'^^•J 29 ^„,,_. 
has cut its way bnck until it now heads within half a mile of the 
relatively inactive Pigeon liiver. This stream at its head is 
considerably below the level of Pigeon Puver and its fall is much 
more rapid throughout its course, The peculiar barbed attitude 
of North and South Fork of Hominy suggests that they were 
Ibrnierly ti-ibntary to Pigeon River near the point where they now 
enter Hominy Creek, and other features seem to bear out this 
view. In course of time Plominy Creek will, unless artificially 
restrained, gnaw back into the bed of Pigeon Jfivei' itself niid 
cause a radical change in the drainage s^^stem of a large men. 
Dr. H. P. Bowditch spoke of Sir Francis Galtou's work on 
finger piints and on composite photography. 
Genf.ual Meeting, February 15, lSi),'5. 
President W. H. Niles in the chair. Thirty-one persons 
present. 
It was announced that the following Corporate Meml)ers had 
been elected by the Council: Miss A. F. Amies, Mrs. E. R. 
Cormier, Harrison G. Dyar, Miss M. L. Ells, Abner Hatfield" 
Miss E. J. Hill, and Mrs. C. A. Kennard. 
The following jiaper was read : — 
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF CANNIBALISM AMONG 
TPIE INDIANS OF NEW ENGLAND. 
BY HENRV W. IIAYNES. 
Some ten years ago I laid before this Society certain evidence 
tending to establish the fact of the practice of cannibalism among 
the Algonrpiin tribes of New England. i This had been obtained 
tVoui various shell-heaps to be found on the shores of French- 
man's Bay, in the Island of Mt. Desert, in Maine. Since then 
other evidence to the same effect has fallen under my observa- 
tion, in the same region. In the town of Lamoine a fine head- 
land juts into Frenchman's Bay, about opposite to Salisbury 
Cove, on Mt. Desert Island. Along its western shore are plainly 
to be seen traces of a series of hut-circles, each surrounded by 
' I'roc. Bust. soc. nat. hist., v. 22, p. 60-63. 
