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hundred and forty-nine from Massachusetts and Connecticut beyond 

 the limits of the valley. Professor Albertus T. Dakin, of the Peabody 

 Museum, at Cambridge, has made this report on a part of the collec- 

 tion: " It constitutes a very interesting and valuable addition to any 

 museum, but is of more than ordinary value to this community because 

 of the fact, that with few exceptions, the entire collection of stone im- 

 plements was gathered in the near vicinity of Springfield and all the 

 specimens of stone art have been found within the confines of the Con- 

 necticut Valley. It is, moreover, one of the largest, if not the largest 

 collection of distinctly local material that has been brought together 

 and exhibited under one roof." Two important gifts, the Booth loan 

 collection, and fifteen hundred carefully selected specimens given by 



Catharine L. Howard Memorial Library of Science. Fireplace, Tablet and Bookcases. 



Dr. Philip Kilroy make up the largest part of the Indian relic collec- 

 tion. In the arrangement of the material a scheme has been followed 

 that shows the geographical distribution, while at the same time the 

 various implements have been grouped to illustrate the development of 

 primitive art and industry and the uses of the different articles. Photo- 

 graphs, maps and descriptive labels furnish additional information in 

 regard to the life of the Indian. Every facility is offered in the use of 

 the collection for study and research. Under the auspices of the 

 museum, a beginning has been made in the examination of old camp 

 sites, quarries and fireholes in the vicinity, and some interesting results 

 have been obtained already, with the promise of richer discoveries in the 

 near future. A few cases devoted to historical relics and curios com- 

 plete the material on exhibition in the museum. 



