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molusca of a single locality, this collection is believed to be une- 

 qualed b}^ any other in this country, and as presenting the types of 

 the shells found on the western shores of the continent must be 

 of great value to naturalists. The munificent gift has been duly 

 acknowledged by the Regents, in behalf of the State, and the sin- 

 gle condition that it be kept distinct, and forever open to the 

 examination of students, fully admitted. A full catalogue, by 

 genera and species, with numbers corresponding to the printed 

 descriptive catalogue, and the tablets in the cases, will be found 

 in the appendix. 



The Regents have ever regarded it important to collect what- 

 ever may illustrate the history of the State. With this view, 

 there is herewith submitted a report on the remains of Indian 

 mounds, recently surveyed in the counties of Chautauqua, and 

 Cattaraugus. These monuments of a race which has almost dis- 

 appeared, are being rapidly obliterated, and any effort to perpetu- 

 ate the memorials of their modes of life, in peace or in war, are 

 worthy of encouragement. The descriptions of Mr. Morgan and 

 of Dr. Hough have been printed in former reports. Those now 

 submitted have been made Avith great labor and much apparent 

 accuracy by T. Apoleon Cheney, and are communicated with the 

 accompanying illustrative drawings of mounds and works of art, 

 and their publication in the appendix of this work is recom- 

 mended. 



By order of the Regents. 



G. y. LANSING, Chancellor. 



S. B. WooLwoRTH, Secretary, 



