A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . how they pro-vided, without animals, for the carriage of such heavy burdens overhundreds of miles of land travel it is not so easy to understand, un-less they depended upon a servile population whose presence seemsotherwise indicated by the immense amount of manual labor whichall their works required. Of this copper-mining the Indians hadeven no
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . how they pro-vided, without animals, for the carriage of such heavy burdens overhundreds of miles of land travel it is not so easy to understand, un-less they depended upon a servile population whose presence seemsotherwise indicated by the immense amount of manual labor whichall their works required. Of this copper-mining the Indians hadeven no tradition, and among them, at the time of European discov-ery, copper was only used, and that rarely, for purposes of rude orna-ment. This dead and buried culture of the ancient people of North Amer-cuiture of ^^^i ^o whosc memory they themselves erected such cariousbufidTng^*^ monuments, is specially noteworthy in that it differs from allpeople. other extinct civilizations. Allied, on the one hand, to the rude conditions of the Stone Age, in which the understanding of mandoes not aim at much beyond some appliance that shall aid his nakedbands in procuring a supply of daily food, it is yet far in advance of * Wilsons Pre-Aistonc 3/a?j, p. COPPER IMPLEMENTS RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN WISCONSIN. [From the Collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society.] No. 5. — A Chisel, apparently cast, the rough-ness showing sand-mould and white spots ofmelted silver. No. 6. — An Awl. No. 7. — A Spear-head, 11 inches in length,with socket for handle. No. 8. — An Adze. No. 1.—An Adze, with wings for fit-ting. No. 2.—An Arrow-head, with wings forfitting to arrow. No. 3. —An Arrow-head, with wings forfitting to arrow. No. 4. — A Knife, with socket for handle.
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