THE ARCH^OLOGICAL OUTLOOK, 5 



theorized a good deal about the question, the opinions, so far as we 

 could gather, being pretty evenly divided between a great battle and 

 a great epidemic. 



A^Tiat adds to the mystery is that only the other day I had a com- 

 mitnication from a gentleman who formerly lived in the same town- 

 ship, and who informed me that within a few miles of the locality 

 in question he had found, when clearing his farm, the most indubitable 

 evidences of a formerly existing palisaded village upon the site of 

 which he had picked up at least 300 of these iron tomahawks. It 

 would be interesting to compare the weapons found on each place if 

 only for the purpose of discovering whether they are of the same 

 manufacture — both French, or, English and French respectively. 



Three miles from Mr. Rae's farm we were driven to that of Mr. 

 James Dwyer, where we were told there was an extensive ossuary. 

 This was pointed out to us by Mr. Dwyer almost on the crest of a 

 hill, forming the highest ground in the neighborhood for many miles 

 all round, and within a few rods of the farm buildings. We found 

 the dimensions of the pit, so far as could be ascertained by surface 

 indications, to be about 25 feet in length and nearly half as wide. 

 For the reason already assigned no examination could be made, but 

 I visited the same place again this fall, my friend, the Rev. Mr. 

 Johnstone, being also present, he having engaged the services of four 

 stout men to handle spades and shovels. Nearly twice as many 

 more hands came as volunteers, and in the course of the day we 

 succeeded in exhuming a large number of valuable relics, including 

 an almost perfect clay cup, four perfect clay pipes, a small, neatly- 

 carved human head in stone, about one thousand pieces of white 

 wampum, and many other specimens, all of which are on exhibition 

 here this evening. 



I should not omit to mention that at the foot and in the rear of 

 the hill on which this burial-pit or ossuary is situated there is a large 

 piece of freestone which has evidently been used by the Indians for 

 grinding and polishing purposes. The proprietor has promised to 

 present it to our museum.* 



For other valuable contributions we are indebted to the generosity 

 of Mr. Baldwin Jackes, Druggist, 351 Yonge street, Mr. Andrew 

 Elvins, Tailor, Ai*cade, Mr. Loughead, of the township of Sunnidale, 



* Since presented to us. 



