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L. S. Bliss, Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois. One stone pipe from 

 mound above mentioned. 



Henry Gillbreth, Dallas City, HancocTc County, Illinois. Collection from 

 the same mound, consisting of rude implements, arrow and spear 

 heads, celts, and fragment of large jasper pebble. 



Louis Bierman, Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois. Collection (sur- 

 face finds) from the vicinity of the mound in Henderson County, con-, 

 sisting of leaf-shaped imi)lements, arrow and spear heads, grooved 

 axes, &c. 



William Green, Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois. Collection (sur- 

 face finds) from the vicinity of the mound in Henderson County, com- 

 posed of rude flint implements, arrow-heads, and one broken spear- 

 head, chipped on one of the sides to serve as a concave scraper. 



Wm. Roclel and M. Tandy, Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois. Col- 

 lection from mounds on the farm of Conrad Rockel, Henderson 

 County, Illinois, consisting of rude flint implements, scrapers, spear- 

 head-shaped implements, arrow-heads, flakes, celts, grooved axe, 

 rude maul, rubbing-stone, paint-stone, and one clay vessel of peculiar 

 form and ornamentation. The specimens presented by Messrs. Bliss, 

 Gillbreth, Bierman, Green, and Eockel, were procured through the in- 

 fluence of Mr. Tandy, and, with his own donation, are a valuable addi- 

 tion to the Museum. 



John B. Wiggins, Waverly, Tioga County, JS^eiv York. Collection from 

 Chula, Amelia County, Virginia ; namely, flakes, arrow-heads, 

 grooved axes, and large quartz crystals showing use as tools, and pot- 

 stone vessels. The quartz crystals were used by the Indians in mak- 

 ing pot-stone vessels. 



Prof. W. A. Kite, Milligan College, Johnson City, Washington Couniy, 

 Tennessee. Collection from burial-places and camping-grounds in 

 Greene and Hawkins Counties, Tennessee, composed of leaf-shaped 

 implements, scrapers, perforators, arrow and spear heads, celts, 

 grooved axes, pestles, stone gaming disks, and fragments of human 

 bones. 



A. T. Gamage, Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine. Collection from 

 oyster and clam shell heaps on Damariscotta River; namely, flint and 

 bone imi^lements, fragments of pottery, &g. 



C. L. Herrick, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. Large collection 

 from mounds near Chickasaw, Colbert County, Alabama, consisting 

 of flakes, rude implements, chipi^ed celts, cutting tools, hammer- 

 stones, arrow and spear-heads, and fragments of pottery. Collection 

 from shell-heaps near Waterloo and from Cheathem's Ferry, Lauder- 

 dale County, Alabama, consisting of shells of which the heaps are 

 composed of flint flakes, rude implements, arrow and spear heads, 

 one clay vessel, fragments of pottery, and of human skull and bones. 



