Campbellsport News, February, 1917

OLD INDIAN BATTLEAX FOUND IN FOND DU LAC

   A copper banner stone or ceremonial weapon of ancient Indian days, which was recently unearthed in Fond du Lac during the digging of a sewer, is described and pictured in the last issue of the Wisconsin Archeologist.
   The weapon is shaped like an ancient battle ax and has two blades and a hole for a handle. It was found 6 feet in the earth and is believed to have been lost on the lake shore many ages ago, before the lake receded to its present level, or buried by a later generation of Indians. A cache of interesting Indian relics and weapons was dug up in the same city several years ago.