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Fra. 28.—Object of black od. 
Fic. 27.—Implement of shell. Chokoloskee Key. (Full size.) Chokoleskes 2 (Half size. ү 
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Fra. 29.— The same, end view. 
In one part of the key is an inter- 
esting artificial harbor, which, по 
doubt, served as a shelter for canoes 
in aboriginal times. This harbor, pro- 
tected from open water by an embank- 
ment of shell, save at a narrow 
entrance, was on property owned by 
Mr. McKinney, who, controlling the water by the insertion of a sluice, dug many 
trenches in the muck with the idea to pile this material above water level, and 
thus to gain a rich area for cultivation. 
In the course of this work, Mr. McKinney, whose archzological interest was 
ever alert, came upon three objects of wood, which are now in possession of the 
Academy. 
One of these, of black mangrove, shown in Figs. 28, 29, was burnt somewhat 
Fig. 30.—Cup of wood. Chokoloskee Key. (Full size.) 
40 JOURN. A. N. S. PHILA., VOL. XIII. 
