, 1922-01-22

mia the following
A book OF the nfs and ~ed-cntures
o. Frank Grouard has been published.
the author being Joe DeBsrthe. II Is
out OF print. however. and copies are
very rare
Profit In Commercial Terms.
The value 10 the present and future
generations % the collections and
preservation o. our history = ines
Unable. and cannot he reckoncd on n
commercial basfs- We're this permits
sibie. II n Interesting 10 note that the
department of history hAs acquired
in the museum alone. collections
which have made the ~deps----nt self
sustaining twice ovry. Ths total
amount appropriated oy IN. rtats for
the carrying on OF the historical
work for a period Of four years IS
$500. while the Pcnncwfri coilec-
ton OF worl1 war trophies. recognized
as the most extensive anc unusual
Individual collection IN the United
States. has been at $4,000. The Lusk
Indian collection IS valued at 10000
while there are numerous smaller col
iections for which other states would
be pleased TO OFFER n liberal sum.
The Lusk Collection
There probably Is nc finer tndfvtdu-
al collection OF Indian art. ancient
and modern. than that which Is
known Al the Lusk Indian Collection.
now on display IN the stats Hirtoricaf
Museum in the Capitol building IN
Cheyenne.
Begun by the donors mother when
Wyoming vas scarcely more than n
rame. ths collection has grown with
the years and has been secured from
not only Indians OF wyoming but
from those ali over the United States.
especially. of courre. IN the west.
Among the tribes represented ara
Navajo. Wtlapai. Papago. Sioux,
Fiathead. Apache. Biackfoot. 6ho.
shone. Cheyenne. Nez Perez. Wasco.
Pomo. Pima. Hupn, Pieute. Alaskan,
Eskimo. Cliff Dwellers. Choctaw,
1itnkit. Klikitat. Yakima, Hopi
Chippewa and other minor tribes OF
thc Northwest.
It IS impossible to nams even the
most attractive snd valuable pieces.
but mension must be made OF a very
ane life size oil painting of the Flat
head Chief. Poker Jim This alone Is
vniued at more than n thousand dol
lars. There are about one hundred
and twenty baskets. Of all tribes, most
of them very rare and ancient and II
is doubtful II these can be surpassed
In beauty and Workmanship.
An interesting item Is a rcbe made
OF over seven hundred pieces of hair
seal and bear skins, ms is a dance
blanket on which is portrayed the
history OF q chief in Indian characters
and drawings. The beaded pieces arc
OF n superior class and the arrow
heads of n quality now absolutely un'
procurabie. Modern Indians do no,
know how to make them Their are
also NAM unusual articles which are
probably not duplicated in n other
collection. To really appreciate the
wonder and value OF this collection
II must be seen.
The display is on the third floor
OF the building in the extreme west
wing. now called the Lusk room.
For the most part, II Is housed In
beautiful new moth and lust proof
cases made especially for It by tho
Library Bureau. OF Iion. N. Y.
Tribune readers may be interested
to know how this priceless donation
came to Wyoming.
Frank 8. Lusik, a pioneer OF Wyo-
ming. and the man for whom the town
of Lusie vas named, now OF Missoula,
Mont, read a newspaper story
many months 60, about tho State
Historical department. Its ambitions
and what It was trying to accomplish
Mr.. Lusk t~hereupon wrote q letter OF
inquiry to the historian. and as a re-
sult OF the correspondence and Mr..
Luslx's generosity to his former home
state. wyoming now possesses n col
lection of Indian relics OF which
any state may be proud
Fire Proof Building Needed.
The need of a fire proof building
to house these collections is a very
urgent one. They are now of suffi.
Client magnitude to make a credltable
showing in separate building adapt
ed to their needs and there are IN ex-
istence libraries. n Of which Is
valued at $4,000, which would como
to wyoming's Historical department
could they be properly housed in a
fire proof building. Many states are
honored with memorial buildings of
his character. Perhaps there are
wyoming citizens who may wish TO
give consideration to such a splendid
and enduring. ~benefaction in the fu-
ture. Certainly there could be no