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One celt is recorded from the yicinitv of Sharon Springs, Ot- 

 sego CO., one from Stiivvesant, Columbia co., the latter being in 

 the collections of the Xew York state museum at Albany; and 

 two others, found quite near the latter, in the town of Schodack. 

 These two were found about the A'ear 1893. Another, found 

 near Glens Falls, is listed as lot no. 2U3 in the catalogue of the 

 Wagman collection, sold in Boston by Woodward, in 188G, This 

 measured 2| by 4^ inches. 



The tenth and last to be mentioned was found on a relic strewn 

 sand spit, jutting northward into the great Sacandaga Vlaie near 

 Xorthampton, ^' the Fish-house," Fulton co. This is a broken 

 portion of the usual form of native copper celt, a fragment form- 

 ing a triangle, whose sides measure about 2 inches, one being the 

 cutting edge of the implement. The fracture, which is ancient, 

 appears to have been made with great violence, for the fragment 

 remaining is bent, showing the effect of a torsional twist or strain^ 

 This interesting relic was found in 1874 or 1875 and is covered 

 with a fine green patina. All of the 10, as far as can be ascer- 

 tained, are of the common rectanglar form, varying but little from 

 the dimensions of the one from Glens Falls. 



The lance-shaped blades, whether used as knives, spear or 

 arrowheads, present a greater diversity of form. Of the nine 

 blades listed five are from Saratoga county. The remaining four 

 are from Warren countv, two of which were found near Glens 

 Falls, one from French mountain, Queensbury, and the last from 

 the vicinity of Lake George. Modern territorial boundaries 

 count for nothing in archeologic science unless based on some 

 prominent natural division of land by mountain range or water, 

 and so it will be seen bv those familiar with these localities that 

 the whole of the blades recorded were found in a verv small area. 



One of those from Saratoga county is a most beautiful example 

 of the ancient American's skill in working native copper. It is 

 now in the collection of William T. Becker of Schenectadv N. Y. 

 It is in absolutely perfect condition, is beautifully patinated in 

 different tints, and has the unusual feature of a deeply notched 

 base in addition to the usual tang, which however is very short. 

 Its length is 4^ inches and greatest breadth If inches. Two 

 others of the blades listed, of the common variety with long tang, 

 were described and figured by William L. Stone in the American 

 magazine of Jiistorjj for September 1878. One is described by him 

 as being bronze but this is doubtless an erroneous idea. 



Closing the list of objects made by the aborigines from native 

 copper is the find of beads numbering 135. This was made about 

 midwav between Hoffmans Ferrv and Schenectadv, at a gravel 

 ridge in the town of Glenville, ^ mile from the north bank of the 

 Mohawk river. In opening this bank several graves have been 



