INDIAN REMAINS IN DELAWARE COUNTY. 



One of the most interesting lines of local historical research 

 is that concerning the one time Indian inhabitants of the 

 County. From time to time many Indian "relics" have 

 been picked up in the country distiicts and there is scarcely a 

 farm house which does not count among its curios a collection 

 of Indian arrow-heads. Unfortunately, however, these speci- 

 mens have been passed back and forth from one local collector 

 to another until accurate knowledge of the location of the ori- 

 ginal finding is lost. When, therefore, a collection of relics is 

 found of which there is no question as to the locality, it is a 

 matter of scientific interest to make a careful record thereof. 



One such authentic collection was made by T. Chalkley 

 Palmer, President of the Institute, on the bank of the Dela- 

 ware River in the City of Chester, near the foot of Broomall 

 Street, the locality occupied by the works of the American 

 Dyewood Company. This collection was described in Volume 

 I, Number 2, of the Proceedings, and the specimens are 

 now in the museum of the Institute. 



Another authentic collection is one made by Benjamin T. 

 Levis, of Media, the relics having been found on the property 

 of Nathan L. Pratt, in Marple Township. There is no doubt 

 regarding the exact locality of the finds, and the large number 

 of relics brought to light year after year indicates an Indian 

 camp or village in this neighborhood. The tract upon which 

 the relics were found comprises some twenty acres of bottom 

 land lying on the northeast side of Crum Creek, about a quar- 

 ter of a mile above the old Palmer's mills. There are several 

 springs on the property, one of which has been for many 

 years known locally as the "Indian Spring." The relics in 

 Mr. Levis' collection comprise the following : Broken pottery, 

 stone darts and spear heads, stone axes, stone knife, grinding 

 st9ne or mortar, jasper chips, etc. These finds were picked 

 up personally by Mr. Levis, so that their location is without 

 question. 



