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In 1905 the writer, for his own purposes, made trips to several 

 interesting localities and collections, securing many valuable figures 

 and descriptions, a few of which will be briefly mentioned. The 

 valley of the Genesee river furnished many, but a large portion of 

 these are relics of recent times. An early mound, near Mount 

 Morris, was examined, and both its structure and contents were of 

 great interest. It was about 30 feet across, and among the remark- 

 able features had a well laid layer of cobblestones some distance 

 beneath the surface, arching and covering the sepulcher. A beauti- 

 ful mound-builder's pipe was found in the mound, 780 small discoid 

 shell beads and 72 beads of river pearls. These are the first of the 

 latter reported in this State. In another mound in the same field a 

 mound-builder's pipe and a native copper implement were also 

 found. Some curious bone implements from that valley have not 

 been published, and a massive grooved ax is among the finds there. 



At a site near Richmond's Mills many curious bone articles have 

 been found almost unique here. Fine clay pipes occur in that 

 region. In Chenango county, along the Unadilla river, many good 

 relics were seen, valuable more for locality than rarity. Some, 

 however, deserve notice. 



In Jefferson county many fine and absolutely unique relics have 

 come to light. After the publication of the Perch Lake Mounds 

 the writer visited the ossuary on Chaumont bay, and carefully ex- 

 amined the remarkable relics found there. To his medical friend, 

 Dr Getman, the skulls were of great interest from their injuries 

 and aftergrowth. Two amulets found in this ossuary are believed 

 to be the first taken from a grave in this State. One of them is 

 very broad and depressed, being quite remarkable in form. In the 

 vicinity of Watertown many unique pipes and bone articles have 

 come to light, several forms appearing which are as yet unpublished. 

 It would take long to describe them adequately, but figures were 

 secured of a large number. One clay pipe in the form of a sun- 

 fish the writer did not see. Not the least of these acquisitions were 

 some European cylindric brass beads, from sites classed as pre- 



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