Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-07

imprint, the Hudson Bay Com
panys mark. Also part of an ak
was secured showing a battered
end, indicating uses as a wedge.
Another curious iron implement
and early historic is an iron creep
er, made to fit over the sole of the
moccasin, containing four sharp
pointed projections and used for
walking over ice.'
Mrs. Mary r. Mann, of Wood
ruff, reported to the Society,
March, % 1906, that when she and
Mr.. Mann first located at Trout
Lake there were near the site of
their summer resort on it's west
shore number of Chippewa
graves. These were protected by
logs laid up in "cob-house" fash
ion. They were from IA to IS
inches high, the pen being filled
with earth. Logs may once have
been laid across the top but these
had been removed or had rotted
away. Indian corn hills were To-
Gated here also among the pine
trees. Some of these trees were
three feet in diameter. Among
others who furnished information
to the Society about the Indian
remains about Trout Lake were
DR.. E. A. Birge Q9O6), Albert o.
Barton Q912) and Hon. M. B. Ro-
senberry.
Mr.. j. M. Pyott reported the
existence of a mound on Spider
Lake one of the so-called Mantle
wish Waters" between John Car
by's and Baum's resort (Septem-
Der II, 1922. This earthwork was
explored by Mr.. La Fable who
found a stone axe, stone pike and
arrow heads" with human remains
at its base. Three Indian graves
were located on Engleman's point
opposite Bucks resort. In one of
these squaw axe, tomahawk and
pipe were found. A piece of buck
skin was found on the breast of
the skeleton. These graves were
protected with wooden shacks or
small shelters. A cemetery was
located at Engleman's resort.
These graves were just west of the
others on the high land of Mani
towish Lake. An Indian camp site
is located on Jacks Point, Rest
Lake, northwest of Stone Lake.
Three conical mounds are To-
Gated a short distance east of
Mann's Cabin, on the south shore
of Boulder Lake. According to a
report received from H. C.. Fricke,
Milwaukee, August Is, 1905, one
of these was excavated about three
years before by summer resorters
from Chicago, who found human
bones near its base. There were
some Indian corn hills also on
point on this lake. Mr.. Alonzo w.
Pond reported the presence of sew
eral log-covered graves at Wild
Cat Lake, northeast of Boulder
Lake august 1919.
"A group of four burial mounds
is located on Fox's Island in Rest
Lake. One of these was explored
and iron axes, pieces of gun bar
rels, hammer stone, hexagonal
spectacle glass, glass beads, tin
pail and other articles found. The
results of this exploration were
given by Mr.. James G. Albright in
a report published in The Wiscon-
sin Archeologist, in 1902. The
specimens were placed by him in
the Milwaukee Public Museum.
"The name given to Lake Vieux
Desert is French Canadian and
means an old clearing. Hence
this large lake located on the Wis
consin-Michigan boundary line has
also been known as "Old Planta-
ton" Lake. It's shores have been
inhabited by Indians for long
period of time Remains of In
dian cultivation can still be seen
on an island in this lake. This
planting ground ives reported by
Capt. Thomas ]. Cram in 1910.
This lake was for years, it is re-
ported, a rendezvous for bad" In
dams, outcasts from reservations
in both states. Some Indian graves
were located near the Hillside re-
sort. There is an Indian village
on this lake at the present time.
"On the shores of Sand Lake
the Chippewa had a dance ground.
These Indians gather wild rice in
Rice Greek near Big Lake, in Duck
Lake Ct. ]. Addicks, October Is,
1922, Palmer Lake and in other
waters in this region. Mr.. w. W.
Gilman reported the location of
some Indian graves on the shore
of Tenderfoot Lake august AZ