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\th March, 



The President, Dr. Cunningham, in the Chair. 



Mr. Robert Young, C.E., read a Paper on 



STONE IMPLEMENTS AND FRAGMENTS OF 

 POTTERY, 



Which he had lately procured from the State of Illinois, U.S.A. 



The writer described the usual character of the prehistoric earth- 

 works which are so numerous in the great central States of North 

 America, specially in those drained by the Ohio River, and in 

 which stone implements are usually found associated with 

 evidences of human burial, making it evident that they are the 

 analogues of the tumuli and cairns of this country. 



He compared the implements which are composed of chert, 

 quartz, and obsidian, with those most nearly resembling them ii 

 the Benn collection laid beside them on the table, and pointec 

 out their peculiarities. None of the arrow-tips in this collection, 

 however, are finished with the very singular spiral curve 

 which characterizes some of those he had obtained from Ohio, 

 and presented to the Museum in 1879. He offered what he 

 had now shewn to add to the former gifts. 



In conclusion, he said the Society was very anxious that it 

 should be known throughout Belfast and Ulster generally, that 

 they would be very glad to receive and exhibit, not only speci- 

 mens of ancient Irish weapons and implements, but also those 

 of aboriginal tribes in foreign lands, with many of which they 

 knew that friends of this Society had business connexions. If 



