Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-11-06
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VALUABLE RELICS

OSCzOLA, Wis. Nov THE rapid
disappearance. through the growth
OF the cities. the construction OF
roads and railroads, the extension
Of agriculture and other causes, OF
wsoonslns prehistoric and historic
Indian monuments and sites has
made it worry important that these
should be located and fully describ-
ed While the opportunity TO do SO
still exists.
While the educational value Of
these antiquities, IS at present fully
appreciated by but q comparatively
small number % tho States citizens.
the interest in their preservation and
their Investigation by trained arch
aoologists is now very rapidly grow
ing The work OF securing the preser-
walton Of the Indian landmarks and
surveys IN different sections OF the
State was undertaken several years
ago by the Wisconsin Archaeological
Society. an organization closely aliili-
! atcd and cooperating with the State
( Historical Society. Through the lab-
Ors OF its numerous members q vide
/ spread interest in the educational and
historical value of Wisconsin antiqui-
! ties has already been created Fine
( examples of Wisconsin Indian mounds
I have now been permanently preserved
al Milwaukee. Madison, Waukesha,
/ Mcnasha. Racine. West Allis, La
/ Crosse, Cassyiiie, Mendoza and other
places in the state Many OF these
have now been marked with de-crip-
tive tablets
Purchase crcnt Mound.
The celebrated mound located near
Earahoo was purchased and Is now
included In small public park
Through the recent requirement hy
the State OF the Devils lake region
and Of the Wisconsin river. a num-
her of nne groups Of conical linear
ard ehgy mounds have hccn pre-
served 20 the public
~ The soc.eiys request the Stat,
Legislature Of 1871 enacted a Law
making the mutilatlon or disturbing
of Indian mounds or other aborigi
! nal remains located upon properties
belonging 10 the State itself a crimi
ral oifense
During the present year the Wis
Ccnsin Archaeological Society hal
been conducting surveys and research
, CO IN many archacologically unex
plored sections Of the State It's he
selrch parties have conducted invcsti
cations alon gthe east shore OF Greer
hoy in the upper Wisconsin, Oconto
Chippewa. Black Trempeleau ant
, other river valleys and in the lax
regione I'm various Northern Wiscon
sin counties
Many Villages Located,
In the course cf this work man
groups of Indian mounds and vii
lagos, camp and workshop sites
planting grounds, cemeteries imple
: ment caches, Quartzite and pipeston
D qunrries, trails and other evidence
; Of carly or later aboriginal occupa
ton have been located and full dc
/ acriptons of these prepared
a large number OF privie collec
F, tons OF Indian stone and metal i'm
o plements and ornaments have ais
n heen examined with a view to en-
ahlng comparison of the materii
culture of the early aboriginal inhat
, itonts Of tho northern with those
n the southern half OF tao state and
! the adjoining States Of Iowa and Mil
= resota.
One Of there expeditions under tn
!, clrcclion ~ tharlcc n. Brown, th
q secretary Of the Society and chief {
tho State Historical Museum at Mac
= ison Is now conducting q survey /
q Polk and ST. CroN and Washbur
counties. Associated with him are !
s A. Barton and A. T. Flint. also {
u Madison
;. The investigation in which they al
y engaged is Of a preliminary chara,
d ter and will be continued on a large
Il scale during 1913. Although N
weather has been Of a moro or lie,
unfavcrable character for field wor
this party has been quite successful.
Telling today's readers OF today