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gle beads on a string 294 inches long; three pint brass kettle in 

 perfect condition; iron ax, and a perfect crania. 



Oneofliis luckiest finds was made August 15, 1SS7. This was 

 a wampum belt about o\ inches wide and 65 inches long, contain- 

 ing over 3,800 olivella shells, and valued at $40. It was found in 

 a grave near Union Springs, ~N. Y., in company with three bone 

 awls, doubtless the ones used to make it. 



Last spring Mr. Adams spent several days searching for relics 

 at East Caynga, an old town about two miles north of his resi- 

 dence, where he found some wonderful things. One dav's hunt 

 brought him 6 kettles, about 2,500 beads and ornaments and a 

 gun. The next day he found a chief's grave from which lie ob- 

 tained the following articles, May 2, 1888: a gun 4 feet, 8 inches 

 long, two iron axes, 3 bars lead, melting ladle, 3 bnekhorn imple- 

 ments, steel and Hint, 3 arrows with brass points, 2 trigger guards 

 warmer, piece of death paint, piece mica, numerous pieces of 

 wood, iron and Hint, 16 tusks. 4 rubbing stones, bone harpoon, 8 

 baldric beads, 2 gun flints, 6 bullets, 4 bullet moulds, 2 iron har- 

 poons. six knives, 2,500 wampum beads, pipe, 47 pieces gun locks, 

 ;'. pairshears, and numerous other things. This was indeed a rare 

 find and so Mr. Adams thought, lie dim' them all out in about 

 two hours. Mr. Adams also visited the chief's burying place 

 near Union Springs where the rejics arc all pre-European. On a- 

 spot not over forty feet square he found over 15,000 specimens. 



For displaying his collection Mr. Adams has devoted a room 16 

 by 24 feet, which is completely filled. The specimens are each 

 numbered and arranged in cases, each find being kept together 

 as much as possible. 



Although Mr. Adams devotes most ofhis time to the collecting 

 of Indian relics, he also has a considerable number of war relies, 

 old dishes, books,.sea curiosities, etc. The collection at the pre- 

 sent time numbers 50.000 pieces. 



