.1/1 Inilinn roc/x house in Wcatchesler County, New Yorl;. This has a caveliki" I'orni. 

 Larse at the entrance (15 feet wide by 12 feet high), it grows gradually smaller untiliit 

 makes a sharp turn 25 feet from the entrance into a room feet wide and 3 feet high. 

 Examination of these shelters to-day reveals pottery, arrow heads and other weapons, 

 and bones of many animals used fur food. Two Indian fireplaces were found in this shelter 



extinct in the given districts. It is evident that the profusion of bones in 

 any one place points to tlie fact that here the hunter was in the habit of 

 feasting on the spoils of the chase. The bones show that tliey were cracked 

 for the marrow as was usual, and many show traces of ha>ing been in con- 

 tact with tlie fire. It does seem strange that not a single tomahawk or 

 hatchet has l)een found in any of the twenty-five rock houses thus far ex- 

 plored. On the other hand, three comparatively rare artifacts — namely, 

 a gorget perforated at both ends and two pitted hand hammers used for 

 cracking nuts were obtained in three different shelters. Most of the pre- 

 historic objects are found buried in the subsoil covering the floor of the 

 shelter and they often occur all the way down to a depth of three feet. 



To him whose mind is of an archieological turn, the exploration of an 

 Indian rock-shelter is an undertaking of the most fascinating kind. To 

 such a one these places are invested with an irresistible charm, for here 

 on the well-defined space underneath the rock he fancies to come nearer 

 to the redman, to enter into greater intimacy with his interests and sym- 

 pathy with his life. In contrast with field work which necessitates the 

 search of ancient village sites, of ploughed fields along the banks of lakes, 

 rivers and brooks, here everything is in one spot, narrow and circumscribed. 

 Often the investigator wishes however that the rocks could speak and 

 tell the happenings which once took place under their hospitable roof. 



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