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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. The 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 

 to spear, climb forts, chop away an opening through the then dense for- 

 ests, etc. 



The Spanish Bowie Knife was found recently in Morristo\TO wheri 

 digging for grading a hillside, by William Cremens. 



The Squaw Ax and peace pipe Tomahawk were both plowed up year? 

 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 of Iron with the Indians for furs, pottery, etc. 



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 Mil's 



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