The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-27
Bodies of Two Indian War
riors Found in Farm
Near WilrnOt.
ONE KILLED in WAR
Arrow Head Found in Aldo
men of One Shows Way In
dian Probably Met Death.

Two Indian skeletons, one Of them
being in an excellent state of preseF-
walton and both evidently being of
warriors killed in Indian warfare more
than century ago, have been I'M
earthed recently in a gravel pit just
opened on the farm of Mrs. Mile
Hasselman, mile south of Wilmot,
according to word reaching Kenosha
this morning. With the skeletons
buried in sitting posture in keeping
with the customs of the Indians, were
also found several pieces of Indian pot
terry.
The first trace of the bodies was
made several days ago when Charles
Hasselman, who was working with his
brother, George, in opening up a new
gravel pit near their home, came upon
q skull about three feet below the
level of the ground. He Immediately
communicated with DR.. Becker, the
health authority of the town, who com
Quoted an investigation and establish
ed without doubt that the bones found
were those of Indians buried years
before the white man had established
civilization in this community.
Find Second Skeleton.
The Hasselmans had excavated a
hole about 90 feet long and 20 feet
wide when they came upon the skull.
The gravel was very loose and they
were able to jar it loose by using only
crowbar.
Upon finding the skull, they pro-
eeeded under the direction of DR.. Beck
er with extreme caution and thereby
unearthed the first skeleton almost in
tact. 1t had been buried in sitting
posture and near it in the mound
were several pieces of Indian pottery,
hand designed. These pieces of pot
terry will probably be sent to the state
capital to determine, if possible, to
what group of Indians the two war
riers belonged.
Later the workmen came upon the
bones of a second man but these
crumbled as quickly as they were
brought to air. Again there We're
found several pieces of Indian pot
terry.
One Killed by Arrow.
DR.. Becker made study of the
skeletons with a result that he is
convinced that they are those of In
dian warriors. The high cheek bones
and other characteristics of the red
people establish without any doubt
that the bones are those of aborigines
and not of some very early white set
tiers.
1t is almost certain that one of the
Indians met his death in warfare be-
caused buried in one of the vertebrae
was found an Indian arrow head, in
dicating that he had been shot thru
the abdomen. Other circumstances
give indication that the men were
buried In haste, the tribe probably
fleeing from it's enemies.
There was also found several feet
away from the mound a stick with
several bones clinging to it. 1t is be-
lieved possible that these may be the
remains of the body of an Indian pa
poose buried at the same time.
Will Keep Skeleton.
DIR. Becker took rharge of the skele-
ton which was in a good state of pres
ervation and has taken steps to pre-
serve it. It is probable that at a
meeting of the physicians of the coun-
ty he will exhibit this showing es-
pecially the vertebrae where the ar
row head had lodged. The two skulls
were both we'll preserved. In one not
a single tooth was missing and in only
one tooth was there small cavity.
The bones of the second skeleton to
be found were not taken by DR.. Becker
but parts of them were taken by men
who visited the gravel pit. The crum-
bled bones were buried beyond the pit.
1t appears certain that the bodies
had been buried more than one hun
dred years. The Hasselman farm has
been in the possession of that family
for the past 81 years and it is known
that during that time no bodies were
buried on it. John Gauger, ST., owned
it prior to that time; ne was an early
settler here and had lived to be almost
hundred years old; he had held the
farm for many years and his relatives
say that he never told of any such
mound on the farm.
The finding of the two skeletons has
been kept a secret but despite this
many people have come to the scene
to visit it. Gravel is being taken out
of the pit daily but close watch is
being made for any other traces of
Indian burials.