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iiang Pennsylvanian specimens of this kind. The moccasin-last is a re- 

 markable specimen — a natural formation modified by pecking. 



8. T. Walker, Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida. — Two arrow-heads, 

 1' fossil oysters, and 3 fragments of fossil bones from a clay bluff at the 

 head of Tampa Bay, Fla. 



IV. W. Evans, New Bodhelle, Westchester County, Xetc York. — Collec- 

 tion of Peruvian relics : a bronze mace-head (star-shaped), a bronze 

 spoon with ornamented handle, 4 bronze figures (human), a small group 

 of 3 figures (human), one of bronze and two of gold, and 2 silver figures 

 (human). In addition, a small terra-cotta head from the Isthmus of 

 Tehuantepec, Mexico. 



Eugene A. Smith, Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Casts of an animal-shaped pipe and 

 an engraved stone plate, from Hale County, and of a scraper-like imple- 

 ment, from Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The originals, on exhibition 

 at the University of Alabama, were loaned, with other specimens, 

 through the agency of Mr. Smith, and the casts made in tbe National 

 Museum. The material of the pipe is pale-gray limestone, and that of 

 the engraved plate, gray sandstone with particles of mica. The scraper- 

 like implement is also composed of gray sandstone with mica. 



Frank Burns, Blountville, Blount County, Alabama. — Collections re- 

 ceived during the past year: A large stone mortar, found 50 years ago 

 in a creek, 5 miles from Blount's Springs, Blount County, Alabama. 

 Collection from Blount and Winston Counties, Alabama : Arrow and 

 S] >• ar-heads, celts, grooved axes, hammer-stones, discoidal stones, a paint- 

 mortar, paint-stones, a hematite sinker, fragments of potstone vessels, 

 and of pottery, a silver ornament (perhaps Spanish), and human and 

 animal bones. Collection (surface-finds) from Blount and Colbert Coun- 

 ties. Alabama: Leaf-shaped implements, perforators, arrow and spear- 

 beads, hammer-stones, chipped and polished celts, pestles, a stone bead, 

 a bone implement, fragments of potstone vessels and of pottery. Col- 

 lection from Colbert, Lauderdale, Saint Clair, and Blount Counties, 

 Alabama : Rude and leaf-shaped implements, trimmed flakes, cutting 

 tools ; arrow and spear-heads, a muller, 2 boat-shaped objects, 2 polished 

 celts, and 2 large stone mortars; a handled clay vessel, from a mound 

 on the banks of the Tennessee River, near Florence, Lauderdale County, 

 and fragmentsof large wooden troughs, from a cave in Blount County, 

 locally known as the Crump Cave. Concerning this cave, I copy the fol- 

 lowing statements from a communication by Mr. Burns: "When the 

 cave was first discovered (in 1840) there were 8 or 10 of these troughs, 

 but now they are all more or less split or injured, except this one. It 

 is about 1\ feet long, 10 or 20 inches wide, and G or 7 inches deep. It 

 has been hollowed out by the use of fire, and stone or copper chisels, 

 one of the latter having been found with the troughs when the cave 

 was first examined. There were also found 12 or 15 skulls and a large 

 number of other bones; 6 small wooden bowls, tolerably well polished, 

 5 or G wooden trays, somewhat like a modern bread-tray, but very rough 



