Archives of aboriginal knowledge. Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of (14785256863)

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Title: Archives of aboriginal knowledge. Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864. dn United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. cn
Subjects: Indians of North America United States
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & co.
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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ages of the greatAppalachian tribes north of the Gulf of Mexico have come down to modern times inthe Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw. An hiatus, however, exists in the ancient historyof tribes of the Chicorean group, who lived on the Atlantic coasts of Florida, Georgia,and, to some extent, South Carolina, and appear to have been forcibly carried by theSpanish to work in the mines of St. Domingo; often from the coast direct, or from theBahamas, Cuba, or others of the West India groups. In other cases, they weresubjugated by, and incorporated with, the Muscogees. The progress of purchase of the Indian territories herewith delineated, must, underthe present expanding population of the United States, absorb these Indian territorieswherever the lands have not been secured to them in perpetuity with the sovereigntythereof For observations on the future prospects of the tribes, reference is made toflection XI., herewith. Namely, Mohawk, Oneida, Onoudaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Wyandot, and Tuscarora.
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THE INDIAN COUNTRY. 97 3. SERIES OF SALINE STRATA IN THE ONONDAGA COUNTRY. COirMFNICATED BY JAMES R. REES, ESQ. The importance of recognizing the saliferous column in American geology, will giveinterest to the following memorandum of boring made at Lockpit, on the line of theErie canal, by Mr. John Mead. PEET. SALINE COLUMN. aggregate. 3 Alluvial soil 3 46 Alternate layers of quicksand and day. Here the rock was struck - 4930 Gypsum rock interspersed with strata of clay slate. Here the first vein of salt water appeared. It rose and ran over the top in a tube of seventy-nine feet depth 79 44 Similar gypseous rock, with marl-clay slate. Salt water continued to rise in veins of strength ---- 123 2 Blue limestone ----- .--- 125 4 Gypsum and clay strata. Here the second vein of salt water was struck at the depth of 129 feet. It appeared to be double the quantity ofwater, which ran over the top of the tube, and increased in strength from one to two per cent. - ------ 129 11 Gypseous and cla