The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-01-08
ANCIENT INDIAN CITY FOUND
UNDERGROUND.
Quaint Pottery Discovered in Old
Indian Village in Missouri.


David I. Bushnell, Jr, who for
twelve years has been doing re-
search work for the Smithsonian In
stitute has uncovered buried city
near Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
Those who dwelt in this primitive
town 800 or 400 years ago, Mr.. Bush
nell says, were the first residents OF
Missouri. They were the original
mound builders who, according to
historians, lived ages and ages ago
The Indians were the first Amtrl-
cans according to Mr.. bushnell, who
produced what he insists is convinc
ing proof that the story of the
mound builders as told in the his
tories is mere fiction.
"One of the oldest mounds in
America was found in Florida, and
it furnished much evidences is dis
proving that part of history relat-
ing to the mound builders, said Mr..
Bushnell.
Every mound that has been
opened in the United States has
produced some evidence showing
it to have been used by people who
lived in comparatively modern
times.
Missouri possesses more mounds
thar any other state. This territory
offers the richest field in the word
for research work.
Il have spent much time near
Kimmswick and Ste Genevieve and
my discoveries have been amazing.
[ have Just finished several weeks
of research in the vicinity OF Ste.
Genevieve, during which time | IN
covered a city once Inhabited by the
Shawnee Indians.
These Indians were the first
people to live in Missouri They
were mere | believe when Columbus
discovered America. have fou I'd
traces of them since De Soto made
his trip up the Mississippi River
The Indian town located in Ste.
Gene ,ltve country which uncov-
cred this year was meeting place
for the red men. 1t was located
just lew miles west of the MISSISSIPPI
oil River and just a short distance
from the Saline River. A large
salt sra 6 bubbles near the site.
AT &c. tain seasons of the year |
imagine the Indians came many
miles to this village for the pur
pose of O ling this water for salt.
The buried city was reached at
a depth Of from four to six fe t..
We went down until we encount 4r-
ed solid clay.
Resting upon the clay was
stratum, some eighteen inches in
thickness, composed of fragments
of earthern vessels, some fresh shells
and animal bones intermixed with
wood ashes charred wood and
mould.
Not one exa nple of s nooth.
pottery was disc ,vered in the lower
excavation. alth ough a few pieces
were found On the present surface
at the foot Of the bluff, but covered
with a few inch s Of earth washed
down from above. The finding of
the two Kinds of pottery in separate
and dis met deposits and not inter-
mixed is evidence of two periods
during which tie site was occupied
or visite.. ..'
In the excavation made near
the salt spring | fond a perfect
head of man carved o;lt Of stone.
have obtained other similar relics,
which show that the Indians who
lived several h 'ndred years ago
possessed much talent.
found many engravincs on sand
stone Where. the city used to be
we gathered man bones of animals,
especially dogs, birds and der. Pots
bowls and baskets t.bounded. I be.
Iieve this was an Indian city. luere
pobably were several bands OF the