COPPER AGE. 



THE KINSLEY jMOUND. 



So nametl because an old y;ontleman by tliat iiauu- owned the land, 

 wliich is uow inside the corporation of Morristnwn, Indiana, Hanover 

 Township. 



We suspected this elevatiou to be a momid for yea.r.s. Finally the laud 

 was sold and platted into town lots. Mr. Davis, who bought these certain 

 lots began at once to haul gravel from the side of the mound, which is a 

 perfect circle about 150 feet in diameter and not over seven feet high at 

 the present, owing to the fact that it was under cultivation for many 



FROM KINSLEY MOUND. 



^ears, which has worn it down several feet. Much to the surprise of tht 

 diggers, human bones began to appear, copper bracelets began to fall and 

 tinkle, disclosing three bodies — that of a supposed Chief, his squaw^ wife 

 and child squaw, having a total of IG copper bracelets on their wrist- 

 bones. (Of said number I possess 8 and show them to you.) Here are two 

 wrist bones of the child, with tv.'o bracelets on them, as I found them 

 myself. My companion olitained the other arm and the two bracelets, be- 

 ing a total of four that the child wore. We found over 200 beads of 

 antler wain]tuni in tlic dirt about the child's neck. (Of the same T show you 

 over uO.) 



Note the thickness of the bracelets about the wrists of the ("hief, a 

 ,size smaller about his no doubt conjugal squaw. 



