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DECEMBER I5, 1899. 
THIRTY-SIXTH REGULAR MEETING. 
The president, Dr. Joun VAN Duyn, in the chair. 
T-wenty-six persons present. 
A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Charles P. Ryan for 
chairs and services rendered at the November meeting. 
Dr. W. M. Beauchamp spoke about 
THE ARCHEOLOGY OF ONONDAGA COUNTY. 
The early people that visited our county followed our 
streams in search of fish and game. This is shown by the soap- 
stone kettles, etc., which they left behind them in their wander- 
ings. The striped birds show that they came from the region of 
the Great Lakes. The Esquimaux was one of the early visitors. 
This is shown by the tusk of the walrus, and the strange knives 
only used by these people and which are occasionally found here. 
It is quite probable that the Northmen saw the Esquimaux here 
but not the Indian. 
The advent of the Five Nations in this vicinity was about 
the year 1600. The forts at Cazenovia and Pompey are proba- 
bly the only ones occupied by them. The barbed fish hook which 
is occasionally found shows that the Indian had at that time come 
in contact with the white man. The bone and horn implements 
must always be dug for, they are never found on the surface. 
Many bone harpoons have recently been found at Brewerton, 
which one site has given us more than all the rest of the country 
put together. 
' The evidences of early man in the county are (1) chipped 
implements, (2) polished implements, (3) pottery, (4) bone im- 
plements, (5) wampum. 
The paper was discussed by Dr. G. W. Hinsdale. He gave 
additional statements describing the results of his search for bone 
implements. An island in Oneida Lake gave him the best results. 
