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where numerous relics have been turned out by the 

 plow. A few years ago W. G. Norris found an ar- 

 row head of copper, now in the Smithsonian Collec- 

 tions at Washington. 1' rom the fact that many of 

 these hoes are found on these Plains we conclude 

 that they were once cultivated by the Aborigines, and 

 tradition substantiates this view. These hoes are usu- 

 ally from ten to sixteen inches long, two and one half 

 inches u ide, and about one inch thick, with a convex- 

 ity lengthwise; their cutting ends are also convex while 

 the opposite arc more generally pointed but do rot 

 bear the marks of usage so plainly. A curious imple- 

 ment was presented to our societ}' by Mr. Orville 

 Robinson, who foimrl it where the village of Newport 

 now stands, it is about fourteen inches long, roijnded, 

 and presents several smooth faces lengthwise, with 

 minute transverse stria- on the sjirface. Ihis must 

 have been used for grinding corn or other seeds by 

 taking hold of the ends in the manner that the "roll- 

 ing-pin" is used, but not allowed to roll in the hand. 

 By its u.se on a flat stone fine flour or meal could be 

 made after the pestle had done the crushing. One 

 end of this utensil had been sharpened to an edge, 

 which \\ould bring us to conclude that these rude im- 

 plements were used for more than one purpose, thus 

 after a pestle or mill stone had become loo much 

 worn for grinding they were sharpened into chi/.els. 

 Large pestles and grinders have been foimd just com- 

 menced to be worn on their convex surfaces, with 

 blunt ends for pounding but without a cutting end for 

 other uses. When such implements are sufficiently 

 worn down they are then made into chizel.s. 



Bcac/ii's oji I.(tk'c Mcn/phn'Jiiagoi!^. — Dr. Currier re- 

 marked that his attention had been called to the large 

 accumulations of sand and pebbles on the western 

 shores of Lake Memphremagog. in certain places 

 Adhere for several years past the\' had been removed 



