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Now one word or more, why we find so often three bodies buried to- 
gether, of man, woman and female child. This is my second observation, 
and others have related like observations to me. Did they cremate, or put 
to death first the favorite wife and female child when the chief and father 
died, to be buried with him, or what? What do you think, you members of 
this splendid Academy? 
IRON AGE. 
We are now in the Columbian era, when the Spanish and French and 
early English inhabited this section. ‘ihe center weapon in the illustration 
is a very finely preserved Halberd, plowed up about ten years ago. An ex- 
act counter part of this Halberd mounted, with its original handle, I saw 
in the Cincinnati Art Museum, which was loaned to the said institution. 
having been handed down at least 250 years. It was used with great skill 
te spear, climb forts, chop away an opening through the then dense for- 
ests, ete. 
The Spanish Bowie Knife was found recently in Morristown when 
digging for grading a hillside, by William Cremens. 
The Squaw Ax and peace pipe Tomahawk were both plowed up years 
ago and were no doubt made for the early Red Skins in this section, who 
were Miami and Ben Davis Indians, by the men that no doubt lost the 
Halberd. The early settlers, when on friendly terms, would exchange 
these handmade implements cf Ivon with the Indians for furs, pottery, ete. 
The two Spikes shown are from the first railroad built in Indiana, 
known as the Knightstown & Shelbyville Railroad. An old settler tells 
me that it is 52 years since he last rode on it. It was a flat bar system, 
wooden sleepers and a flat iron rail was spiked on with these spikes, which 
were found by my friend L. Cole on his farm in Hanover Township. The 
road crossed Main street in Morristown, where stood the old depot, and the 
two nails shown were taken from the building when it was torn down. 
My stepfather (deceased), Collins Wilmot Griffith, the first mill wrighter 
and pattern maker, that superintended the building of the first Flour Mills 
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