732 Archeology of the Champlain Valley. | December, 
ages, that at one time the shores, especially the eastern, and the 
large islands of the lake to which he gave his name, were inhab- 
ited, but the savage allies of Champlain, who early in the summer 
of 1609 sailed through it, told him that because of hostilities 
between the tribes they were not then peopled, and this explorer 
did not, apparently, see any of the Iroquois who held the region 
until he reached a place which must, judging from his brief 
description, have been near what is now Crown Point. At this 
place, in May 1609, he joined his Algonquin allies in a battle with 
the Iroquois, and thus inaugurated the long series of conflicts 
which have made the place historic. Probably, further investiga- 
tion will disclose some new facts, but at present we know of only 
two localities very near the lake shore where there are any sure 
evidences of continued occupation. One of these is on the shore, 
or very near it, at Plattsburgh, N. Y., the other is further from the 
lake, on the banks of the Missisquoi, one of the rivers emptying 
into the lake, near Swanton. Here and there on the large islands, 
and near the shore, large quantities of flint chips, or an unusual 
abundance of specimens, arouse a suspicion that there was located 
at one time a village, but the proof is wanting in all cases, though 
the probability may be strong.’ As we should expect from what 
we know of the condition of the tribes when first visited by white 
men, we find relics—and of many kinds, and in all a considerable 
quantity—not often in large numbers in a limited area, but scat- 
tered here and there over the country. Near the mouths of some 
of the larger streams, and along their banks, more are found than 
elsewhere, and there are some favored localities where diligent 
collectors have been rewarded with more than ordinary success, 
but after all, at least so far as Vermont is concerned, the above 
statement holds true. One of the most interesting localities, and 
one that probably affords us some of the most ancient specimens, 
is that already mentioned near Swanton. As a full account of 
this locality has been published in the Portland Volume of 
Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement 
of Science, where some of the specimens are figured, I need only 
give here a brief statement of the leading facts respecting r 
_ When Swanton was settled by white men a village of St. Francis — 
Indians was located near the place, and many stone implements 
-used by them have since been found. Probably most of the 
objects of this sort found on or near the surface should be referred 
