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found is a slight slope, and has been planted for a number of years, 

 which would perhaps account for their being so near the surface, 

 the top soil having been gradually removed." 



Mr. Cooke had also called Mr. Putnam's notice to the fact, that, of 

 the eleven Indian graves found in Essex Co. and examined either by 

 Mr. Cooke or himself, within the last two years, only two of them 

 were found to contain implements of any kind. One of these, how- 

 ever, that found on Winter Island was remarkably rich in stone 

 implements, and the other found in Lagrange street, contained the 

 singular " bone spoons " and bone ornaments, of which a description 

 will be given at a future meeting. 



Mr. Putnam also exhibited several pieces of Indian Pottery from 

 Lake Harney, Florida, presented by Miss M. G. Wheatland; and a 

 fragment of red Pottery from one of the "mounds " near Springfield, 

 Ohio, presented by Mr. Albert S. Kingsman, of Salem. 



He said that he had taken this occasion to speak of the various In- 

 dian remains and relics at some length, as he wished to secure the co- 

 operation of members in interesting persons throughout the county, 

 and especially farmers, in the collection of the relics of our Aborig- 

 ines, that as complete a record as possible may be made of them. He 

 stated the necessity of obtaining a large number of each kind of im- 

 plement, in order that through a study of them some common charac- 

 ters might be found which would enable archaeologists to associate the 

 former inhabitants of our region, with those of other places, and thus 

 aid in throwing light on one of the great questions of the day, " The 

 Origin and Migrations of the Human Race." 



He hoped that farmers and others throughout the county and its 

 vicinity would search for all Indian relics, lying forgotten in their 

 houses and barns, and send them to the Institute, where they would 

 be classified and arranged, and aid in solving the most interesting 

 questions relating to the history and migrations of the early races of 

 men on our continent. He hoped that in the spring farmers would 

 carefully examine their grounds for all relics of the past. 



If all the persons in Essex county would send every Indian relic 

 they have, or may find, to the Institute, it would form an unrivalled 

 local archaeological collection. Will not our friends unite in bringing 

 about this desired end? 



Mr. Putnam also exhibited the other donations to the Scientific De- 

 partment, received since last reported. 



Dr. Packard spoke of the rude way in which the Esquimaux in Lab- 

 rador buried their dead. He had found at Hopedale two skeletons, 

 male and female, laid in a fissure in a rock, on the side of a high hill. 

 The site of the grave was marked by an upright pole. The remains 

 were simply covered by stones laid over the top of the fissure, which 



