474 Ohio. Arch. and Hist.
Society Publications.
would be to detract from the estimate in
which the work might be held.
The Ohio Archaeological and Historical
Society cannot, of course, agree
to sanction such vagaries.
Respectfully,
R. W. MCFARLAND.
ITINERARY OF THE SECRETARY.
On August 18th, Secretary Randall made a
trip to Chillicothe and
procuring conveyance drove out some
seven miles to the location of
the "Harness Mounds," where
Prof. W. C. Mills, Curator of the So-
ciety's Museum, was conducting his
explorations. The Secretary spent
the day at the mounds, and while there
was fortunate to see the discov-
ery of a grave and its opening by the
explorers under the direction of
Prof. Mills and his assistant, Mr. A. B.
Coover. Portions of a human
skeleton were exhumed and some fine
copper ear-rings and other orna-
ments were taken from the gave. Prof.
Mills was unusually successful
in his finds during the summer
explorations. He explored completely
the largest of the Harness Mounds which
had been opened at previous
periods, respectively, by Squier and
Davis, Prof. F. W. Putnam and
Prof. Warren K. Moorehead. Prof. Mills
had under his direction an
excellent force of eight or ten men.
Prof. Mills will prepare and publish
in due time in the Quarterly a detailed
statement of his explorations for
the past summer.
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On Friday, August 25th, the Secretary
journeyed to Piqua, where
he was met by Judge E. L. Hoskins of the
Probate Court of Shelby county,
Mr. H. R. McVey, Superintendent of the
Shelby schools, and Mr. A. J.
Hess, President of the Sidney Board of
Education. In company with
these gentlemen a trolly car was taken
to the historic residence of John
Johnson, who for many years was the
government agent for the Ohio
Indians during their residence on the
Ohio Reservation. Near this John-
son residence was the old stockade fort
known as "Pickawillany," pic-
turesquely located on the banks of the
Great Miami River. The party
also visited the monument close by,
erected by the Daughters of the
American Revolution, to commemorate the
spot of the last battle of
"The French and Indian War."
It is a splendid granite rock, upon which
is this inscription:
"Erected 1898 by the Piqua Chapter
of the Daughters of
the American Revolution in Memory of the
Last Battle of the
French and Indian War, Fought near This
Spot 1763."
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From this point the party took the
trolley to Sidney and thence by
carriage conveyance drove to the site of
old Fort Laramie on the banks
or Loramie Creek. This town is now named
"Loramie." The site of
the old fort is on the farm of Mr. F. C.
Arkenberg. While at the site of
the old fort the party met Mr. F. J.
Uhrich, Superintendent of Schools
of Loramie, who imparted to the party
much information of historical
value.
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*
Col. John W. Harper of Cincinnati
represented the Ohio State Ar-
chaeological and Historical Society at
the "White Water Valley Associa-
tion" meeting, held September 9th,
at White Water, Hamilton county,
on which occasion he delivered an
address setting forth the history and
purposes of the society.
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*
Mr. W. H. Hunter, Trustee of the Ohio
State Archaeological and
Historical Society, delivered an address
to the students of Marietta Col-
lege and the members of the "Ohio
Valley Historical Association" upon
the evening of Friday, September 29th,
in the college chapel at Marietta,
his subject being "General Arthur
St. Clair, Territorial Governor of
Ohio."
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On Saturday, September 9th, Trustee B.
F. Prince made a visit of
inspection to Fort Ancient, and on
Saturday of the following week, Sep-
tember 16th, Secretary Randall was the
guest of Mr. Warren Cowen,
Custodian of the Fort. The Secretary
remained several days, during
which time he made extended examination
of the archaeological con-
struction of the Fort and noted also the
result of the custodianship of
Mr. Cowen. The Fort never was in such
excellent condition, and in its
state of transition from summer to
winter-in its all coloring-pre-
sented a most attractive and picturesque
appearance.