intervals
| followed hy the N.ll-dcfned tracks Of tn.
| panther. succeeded by th" rudely carved
| imprint of IN" foot OF man. This j. carried
| along for quite 'ong distance over tn" reef
| The artist made the carving. 7 think TO tell
| for hi own amusement or for the amusement
Of Ro 81 sntheTd on the Po, ID ned and md
| biped were both concerned long sgo.
tn" foot Of the t1rkey,i Is csrycd in many
Tho tribes OF Indians occupyinS III. region
| was known. by Themselves. IN their Ner-
aGE@ s9d ~ the eo. MR@ Ha T' 6e. rs
! gusutly repeated carvings Of the turkey
foot upon ia" rocks indicate ocoupaton OF
| TIA" visit from time to ttnc of the clan 10 tho
spot. when the river WAS very low.
CARVINGS rNIMpoRTASr. SAYS Dr. HoL-
LAND.
! Or Holland then start led his auditors
| with the statement Of a novel view. which
| they refused to share with HIM. He said:
Nov some oil nay friends a~", Ike myself;
| amateur artidusriars. sad hDr" been IN the
! habit Of suggesting to IN" that grave h~tori-
| al impoltsnce attaches 10 th"'' ciIlo ;
! carvings that We find uisl the rocks want
20 say right now that have no such ides
| picture /" myself tribe Q! lay lndisu>
| camping upon the edge % the spot .'H gagged IN
| fishing and hunting, aud amusing themselves
| ~ their rough way IA d"pl'tlnr thlr o. by
| hammering into the smooth SUI zoe OF com
parstivclv soft ,sardstonN With harder
| lives, some legend some belief al their
| people
| The opinion tina, these stone sculptures
| we're the fruits of a lazy pa>time. mere
| stirk-whittliug, and NOT ihc deliberate
| express ion of "A rude nrt, aud IN" inscription
| of date not ncC">sa lily more rerno,"
| than a century ard half ago, brought
| several persons 10 heir feet 20 question
| DR. Holland or 20 comment on IL paper.
QUESTION: the $50 years" In Or Hoiland-
remarks. the doctor said: Il only said
| at least 80 years. because he Indian
occupation terminated then. | do not
believe that the carvings can he over 300
| years old
Or Max THE Of the University Of Cali.
| foruia and Prof. Roa- Of Columbia Uni
versity. said that the Photographs varied
in age a great deal There were compare
| lively new ones and there wore old ones.
| Photographs, when first redisrov"red by
| the Indians Of whom We have record, had
| no meaning to them whatever.
RoCx WRITINGS FOR VISITING CARDS
| The Jonkhcer y J. van Parhuvs. official
| repreSen'stiv" uf tho Government Of the
Ne'herland-, TAX up IN" discussion.
| sain:
| In Dutch Guiana. where spent nearly Nve
| year, in tho regions where 'he-. ppttoglvphs
ver" to be found,in risc" f1r h"loH any
| 1Hr't ',,,t,' ~ ,,,, r,,i, =. ,,t.' 80 ~
snn enc , 'ua rosSG ~ ,s-
iHst show VAR. OF human fsire- These
10 not sppe ar to have been don" under tn"
conditions described 10y Prot Holland
pudclnb Cronau tho autlor ,T a L;s,nrv
| r,',ai.,, ,r,ori,a ,,,,1 in ,h,., Ir,liar
! OF h''Vitu, AII''I a, ."'mu AZ - iuI'1"
| rock carvings pt"o'yP' 90, 'hat ""i'-
spread drsir" 10 decorate aVaHanI" spaces
| with ones Cognomen that la these DAYS
| ratl.,. 81 much trouble tn hotel proprie' urs
| ,.J,n da.ira.,n ke.,, tbair hos, lcri,s nca,
| IL ali.
| NJ sal" - ,,,,.t l.,i - ,,...,.. e..
| v, y - nov 50 49, ~, ". '''sult luI
| lhl'dn7 20 ulah" ~. -, ~ pnII!pH
! = u"S',t 70 ,rIL''i ~ N,Hi,'nt 'Il"S' ~, u
then lean" 'n,,, ~ So W g. in'";- ,o,uuy
! u'' o. ~ s'"u ~ ~ IL W ~ ''.l. ~. ~
ING 'h"lI hd'.p7 on M'.iS anu on 'NetN hlh'i
~ Ud''IldI' NNh,'Nei, ny 'nH 'Hi 'o nl'k"
Ih'f hHln'S hno"h. " 'odN Jaw p'n 80 ~
loi NOR times also
| Juan X AmbrO-cti Of tho Nationa
| Museum of BuenoS Ayres, who spoke in
| French said tha, in tho Argentine Republic
! 49, 49, ,ru,,v 81 ,bo ratrncI,,Ls -
| .ht.' W. la! ~. Nv v'ussPuH, d'lu
| that MANY, OF 'h''i,i "ei' M 't'',' as tuo>'
| found IN the southern paris OF IN" 'nited
| States
Prof Putnam from the chair in bringing
| tho discussion 10 n close took occasio 10
| Law Tho, tho ne, roclvnh found in Gnada. ,