NOTES ON THE ARCHEOLOGY OF NEW BRUNSWICK. 
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ARTICLE II. 
NTOTES ON THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NEW BRUNSWICK. 
By Samuel W. Rain. 
(Read December 4, 19C0.) 
These notes on the archaeology of New Brunswick have been writ- 
ten for the information of the members of this society Elsewhere 
much attention is being paid to this subject, and it behooves us not to 
lag too far behind our co-workers in other parts of Canada. I would 
have preferred that this work had fallen into abler hands, but such as 
it is, I think it will not be without interest. 
The drawings from which the illustrations have been made were 
executed by Miss Jack, Wm. McIntosh and Charles F. B. Rowe. My 
thanks are due to them, and also to a number of others who have 
aided me with suggestions and information. I am in hopes that the 
publication of these notes will lead to an increased interest among our 
members in the collection and study of such remains of the aborigines 
as may be found in our province. The number of such objects now in 
museums is very small, and there can be no doubt that a diligent 
search by students would be amply rewarded. 
Stone with Conical Holes. 
The block of coarse sandstone (pi. vi) containing curious conical 
holes was found with a few others like it, in the summer of 1899, by 
Mr. Duncan London, at Ring Island, south-west side of Maquapit Lake, 
^Queens Co., N. B. 
It is rudely rectangular in shape, its greatest width being 8J 
inches, and its greatest length 11 inches. The block has an average 
thickness of 2^ inches, and weighs 1Q£ pounds. The name “cup 
stones ” has been applied to stones with these cavities, and they are 
remarkable in that they are found in many parts of the world. In 
-some parts of Europe they occur upon the megalithic monuments, 
-and are often polished smooth. The cavities have been roughly made 
