Native American Artifacts

[7mm-08]

Huntsman - you have the biggest collection of these types of artifacts I've ever seen. You must have a real passion for finding and collecting them because what you've shown in photographs is beyond impressive. Thank you for sharing.

 

[huntsman22]

It really isn't much of a collection. All of my good points can be held in one cupped hand. The brokes don't even fill up a quart jar. I also pick up flakes and chips, so they don't fool me next time. They all were found in a small 'camp' area about 80 feet by 150 feet on a small bluff overlooking a dry creek bottom on the eastern plains. The amount of flakes is amazing for such a small area. I have an 18 gallon carboy full, along with a 7 gallon jug that is mostly full, next to the woodstove....

 

[buffybr]

My Great Great Grandfather homesteaded where the current town of Bennett, Colorado is east of Denver. The town was named after him. He eventually got into politics and was the first Colorado Territorial Representitive to Congress in Washington, DC.

He aslo worked with Kit Carson and Ute Indian Chief Ouray with Indian treaties. I have this picture of Carson and my GG Grandfather (both seated) when they were in Washington working on a treaty.

One time my GG Grandfather and his wife were camped outside Denver and Ouray visited them. They gave Ouray a tin of biscuits and Ouray took off his beaded moccasins and gave them to my family in return. I now have those moccasins.