POLISHED STONE ARTICLES USED BY THE NEW YORK ABORIGINES 89 



small value. Maps of localities, with descriptions of sites and finds, 

 will be no less prized, specially from places where little has yet 

 been done. These preliminary bulletins will reach many, it is hoped, 

 who will take an active interest in the matter. There are many good 

 private collections of aboriginal articles, and a simple systematic 

 description of the New York relics in these would be a great aid 

 in scientific research. It is a work in which many might and 

 should share, and the prospective results are great indeed. 



