Show ANCIENT RELICS IH north KORTH CAROLINA oal CAL CAlDW eiji Elji county conaty ih nofle orth carolina lna inn has haa quiet recently som bom vaia vala abie abia relics to the tha etan ethnological olo i treasures of the n institution apart A party vf of tion had been bent to totham that region in consequence ok of the finding of a food calel cap in a roca Joca locality lity where aher other relics had apen bisco discovered voyed the party came across several prehistoric mounds containing a a large number of ake abe etona ahu singular ly fo formed r heads heade ehmet burled buried in stone atone encased abond around with rock without any accompany ing relics and others being surrounded by pipe pip tomahawks shells 3 beads 3 copper ornaments pottery P att ery eny etc ete without noticing the thie many con lectures Jeo jec tures of the th a wise or boolish lo olish concerning the thel origin ot the tw two 0 races thus represented wo wb wili wiil ill merely it a ap p 1 pend fend pe n d a an a account of the in most moat ost curious c r 1 of the theresica ther relics elica thus unearthed first three pitted etoney j about three feet by one and aner a half oblong rounded on the edges and tind having in the centre on the top tal J i sui bul surface face a round depression depre salon aalon largo enough to hold a hens egg these stones atones correspond with the specimens described in the third of north american ethnology I 1 1 and are supposed by mhd loa joa rnea la in such matters to have been employed in indian sepulture as aa a kind lind ot of inter tribal badge to indicate consanguine con ity between tribes living in localities remote from each other second four rood food cups intact and an d entire a very rare find as there are probably not nol 0 over one hun tired perfect specimen in the tho united ja tates states these cups wao were placed at atthe the mouth of the we dead blead braye b te after aate r he hb was interred filled WI with ph h food tor toc his uba usa in h his Is journe journey v to 0 the ahe happy hapy hunting grounds third three or four large co conch rich ilch 01 ehni chui veritable sea bea se trophies les lee the concave surfaces of the tha leaves a of which were entirely filled with hieroglyphics hie B supposed opposed to de tie clare ciare clarethe the history of bome some C of chiet or tribe fourth strings ot 0 beads composed of bea sea shell an and d copper coppe r 2 alternating alan terns terna ting upon gist strings rings beneath one ono skeletons skei gons kons head was WO found a string of beads in a most at wonderful state of preservation this thib country has beau fon foe over onel hun dred and and within that timo no indian burials jiahe ilive been known here novy now the kuli kuil kull of this tois indian were found a consid conald considerable e number of beads copper and shell she 11 a and several beveral piece pieces bof bor jor copper the tho copper had caused the string upon which the beds were attached to corrodes cor con i ode and there thy they strung tok toi together ether ethen upon it ready to be hung h ung around te beneck neck the airing g and hid abely strong to be made blad ot two strands of and anaa wab was doubled and twisted ad deftly as a thread mill could do 1 11 together T with avi t li I 1 it f was found folind about a handful ul 7 s s i of human hair linly at A i |