Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1909 — Bones of An Indian Brave Unearthed Near Delphi. [ARTICLE]

Bones of An Indian Brave Unearthed Near Delphi.

A large skeleton, supposed to be that of an Indian warrior, was unearthed one day last week in a gravel pit in Jefferson township near the residence of Harry Blanchard along the old tow path. Workmen in the pit employed by Contractor Barnard, who is constructing a road in that vicinity, unearthed the bones directly beneath a large oak tree at a point near the surface of the earth. The skeleton was found complete with the exception of a few of the smaller bones and near it was discovered a' large heartshaped, hollow stone supposed to be an Indiatf trophy of some character. The supposition has been advanced that> at one time a var between the different Indiana tribes had been waged in that vicinity and that the remains found were those of a fallen brave. After unearthed and exposed to the air for a short time the bones became brittle and fell to pieces. The bones were very large and evidently those of an immense human while the jaw bones were still in possession of a complete set of almost perfect teeth. —Delphi Journal.