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walled " chamber " was discovered, and, on removing the stones, 

 several skeletons were found, with many relics, including a great 

 many arrow and spear points and a " stone bowl " (probably a 

 steatite pot). None of these objects now remain; but most of the 

 stones taken from the grave are still to be seen piled up near the 

 original site. There are very many of these, which appear to have 

 been brought some distance. A number show the action of fire. 

 Isaac Wort claims to have found other similar stone graves there- 

 about, but says they contained no relics. He also says that, in his 

 boyhood, iron trade axes were abundant on these sites ; but unfortu- 

 nately none has survived the years. Glass beads, etc., have been 

 found. 



15 Lodges, shells, etc., run from Cedar hill to Winant's brook. 



1 6 There are sites all along the shore to Kreischerville, with early 

 relics. All the sandy fields along the shore yield relics but here and 

 there shell pits and heaps proclaim more specialized occupation. 



17 At Burial point graves are said to have been found. 



1 8 One site, near Rossville post office, had yielded very many 

 arrow points, of a strange archaic " double-ended " type. There is 

 a large shell heap in this field, containing pottery. A hill near the 

 Rossville road is known to local collectors, as " Hammer Stone hill," 

 on account of the abundance of pitted hammerstones found there. 

 Brass thimbles, etc., have been found. 



19 Extensive shell mounds may still be seen near the Billop house. 

 Burial ridge, nearby, was excavated by George H. Pepper for the 

 American Museum in 1895. Horn and bone implements are found, 

 bearing traces of fabrics and copper. Shells occur all over the point, 

 and as far north as Richmond Valley. A grooved axe weighing 12 

 pounds was found here. During the past few years excavation on 

 some sites has been prohibited, and little plowing has been done ; so 

 that surface hunting was profitless. Clandestine attempts at digging 

 in the famous " Burial r,idge " met with no success on account of the 

 comprehensiveness of former excavations. In former years, how- 

 ever, much was written about this site, especially by George H. 

 Pepper, Capt. R. D. Wainwright and others. The shell heaps them- 

 selves have been little worked, except by Max Bedell of Pleasant 

 Plains; but there is considerable literature extant concerning the 

 famous " Burial ridge." 



20 Huguenot. A small shell heap is located on the bluff overlook- 

 ing the bay, near Sequine's point. This is only a small shell heap at 

 a point where the Indians probably camped while fishing. A few 



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