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About 5,000 blue seed beads were found with Feature 52, an infant 

 burial. Since they were placed with the burial for a particular 

 reason they are not included in the sample from other features in the 

 post. The beads from other features within the post represent a 

 random sample, and were probably lost by employees at the post. 



Adding the blue seed beads from the burial to the other blue beads 

 gives this color a total of 5,901, making a grand total of 6,699 beads of 

 all sizes and colors. 



Bell (1) {pi. 60, n). — One small brass bell formed of two hemi- 

 spheres of thin sheet brass joined together by rolling of the joint and 

 possibly solder. On the rear of the bell is a small brass loop % inch 

 in diameter that was used for attacliment to clothing. The bell has 

 two holes %o inch in diameter that are %6 i'^ch apart. They are 

 joined by a thin slit in the brass. The bell is i%2 inch in diameter 

 and % inch in height. A small round piece of iron (?) is in place 

 within the bell. It served as a clapper ( Fred La Eocque) . 



Brass arrowpoint (1) {pi. 60, m). — This is a triangular point with 

 straight sides and a small rectangular stem projecting from a straight 

 base. Length is 3.5 cm.; width, 2.0 cm.; thickness, 0.5 mm. The 

 specimen is made from stock sheet brass or a brass kettle; the chisel 

 marks that formed it show clearly near the stem. The blade was 

 sharpened with a file or whetstone (No. 29) . 



Gold hraid { ?). — A small number of matted brass strips were re- 

 covered. These are probably the so-called "gold braid" and hence a 

 trade item (No. 41). 



Shale and catlinite pipes {26 fraginents). — Only one moderately 

 complete specimen is made of catlinite. It has a circular form and 

 tapers toward the base. It is elaborately grooved, probably for the 

 inclusion of lead inlays, and has a tapering orifice (pi. 64, h) (Nos. 

 253andS.L22). 



The base of a tapered and grooved catlinite pipe is also present. 

 It may belong to the specimen discussed immediately above, though 

 its styling is different (No. 91). Still another catlinite pipe frag- 

 ment was found ; it has a circular outline, but has one flat side. It 

 is apparently from the stem portion of a pipe, as the hole through it 

 is not tapered (No. 254) . 



Two other portions of catlinite were recovered. One specimen is 

 square (No. 93), and the other is wedge shaped (No. 224). They 

 bear marks of sawing and are probably materials left over from the 

 manufacture of pipes. 



Nine shale pipes are roughly square, though often they have rounded 

 corners. Only one of these fragments shows any signs of incising or 

 other decoration; this consists of a file mark across the top of the 

 bowl. All of the shale specimens are apparently from the common 

 elbow-type pipe. 



