Going through books at the Library came across an interesting story

[Ron from Michigan]

Caseville Michigan, About 1925 Mr. Orville Chapin was going out to feed his chickens one windy March morning,when he saw a bright blue feather sticking from a small bare spot of sand beside an out building.Mr. Chapin said afterward he knew dang well his old hens hadn't shed any blue feathers.In uncovering the feather,others came into view,until a whole head dress lay on the sand.In great excitement Mr.Chapin called his wife Essie and they both pushed the sand away and discovered a skeleton of an Indian.Mr. Chapin called Michigan University and asked them to send a man well versed on Indian Lore to their farm,which was located a stone's throw of Wild Fowl Bay,an inlet of Saginaw Bay.They did and the U. of M. assisted by Mr.Chapin dug up the contents hidden by the sand for a hundred years.These were the findings the remains a young Indian Chief of the Chippewa Tribe in his late thirties a bullet hole in the skull.Also found at the grave site a rusted gun of French make loaded a silver Fleur-de-lis on the rotted wood stock. I hope you enjoy the story. HH Ron

 

[Tseeker]

Fascinating story. It's neat to read stories about the things people have found by happenstance.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Tseeker,By the way I found two old swimming area's and an old park from the 1840s in my area through books at the library.The old swimming areas are clubs now and probably can be searched with permission.The park is opened to the public and doesn't have the old trees a lot of hunters look for,so that's on my priority list of area sites.

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[pascalburns]

amazing story.

 

[mpostma]

Where are you in Michigan Ron?
I'm up in East Jordan area. Have spent many many hours looking at old books this weekend.
Have you done anything with the igoogle books yet? I've been having a blast with them!

Good Luck,
Mark

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Mark I'm in Oxford a ways from you.I use to race every year in the White pine Stampede that should be close to you.I found an old horse track from the 1830s with some of my research also.Another interesting thing about Caseville.William and Nancy McKinley lived in Caseville in the middle 1870s.Mckinley had an interest in several projects in Caseville and once owned the property of what is now the Caseville or Wallace County Park.You see William and Nancy were the parents of President McKinley.Anyway they lived there a couple of years before they moved to Ohio.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Elton,Thanks Ron

 

[Ron from Michigan]

pascalburns,the story caught my attention as I was flipping through the pages at the library.I thought most hunters would find it interesting. Thanks