... THE BELLVILLE GOLD REGION THE BELLVILLE GOLD REGION A J BAUGHMAN Some Mansfield men who have had mining experiences in the West and in the Klondike recently visited the gold region north of Bellville Ohio and although the visits were made more out of curiosity than from business motives curiosity has been aroused as to whether prospecting will be resumed and some who are not familiar with the history of the locality ask Has gold ever been found in that region Yes it has been found there ...
... THE HOPEWELL CULTURE THE HOPEWELL CULTURE by RAYMOND S BABY Curator of Archaeology Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society This prehistoric culture named by William C Mills from the Hopewell mound group in Ross County closely followed Adena in time and like the Adena people the Hopewell people lived along the principal streams emptying into the Ohio River Valley Sites and centers of occupation of the Hopewell people are located in the main along or in the valleys of the Scioto Little ...
... EXPLORATION OF THE GINTHER MOUND EXPLORATION OF THE GINTHER MOUND H C SHETRONE CURATOR OF ARCHAEOLOGY The type of prehistoric tumuli known variously as Temple mounds Platform mounds Truncated mounds and Flat-topped mounds has furnished substance for much speculation in the archaeological literature of Ohio The early attitude of writers on the subject may be summarized in the words of Squier and Davis whose opinion is expressed as follows So far as ascertained they cover no remains and seem ...
... PROTECTION OF PREHISTORIC MOUNDS AND PROTECTION OF PREHISTORIC MOUNDS AND VILLAGE SITES In late years institutions for archaeological research located outside of the State of Ohio have come into the state and largely encroached upon the field of study and investigation which should be reserved for the purposes of home state exploration To give such societies as The Ohio State Archaeological amp Historical Society as is justly due them the right of way in this matter the 80th General Assembly ...
... METHODS OF TREATMENT OF SOME OF THE MORE METHODS OF TREATMENT OF SOME OF THE MORE COMMON DISEASES BY THE PIONEER PHYSICIANS OF OHIO By DAVID A TUCKER MD As a preface to the description of the treatment of some common diseases in the Ohio Valley a century or more ago I should like to sketch briefly the knowledge with which the physician of that period was equipped First he was familiar with the gross appearance of body in health and disease as anatomical studies were greatly stressed but knew ...
... Forty-First Annual Meeting 637 Forty-First Annual Meeting 637 have brought more than one hundred persons to the park on a single day Three thousand three hundred and thirty-six names have been secured on a register which has been offered to the public at such times as the custodians could carry it to them When the shelter house is completed the register will be available permanently Our custodians report no complaints or criticisms that the public is delighted and practically every reunion ...
... Reviews Notes and Comments 615 Reviews Notes and Comments 615 Judged impartially at this distance it looks a little as though neither Brooks nor Burlingame was eager to fight a duel Of course each naturally desired the public to think that he was not lacking in courage to meet the other in mortal combat While it would doubtless have been dangerous for Brooks to travel through the hostile North direct to Canada had the public been advised of his going a journey to the point designated seems not ...
... PIPE'S CLIFF PIPE'S CLIFF A J BAUGHMAN MANSFIELD Pipe's Cliff is the highest point of a ledge of fragmentary rocks that for a mile or more skirt Pleasant Run Valley on the north nine miles southeast of Mansfield Richland county Ohio The cliff is named for Captain Pipe a chief of the Monsey branch of the Delaware Indian tribe Captain Pipe's home was at Jeromeville on the Jerome Fork of the Mohican from 1795 to 1812the period between the signing of the treaty of Greenville and the war of 1812 He ...
... ARCHAEOLOGICAL MAP OF OHIO ARCH A EOLOGICAL MAP OF OHIO The accompanying map of Ohio showing the distribution of prehistoric Mounds and Enclosures in the state is reproduced on a reduced scale from the Archaeological Atlas of Ohio This map will be of special interest to the public as it shows at a glance the centers of occupation and the relative distribution of prehistoric man in the territory included The valleys of the larger rivers-the Miamis the Scioto the Muskingum the Hocking and their ...
... 246 Ohio Arch 246 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications Mississippi Their bones are heaped in trenches where the leaden hail fell thickest and bleach unfound in prison pens where ghastly famine stalked The turbulent waves of the Atlantic and the tepid waters of the Gulf flow over the iron ships in which they are forever coffined They are the Unknown Dead -peace to their ashes These war-wasted flags are their most glorious memorial-these flags that are While for their precious honor red for ...
... 452 Ohio Arch 45 2 Ohio Arch and His Society Publications EXCAVATIONS OF THE ADENA MOUND BY WILLIAM C MILLS B SC Curator Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society The Adena mound so named by Governor Worthington and owned by his estate until a few years ago was thoroughly examined by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society under the direction of its curator during the summer of 1901 The mound is located 112 miles from the northwestern part of the city of Chillicothe in the ...
... Editorialana Editorialana 111 living authorities He informed me at that time that he had been trying to induce Professor Wright to visit Wadsworth for that purpose Every one who is acquainted with Capt T D Wolbach knows that it is utterly impossible for him to deceive Habit makes character and his word alone is worth most men's bond WERE THE MOUNDS USED FOR DWELLINGS As a sample of the various curious theories advanced by different writers concerning the purposes of the mounds we give the ...
... BUFFALO CHILD LONG LANCE BUFFALO CHILD LONG LANCE Buffalo Child Long Lance a scholarly Indian chieftain from Alberta Canada spoke at the annual meeting of the Society October 2 An account of his address and his visit to Ohio is found on a succeeding page In introducing him at the annual meeting Governor James E Campbell President of the Society spoke in part as follows I am going to introduce a real live Indian of the Blood tribe His name in our language is Buffalo Child Long Lance His name in ...
... NEWS FROM THE MUSKINGUM1 NEWS FROM THE MUSKINGUM1 SALEM September 9 Extract of a letter from a gentleman at the new settlement on the Muskingum to a person in this town dated July 20th We had a beautiful passage down the Ohio from Pittsburg in company with 3 Kentucke boats Without sails or oars we glided down the fair river and in 48 hours arrived at the enchanting spot It is really a delightful situation The first thing which presented itself when we ascended the bank by a grand and easy pair ...
... 652 Ohio Arch and Hist 652 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications ber of the Committee from Dayton accompanied by a representative group of Dayton citizens who piloted us to Miami Mound where a short stop was made thence into Dayton where dinner was served and a short meeting held At Dayton we visited the Conservancy Works the Wright Aviation Field and other points of interest This closed our activities for the day There is no question that both of these trips were highly enjoyable and ...
... THE CHARCOAL IRON INDUSTRY OF THE THE CHARCOAL IRON INDUSTRY OF THE HANGING ROCK IRON DISTRICT--ITS INFLUENCE ON THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE OHIO VALLEY BY WILBUR STOUT INTRODUCTION The Hanging Rock Iron District as defined by the iron masters embraced the furnaces and furnace lands and also the adjacent properties over which iron ores limestones and charcoal were gathered It included parts of Carter Boyd and Greenup Counties Kentucky and parts of Lawrence Scioto Gallia Jackson Vinton and ...
... The Sorrow of the Nations The Sorrow of the Nations 385 THE SORROW OF THE NATIONS IN MEMORIAM WM MCKINLEY BY JOHN P SMITH SHARPSBURG MARYLAND Corresponding Member of the Maryland Historical Society and of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society There's darkness over every land - Man takes his fellow by the hand The hearts of men now almost fail For all the earth is one sad wail There's sorrow in the hut and hall Our land's enshrouded with a pall The bells of death do sadly toll ...
... 312 Ohio Arch 312 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications REMARKS ON ADDRESS OF DR SPARKS BY DR T C MENDENHALL Mr President and Members of the Society I had a story to tell this afternoon but in view of the late hour I have begged the Chairman to let me off As he insists on not doing so I will put off my story for a future day and speak very briefly of a thought that has been in my mind while listening to the extremely interesting paper of Dr Sparks and the very impressive address of General ...
... THE GATEWAYS TO FORT ANCIENT THE GATEWAYS TO FORT ANCIENT BY THOS J BROWN During a recent visit to Fort Ancient after a period of several years I was greatly impressed by the improvements that have taken place there since I have been acquainted with the fort My visits to it were begun forty-seven years ago and have been repeated at short intervals until late years then not so often When I first saw it and continuing until about the time the State acquired title to it it was one of the most ...
... SIMON KENTON-SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE SIMON KENTON-SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE R W MCFARLAND Inasmuch as I had personally known only a part of Simon Kenton's family and the record of the William Kenton family gave only two or three items about Simon I consulted one of Simon's descendants and he gave the number of children of each marriage to the best of his knowledge The date of the second marriage was taken from the county records From the same gentleman I got a clue which enabled me to locate Simon ...