54 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
Sionaries preferred meal ground with the wooden pestle and 
mortar to that from their own hand mills. In plentiful times 
they reveled; in times of dearth they ate anything they could: 
In Indian corn they left a priceless legacy to the land. 
A. few illustrations of brass kettles will be given, as well as 
of some parts.. They were serviceable after their original use 
was gone, being formed into arrowheads, knives, saws and orna- 
ments of many kinds. Examples of some of these secondary 
uses will be given. | 
Fig. 158 is a much reduced figure of one out of many kettles 3 
found in Cayuga county in 1885-86. Fig. 155 is another of actual 
size, in the collection of Mr C. F. Moseley, Bergen N. Y. It is 
from Honeoye Falls, where many similar ones have been found. 
Fig. 147 is another from the same place, of actual size. The 
ears are of different forms. This one is in the Dann collection, 
is not corroded, and is in fine condition. Another, much like 
this, is from the same place, and now in the state museum. It 
is 54 inches in diameter, and almost 3 inches deep. One with 
it is an inch wider and a very little deeper. One found 8 feet 
underground, at the junction of Wood and Fish creeks, near 
Oneida lake, has a top diameter of 54 inches, bottom 4% and a 
depth of 3 inches. This was much corroded. The rim was 
rolled but not wired, and the ears for the bail were cut out and ~ 
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riveted in place. It was close to the face of a skeleton and — 
bottom side up. Other relics were found several feet deeper, 
but the shifting sand made the original depth doubtful. 
Brass tobacco boxes were among the presents of 1694, and 
these are occasionally found. They are circular and flat and — 
were sometimes used to hold paint. Tomahawks are frequently 
made of brass, with a steel edge. 
While most of a broken brass kettle could be used, the ears 
were not available, and so are sometimes found in a perfect con- 
dition but detached from the vessel. Fig. 128 shows one of these 
which forms a thick loop, with the ends riveted to the vessel. 
This is from Indian hill, Pompey, where this form is common, 
and is of actual size. Fig. 156 is also of actual size, the rivets 
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