74 On certain ARTICLES FOUND 



No. IX. 



Remarks on certain Articles found in an Indian Tu?milus 

 at Cincinnati, and now depojitcd in the Mufetim of the 

 Atnerican Philofophical Society. By George Tur- 

 ner. 



Philadelphia, November 25th, 1799. 



Sir, 



Read Dec. A S the Writer of the paper No. XXII. Vol. 

 6th, 1799- /~\ IV, p. 179. of the Society's Tranfadlions,' 

 appears to be under fome mifconceptions concerning 

 certain articles found in an Indian tumulus at Cincinnati, 

 and now depofited In the Society's mufeum, 1 beg leave 

 to offer a few remarks on them. 



* Fig. I. and 2. are each defcribed to be "a flone or 



compofition^'' 

 Remark. Both are natural ftones. The former refem- 

 bles the greenifh grey porphyry : the latter is a 

 jafper \^heliotrope\ marked with blood-coloured 

 veins and fpots on a green balls. 

 ' Fig. 3. "A cryjlalline fubjlance^'' &c. " of conjidcrable 



tranfparency." 

 Rem. This is pure rock cryjial, perfe£ily tranf parent. 

 Fig. 4. " As figure i. Mixed black and yellow co- 



lours. 

 Rem. This, too, Is a natural ilone, a beautiful fpeci- 



men of granite. 

 Fig. 5. " Probably a compofition" &c. " feems to have 

 been hardened by the fun or firc^ and une- 

 qually comprelTed by the operation." 



Rem. 



* See the plate, p. 180. 



