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in part by buildings, and is partially in the grounds of the local 

 cemetery ; but about one half of it is cultivated. 



The writer had always imagined this to be a rather old heap, 

 mainly from the quantity of archaic (?) arrowpoints of the 

 " doubled ended " variety found here on former occasions ; but the 

 finding of the ear of a brass kettle ( ?) on the surface may pos- 

 sibly suggest white intercourse. 



Potsherds, net sinkers, hammerstones, arrowpoints, mostly of 

 the archaic (?) type above mentioned, deer bones and other 

 ancient kitchen refuse, etc., occur abundantly on the surface, and 

 a pit on being opened produced quite a number of sherds and deer 

 bones. The shell layer is probably not very thick, and the area of 

 the heap is quite small. 



North of this heap, and nearer to the Sound, is a heap of similar 

 nature on a slight bank or bluff above a stream. Arrowpoints, 

 sherds, etc., and a fragment of a steatite vessel were found here. 

 The intervening sand fields contain a few shells, arrowpoints, etc. 



The next place of note, although traces occur in every sandy 

 field, is a small sand hill on a point perhaps three fourths of a 

 mile south of this place. The point is called Burial, Point. It is 

 to be supposed that this name refers to the finding of Indian 

 graves in years gone by, and some farmers in this locality affirm 

 this, but no one remembers anything about them, although several 

 tell the story. At the present date the small hill seems to contain 

 several large pits, and a little shell heap is near by. It would 

 probably repay excavation. 



From this point on to Tottenville traces of aboriginal occupa- 

 tion, for the most part of no long duration, occur almost continu- 

 ously. Shells are, as a rule, scarce, but they are in some locali- 

 ties abundant. In one or two places between Rossville and 

 Kreischerville digging might pay, but surface relics are not 

 abundant. 



Near Kreischerville, about one fourth of a mile from the Rich- 

 mond Brick and Tile works, is a large shell heap. This one was 

 cultivated, and the usual objects may be found there. 



