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in a place, where the Indians formerly liv- 

 ed. He, who firft dug it out, kept greafe 

 and fat in it to fmear his fhoes, boots and 

 all forts of leather with : Mr. Bartram 

 bought the pot of that man -, it was yet 

 entire and not damaged : I could perceive 

 no glaze or colour upon it, but on the out- 

 fide it was very much ornamented and up- 

 on the whole well made. Mr. Bartram 

 {hewed me feveral pieces of broken earthea 

 velTels which the Indians formerly made ufe 

 of. It plainly appeared in all thefe that 

 they were not made of mere clay ; but that 

 different materials had been mixed with it, 

 according to the nature of the places where 

 they were made. Thofe Indians ^ for exam- 

 ple, who lived near the fea fliore, pounded 

 the fhells of fnails and mufcles, and mixed 

 them with the clay. Others who lived 

 further up in the country, where mountain 

 cryftals could be found, pounded them and 

 mixed them with their clay ; but how they 

 proceeded in making the vefTels, is entirely 

 unknown : it was plain, that they did not 

 burn them much, for they were fo foft 

 that they might be cut in pieces with a 

 knife : the workmanftiip however feems to 

 have been very good ; for at prefent they 

 find whole vefTels or pieces in the ground, 

 which are not damaged at all, though they 



have 



