The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-05
RELICS OF DAYS WHEN INDIANS ...ss::,
R0AMED THE HILLS AT CAMBRIA

nifty to study surrounding geological
conditions. Picking up blackish
rock, he Clipped off portion of il
and identified it as fragment of
iron ore from the Vermillion range
in Northern Minnesota. A few mo-
ments later he found lime stone
visitor from the quarries Of Winni-
peg. His remarks on glacial action
and Minnesota river history were
instructive and very interesting
After some searching, Mr.. Winchell
discovered the object of his quest
in deposit Of crctatious clay, this
having been the material that made
this earthenware possible.
Later in the day the diggings
yielded more pottery and tools were
discovered. among these were a
flint knife, a scraper, a broken ham.
mer and well formed celt. A celt
is tool that answers many of the
hammer purposes but it is held in
the hand instead of being mounted
in a stick. Several boiling rocks were
also found, but they were so far
gone that they crumbled to sand
when they were taken out. The In
dams had heated these rocks red hot
in the fire and then put them into
dishes of water to heat the water
This strenuous treatment was more
than granite could endure and SO in
time they crumbled.
Three feet under ground in all of
the diggings there was found a layer
Of ashes, the remnants of long
dimmed fires and in these ashes
were found many of the relics. Who
they were no one can tell. No white
man can remember the day when
the tepees were pitched on that high
bank above the river. 1t may have
been the Sioux and in this case
they probably left in the early six.
ties, if it was not this tribe, then
these relics may be over five hun
drcd years old, but how they came
TO be buried so deep is a matter
where only guess work can prevail.
During the afternoon the original
exploring party was reinforced by
the addition Of the following men,
who made the trip in automobiles:
G. NJ. Palmer, A. J. Veigel, George
e. Brett. w. u. Willard, d. L. Rose,
G. III. Cooper, Lorin Cray, r. F..
Hunt, J. NJ. Mcconnell, Warner
Clements and Chris Zotalis. Mr..
Palmer made the find for this party,
discovering a war arrowhead This
is smaller than the usual arrowtip in
order that it may pierce the flesh
better. This type of chip is mount.
cd OH narrow shaft and the Shaft
was supposed to break when 1t
struck the victim, leaving the poi.
, soned tip out of reach to complete
its work.
T. Professor Winchcll packed most OF
the findings in his grip and took
them with him when he returned
to the cities this afternoon. He in.
tends to put these in the state ex.
hibit, under the head of the Cam.
brla collection. Mr.. Winchell was
greatly pleased with the days find
and said that while other mounds
had perhaps yielded bigger articles
that the quantity in this site was
especially good.
! Mr.. Hughes deserves the credit
for discovering this place, for while
the farmers in this vicinity have
picked up things on the surface fol
many years, it remained for Mr.
] Hughes to think of digging deep for
the treasures. That Mr.. Hughes is
an enthusiast in this line was shown
yesterday in his spirited spade
/ swinging.
Judging from the interest that
was taken in yesterdays explora
tons. the quest for relics will be
continued. William Jones, who owns
the land where this village stood, is
taking great interest i'm the work
and during the afternoon his spade
uncovered many relies. The call OF
the earth is SO strong that nearl,
all of the visitors tried their hands
as diggers of the soil