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a potsherd or flint chip. Nearly a week was spent in the vicinity of 

 Black lake, where a thorough survey was made. Two pipes of 

 probably Algonquin origin were obtained here and a wooden spoon 

 from the bottom of the lake near The Cedars. The special assistant 

 in archeology, IMr E. R. Burmaster, made an examination of all the 

 islands in the lake but was unable to find traces of any large camp 



sites. 



Some of the islands in the St Lawrence were visited, especially 

 several in the vicinity of Hammond. Several sites were there found 

 and a number of articles secured. 



No other field work was undertaken until late in August when it 

 was decided to make a reconnaissance of certain portions of the 

 field with the idea of obtaining a better knowledge of localities. 

 Sites near Binghamton, Union, Windsor and Elmira were visited 

 first. Later certain sites near Hammondsport were examined. 

 Most of the time up to October ist was spent in the Genesee valley. 



Fig.'v.'S Clay pipes from Erie county. One-half size 



Several important and productive sites were found and listed for 

 future exploitation. Some of these sites have never been excavated, 

 but preliminary examination revealed skeletons and extensive ash 

 and refuse beds. A site in Erie county with which the Archeologist 

 has been familiar for some time yielded several crushed pots that 

 may easily be restored, several pipes and other malcrial of interest. 



