ocr: Wood, bone, leather, hair - these organic artifacts, remark- ably preserved in anaerobic muck, are Belle's real treasure, Heartier objects such as lead shot (center) and glass trade beads look new: after cleaning Such artifacts, along with eight iron cannon found at the Fort St. Louis site, await conserva- tion at Texas A&M University. A decorative candlestick, a lady's ring, a crucifix, each recalls the hopes of La Salle's lost colonists, forgotten by king and country. With Belle's récov- ery, they seem to live ngain. a 83
