Published monthly by the 



University of the State of New York 



BULLETIN 258 



JUNE 1902 



New York State Museum 



Frederick J. H. Merrill Director 



Bulletin 55 



ARCHEOLOGY 7 



METALLIC IMPLEMENTS 



OP THE 



NEW YORK INDIANS 



BY 



WILLIAM M. BEAUCHAMP S.T.D. 



PAGE 



List of authorities 3 



Introduction 6 



Native copper articles 20 



Recent copper and brass implements . 45 



Brass kettles 50 



Metallic pipes 56 



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Trade axes 59 



Knives 68 



Miscellaneous 73 



Explanation of plates 79 



Plates 1-38 face 86 



Index 87 



