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terra cottas from the mounds of the West and Southwest. It was found upon the 

 site of an ancient enclosure in Jefferson county, in the town of Elhsburgh, near 

 the beautiful village of Pierrepont Manor. 



Figs. 

 town of 



FiQ. 13. FiQ. 14. Fio. 15. 



14 and 15 were found upon the site of an abandoned Seneca village, in the 

 Mendon, Monroe county. The spot is now known as the " Ball Farm," 

 and is remarkable for the number and variety of its 

 ancient relics. Vast quantities of these have been 

 removed from time to time. Some of the miniature 

 representations of animals found here are remarkable 

 for their accuracy. 



The stone axe or hatchet may be found from Cape 

 Horn to Baffin's Bay. Specimens taken from the inter- 

 vening localities can be distinguished from each other 

 only by the difference of the materials of which they 

 are composed. I have found them in Nicaragua pre- 

 cisely resembling those of New York. Little, therefore, 

 need be said concerning them. Fig. 16 was obtained 

 in the vicinity of an ancient work on the Susquehanna 

 River, in Pennsylvania, near the New York State 

 line. It is remarkable for its symmetry and size, and 

 also for the manner in which it is hollowed upon the 

 inner side. This last named feature is well indicated 

 in the engraving. 



Figs. 17 and 18 present a front and reverse view of 

 a very fine stone axe, found in Livingston county, near 

 Avon Springs. The material is of intense hardness. 



