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stoae found in that part of the State, and that it is supposed to contain 

 a percentage of silver.' 



No. 31. Two Beads. 



These beads are oval, half an inch in length, and made of a kind of 

 enamel or paste, skilfully arranged in layers of various colors on the 

 surface, and, when viewed at their poles, present variegated radii : they 

 are of the Columbian period. 



From an indian grave in the Valley of the Mississippi. 



No. 32. Tooth of a Panther ( incisor of Felis concolor). 

 From a mound in the Valley of the Mississippi. 



No. 33. An Egg-shaped Stone. 



This specimen is made of sienite, and is two inches in length by one 

 and a half inches in diameter. A groove is worked transversely around 

 the stone, three-fourths of an inch from the point of the lesser end. The 

 shape of the stone, and the groove around it, show conclusively that it 

 was intended to be used by fastening a cord around the groove, and 

 holding the other end in the hand or winding it around the wrist, like the 

 modern slung shot. There is no label accompanying this specimen : con- 

 sequently its locality is unknown. It is probably from the Mississippi 

 valley. 



Specimens similar in shape, but destitute of the groove, are frequently 

 found in the Valley of the Mississippi. According to Messrs. Sqtjibe and 

 Davis, they were used by being enclosed in a cover of leather, and fas- 

 tened to one end of a thong, the other end being wound around the wrist. 



