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MISCELLANEOUS 



Fig. 220 is an elliptical brown sandstone pebble, two and one six- 

 teenth inches long by seven eighths of an inch wide, and having a 

 central groove and notched ends. It may have been a sinker. 

 Fig. 236 is a perforated ball from Elbridge, found near an earth- 

 work. It is a soft brown sandstone, one and seven eighths wide by 

 one and three eighths inches deep. The top and the bottom are 

 unequally flattened, and the diameter of the opening is less than an 

 inch. A curved yellow stone, much like a horn in outline, is per- 

 forated at the broad base. It comes from the Oswego River. 



Many years ago a fine carving made from the black slate of the 

 northwest coast, and in that style, was found in Tioga County, but 

 whether it was brought by an Indian or lost by a white man, may be 

 a question. It is a characteristic piece, and of its ultimate origin 

 there can be no doubt. A Sandwich Island adze was found in Mar- 

 cellus some years since, but the cause for this seems clearer. It 

 was brought there by a recent traveler, was lost and found again. 

 Similar instances might be cited of unexpected articles found even 

 in Indian hearths and graves. 



Mr. Fowke considered stone cones rare in the South and West, 

 and they are still rarer in New York. A true stone cone, however, 

 comes from Jefferson County, and is two inches high. They have 

 been reported nowhere else, but small pyramids occur. A pebble, 

 flattened like a muller, has a groove lengthwise from the flat surface 

 at each end. It is four inches long, and comes from Cayuga 

 County, where other odd forms are found. An oval pebble, with 

 perforations representing eyes, has its edges chipped. This is from 

 Brewerton, but similar things occur elsewhere, being usually recent 

 forms. Many puzzling pieces are probably unfinished, and of the 

 intention of others we know very little. Some doubtful forms have 

 been passed over, there being no present occasion to discuss their 

 authenticity, while others of undoubted value have been regretfully 

 left unnoticed. 



Plates, blocks and ornaments of mica have been found in Cayuga, 

 Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chenango, Monroe, Oswego, Suffolk, 

 and perhaps other counties. They are quite rare. 



