Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1911 — FINALLY UNEARTH CLAY PIPE [ARTICLE]

FINALLY UNEARTH CLAY PIPE

Antiquarians Discover Many Interesting Indian Relics in Heart of New York City.

New York.—Many interesting Indian relics and much histories! material have been unearthed recently in the borough of the Bronx W two consulting engineers and antiquarians, Reginald Pelham Bolton and W. L. Calvert of this city. Messrs. Bolton and Calvert have made the excavations on Sundays in the last year to satisfy their thirst for antiquarian and the acene of their operations has been where Jonas S. Bronck, the first white settler in the Bronx, had bls home. Very little has been known 'About these places, from an antiquarian standpoint The Morris manor house was occupied by Gouverneur Morris and was the great residence in that neighborhood. It was built In the year 1840 and is now in rains. The two antiquarians found Indian pits in one of which was discovered a portion of a clay pipe, which may have been used by Jonas Bronck. The antiquarians were Jubilant when they struck a now of bake overts which had been used not only by the Indiana, but also by the soldiers of the revolution. A large number of bronze coins of George K George 11. and George HL were found. Some of these coins were in splendid condition, and one was almost bright They discovered a large quantity of cutlery, which was used by CoL James De Lancey's

battalion of the Continental army. The excavations at the Morris mansion have not been completed and much more material is believed to be awaiting their industry. The Morris manor house stood at the end of Cypress avenue, near the Willis avenue bridge, with a series of vaults and wine cellars. It has been said that there was a subterranean passage leading to the Bronx Kills, but the excavators were unable to find any trace of such a passage. Near the Morris manor houde was the home of Jonas Bronx, who had a tiled root An old record says that Bronx used real silver on his table, had a table cloth and napkins, and possessed as many as six linen shirts. In this bouse, which was like a miniature tort, the treaty with the Indian sachems, Ranaqua and Tuckamuck, was signed by the Dutch in 1641. Messrs. Bolton and Culver made excavations near the Willis avenue bridge, and found a atone vault, in which there was chinaware. It was probably the property of Jonas Bronck.