Mike Walker finds buffalo skull in Honey Creek near Gallatin
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Mike Walker was looking for Indian artifacts last Sunday afternoon on the west side branch of Honey Creek, south of Gallatin. It was the first time he had walked through that particular area. He saw something sticking up in the water and started to dig it out. Eventually he uncovered this nearly perfectly preserved buffalo head.
The buffalo head is that of a bull. Its horn span is approximately 18-20 inches. The fragile skull was black from having been in the water, but is starting to lighten as it dries out.
Mike believed the area had once been an Indian camp site. About 50 yards from the skull, he found an arrow head, which the Indians actually used as a knife.
Mike got in touch with a collector from Oregon, Mo., who displays Indian artifacts. The man told Mike to dry out the skull and paint it with clear lacquer in order to preserve it. The collector is coming up to look at the buffalo head, but guessed it to be at least 1500 years old.
Hunting for Indian artifacts is Mike’s hobby. He has been doing it for about 2 ½ years. During the spring, when he isn’t working at his painting business, he goes out about every day. In the summer he looks on weekends. So far he has found around 450 arrow heads and 10 tomahawks.