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almost globular, being 2^4 inches wide by 2 deep, flattened below, 

 and with an excavation nearly an inch in depth. From the same 

 place came a fine elliptic grooved granite hammer, 6-H* inches high 

 by 3^/2 thick. A rougher one was found with this. Mr Skinner 

 reports a number of grooved axes found on Staten Island, of various 

 types. One weighed 15 pounds, which makes it one of the largest 

 size. They are rather frequent on Long Island, and occur also along 

 the Pennsylvania line. 



In the bulletin on wampum it was noted that a wampum belt 

 attached to an Oneida treaty of 1788 could not readily be found 

 for illustration. It is now on exhibition in the State Library with 

 the original record, and is well worth attention from its beauty and 

 known history and use. The length is about 27 inches, with 6 rows 

 and 4 diagonal double bars on the white ground. In the Archaeo- 

 logical Report of the Province of Ontario, 1901, are figures and 

 accounts of 4 fine Ottawa belts. One has the date of 1764 on it, 

 and another of 1786. A third has an officer's name, and may be 

 assigned to 1815. The fourth is credited to the same year as the 

 first. Among other belts examined is one now in the National 

 Museum, which is 2 feet long and 8 rows wide. An open square 

 at each end is joined to the other by a central black line. 



Ap. n, 1903, Mr Alanson B. Skinner read a paper before the 

 Natural Science Association of Staten Island on aboriginal sites 

 found there, enumerating 24 of these, but afterward adding two 

 more. The following are those mentioned in his paper, but he said 

 that there were probably others along the south and east shores 

 not yet observed. 



1 Village and cemetery at Pelton's cove, between Livingston 

 and West New Brighton. The cemetery was large. 



2 Village at West New Brighton, between Cedar and Dongan 

 streets. Skeletons and implements were found in the spring of 1903. 



3 At Mariner's Harbor was a village site between Blue-Bent 

 field and Western avenue, near the shore. Shell heap opened in 

 1902 near Arlington station. Grooved axes and other early articles. 



4 Village on Tuinessen's or Old Place neck. The earthen 

 vessel mentioned came from a shell heap there. Recent relics. 



