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I'ciiiaiuiiii;. II is iiindc of ;i ll;il |»l;ii(' ol" brass nltoul as lliick as 

 llic kclllc, iiisidr <»r wliicli il was jilarcd. 'I'lu- conicrs of lli<* 

 pliite ari' bciil over. 'IMus is from tlic foi-l soiitli of r<nii|M'V 

 CeiiLc'i', liijikiii^ it J.") or lM) years oliU'i- (liaii tli<* last. 



('o])])('i' s])0()iis ai'c I'allicr rare, tlic Indians pi-cfci-riii^* Iln' 

 wooden ones wliicli lliev made vvilli s<> mn<li lasti* and skill. 

 Fij;. i:>7 was drawn by Mr K. A. (J rider from a lar^c copper 

 spoon b(doni;ini; to Mr I >. I. Devoe of Fort Tlain N. Y. It was 

 made from ])art of a kettle, and was fonnd in a j^rave. Fig-. KkS 

 is a })rofile view of another made of pewter, and tij^. lo9 is a full 

 view of the same. The form is much like that of the wooden 

 spoon but lacks the ornanuMit at tlie top of the handle, which 

 is bent over. This was found in a grave in ('ayuga couuty with 

 a i)ewter mug eoutaining 44 Freuch coins, dated from 1G42 to 

 U)5(). Some of the earlier dates mav be doubtful. 



Fig. 4^^I is a Hat copper spatula, found on the Odell farm, 

 lot 3, Van Bur en, on tlie south side of Seneca river. It has been 

 hammered into shape, and is rather smooth. This may have 

 been once nearly on a plane but is now considerably bent. Fig. 

 163 is much like the last in outline but has a longer handle, 

 thickened at the end. It is of iron and was found in tlu^ town 

 of Fleming in 1887. 



Among the ])resents recommended for the Five Nations in 

 1094, were '^ 50. lirass Kettles of tw^o, three, & four pound a 

 p^^ thin beaten and light to Carry when they go a hunting, or 

 to war if the Continue." — O'Callaghan 4:12G. The high value 

 the Indians placed on " snuill brass kettles" was noted in KV.KI. 

 Among the presents of tliat year were 30 small and 14 large 

 kettles. 



For trade purposes they were oftcMi brought to the Indians 

 in graded siz.es. Mr J. Y. IT. (31ark mentioned some thus ar- 

 ranged in l*omp(^y. ''^Ir David Hinsdale found a mst of brass 

 kettles, the largest of wliich would hold two i)ails full, and the 

 smallest about three pints. They were all bailed, ready for use, 

 and some of the smaller ones were used in Dr NYestern's familv 

 and Mr Hinsdale's familv for several Acars. The larger ones, 



