The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-04

were 10 De seen on early mornings
in late winter and early spring, care
fully collecting the sap from hun
dreds of sugar trees" as they were
called, taking it to the great sugar
house, where in huge kettles, kept
boiling all day long it was poured to
be converted into the delicious sugar
loaves 81 highly priced.
A large stone protruding slantwise
from the earth near one of these trees
may yet be seen where the late c. c.
Degman discovered a patridge's nest,
safely sheltered from wind and rain,
in 1850.
These beautiful old naples have
been cut down until but three or four
remain. From their lofty location,
one can look down and out north
ward across the plateau called the
Robinson Field" from one of its
early owners.
This level, beech covered field, the
accumulation Of glacial drift, left by
prehistoric forces of nature and I'M
derlaid by oily shale and brickmak-
er's clay, is strewn by evidences of
the work of the Indian maker
who once dWelt there. =
The situation near the river at the
place where 1t was easily crossed by
war parties from Chillicothe and
points farther worth coming down
Elk Run, by the old Cabin Creek Road
crossing here to Kentucky to follow
one of the three War Roads, 1t shows
the acumen of the Rrrowmaker in Sc
lecting this spot as his work ship.
Even though his material had to be
carried more than 100 miles from
Flint Ridge in Central Ohio, he
doubtless found 1t lucrative bust
ness.
The stirring of the soil in recent
years, has turned up many beauti-
full specimen of his skill.
In 1885 when c. C. Degman (who
then owned the field) was blowing
there in company with Robert Girvin
a neighbor, they broke open with 9
pillow share, rude stone box, and the
numerous bone og a human skeleton
was thrown up in the furrOw. Upon
careful examination they discovered
the box and the remaining bones
crumbling into dust therein. Among
the small bones of the nesck re-
markedly beautiful arrowpoint lay
Measurement of the stone box dis
closed the fact that-an exceedingly
tall body lay therein as the box wa!
full tx feet long. Carefully return
ing the displaced parts, they covered
the grave, leaving it as nearly al
possible, as they found it.
The arrowmakers cabin, like al
the winter cabins, of the Indians, wal
remarkably well built when you re
member the few rude tools they had
Built of logs and matched with bark
very comfortable room resulted
Though doubtless several years hat
elapsed since its inhabitation by tn
Arrowmaker, nevertheless Kentor
-Yeager and Greathouse, had with lit
tie labor repaired it, for occupancy.
They were on their way east froI
Big Bone Lick having come up tn
Lower Road, along the river and here
above the malaria and dampness 0
the lower bottoms, they passed sew
eral weeks and accumulated quite
harvest of pelts.
The great dam built by the beav
ers across the creek, may yet be dis
cerned as may also the huge syca
mores to whose great branches the
swung their traps. One especial ia
vorite, because Of peculiarly shape
branches, presenting repeated arc
somewhat like huge on yoke. the
named 1.-The Elephant Yoke" and 1t !
recognized as this by the dwelers i
that locality today, though the hug
branch has been broken og by tn
weight Of falling Ice In recent years
1t seems that Simon Kenton de
lighted las did ADAM In givin
names to objects arounr him and al
ter the stay in the Arrowmaker's cab
In he henceforth called the strear