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known in Scotland as St. Cuthbert's beads. Fig. 48 illustrates 

 another and larger kind by two views. Natural concretions often 

 become rude ornaments. 



Fig. 50 is a heart-shaped ornament of sandstone from Oneida 

 Lake, perforated near the top for suspension. Length seven eighths 

 of an inch. Fig. 57 is a triangular ornament of red slate from 

 Cayuga. The edges have a concave sweep, and it is less than an 

 inch long. Fig. 56 is from the same vicinity, being a large pipe- 

 stone ornament, with two perforations as in a gorget. It is rounded 

 at the ends, and the sides are nearly parallel. It is flat and of mod- 

 erate thickness, and the groove is parallel with the edge, except at 

 one end. The length is three and one half and the breadth one and 

 one quarter inches. Fig. 59 is of the same material and from the 

 same county. It is a flat rectangle, with a circular central opening, 

 and one perforation for stringing. Diameter a little over an inch. 

 Fig. 60 is a flat truncated pyramid in outline, and from Onondaga 

 County. It is perfectly plain, and has one longitudinal perfora- 

 tion. Length one and five eighths inches by one and one eighth 

 wide. 



Fig. 58 is a figured pendant of red slate from Cayuga. It is a 

 circular disk, perforated for suspension at the edge, and adorned 

 with irregular lines on each side. Carved disks and pebbles are 

 usually recent. The diameter is one and one fourih inches. Fig. 

 82 is a flat ring of pipestone, one inch in diameter. These are com- 

 mon, as well as some of the forms already figured. 



Fig. 84 is a long parallel sided article of light drab slate from Fish 

 Creek, east of Oneida Lake. The ends are rounded, with a perfora- 

 tion near each. It is flat and polished, and the length is one and 

 three fourths inches. Fig. 87 is a small four-pointed star of pipe- 

 stone, with rounded ends. It was found at Oneida Lake, and is 

 eleven sixteenths of an inch from point to point. 



Fig. 88 is of three rude stone beads from Cayuga Lake. Two of 

 these are flat, but the smallest is thick. 



Fig. 126 is a small notched and polished pebble from a stockade 

 site on Seneca River. The material is greenish slate, and except 

 in size and finish is precisely like the flat notched sinkers. Long 



