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were historical references to the existence of copper mines in the 

 county in the 14th century. 



Dr. Barham would, ask the Vice- Warden whether the bronze 

 celts found was not another evidence of the fact that copper was 

 at a very early period raised and worked, in this county 1 



Mr. Smirke replied that there was no evidence that the celts 

 referred to were made in Cornwall, or that the copper used was 

 Cornish copper. 



Dr. Barham said it was known that they all contained tin, 

 and no doubt that tin was Cornish ; and it Avas reasonable to 

 assume that the copper contained in celts found in this county 

 was also Cornish. The finding of stone moulds for celts in this- 

 county proved conclusively that they were made here. 



Mr. Alexander Paull read the Lists of Presents : — • 



DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



An Egyptian Mummy From His Eoyal Highness 



flie Prince of Wales. 



Bust of John Lander, the African Traveller.. From Mrs. Elsom, Hornsey. 



Three Specimens of Ancient Pottery, from the 



Catacombs of Arica Mi\ Henwood. 



Two Old Shovels found in a stream- work at 

 Boscarne, in the parish of Bodmin Mr. John Kobins. 



Sandstone, from a Silver Lode 150 fathoms 

 from surface, in the Pachuca mining dis- 

 trict, near the city of Mexico, 9000 feet 

 above the sea Mr. Eichard Stephens. 



Deposit on the inner sarface of a steam 



boiler, at Wheal Mary Ann, in Menheniot . . -^r. W. S. Nettle, Liskeard. 



Cloth from the South Sea Islands, made from Mr. W. Polkinghorne, Win- 

 the inner bark of a tree Chester. 



A Saw-fish, caught by Capt. R. "Whitburn, at 



Annesley Bay, March, 18G8 Capt. E. Wliitburn, Devoran. 



A Locust, caught at Breage, October, 1869 . . Mi-. J. H. Collins. 



Specimens of Arsenic (White Oxide, Orpiment, 



and Eealgar) Ditto. 



Calamine, from Carthagena Mr. B. liitto, Breage. 



A Eussian Knapsack, found on a field of 

 battle, in the Crimean War, 1854 Major-General Aylmer, E.A. 



CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE ALBUM. 



Etchings ; South Entrance, Mabe Church ; 

 Silver Chalice and Cover (1276), part of the 



Holy Communion plate at Mabe Church ; From Miss Annie Shilson, 

 Tolmen, at Constantine Tremough. 



