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the other, 2 inches long by about If inches wide, and inches 
thick. It is in the collection of Charles Edwards, of Innerkip. 
On the Biddis farm, lot 6, concession IV, a layer of stones, 
possibly a fire-place, is said to have been found while breaking 
new ground. Here chipped points of stone for arrows, and also 
other artifacts have been found. 
On the north half of lot 4, concession IV, Amos Carter found 
a small limestone pipe similar to the one from the Chesney farm, 
a shallow mortar about a foot in diameter made of a roughly 
square piece of dft*k grey stone, and one or two pestles made 
of limestone. On the south half of this lot, on the Millar farm, 
many points chipped from stone for arrows, also the front half 
of an unfinished bird amulet and other artifacts have been found. 
This bird amulet is about 4f inches long by 2 J inches high, and 
fully If inches wide at the bottom. Only the lower portion of 
the neck has been polished, the rest of the surface still show- 
ing peck marks. On each side of the head there are project- 
ing bosses evidently in process of transformation into large 
projecting eyes. It is in the Edwards collection at Innerkip. 
On the William Mann farm, lot 3, concession IV, a gorget 
was found and recently many points chipped from stone for 
arrows and spears have been secured. 
On George Tottle’s farm, lot 1, concession IV, Mr. Tottle 
found a copper arrowhead, but as he has moved away, the speci- 
men is not available. 
On the north half of lot 1, concession IV, a long, roller-like 
pestle, celts, and points chipped from stone for arrows have 
been found by Robert Lockhart. The pestle is in the Burgess 
collection at Drumbo. 
On the farm of Alexander Graham, lot 13, concession III, 
points chipped from stone for arrows, also celts, gorgets, and 
other artifacts have been found. 
On lot 7, concession III, R. J. Baker found points chipped 
from stone for arrows, also celts and a small hatchet-shaped 
banner stone about 4 inches long, which is now in a private 
collection in Detroit. 
