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of the coolie houses. I have sent it to the society thinking it may be 
of interest to show how far the Dutch had got towards our modern 
weapons of destruction while they were in possession of this colony. 
WILLIAM RUSSELL. 
Leonora, ioth April, 1884. 
The Secretary said he had seen one of these breach 
loaders before, and, if he was not mistaken, he believed 
one of them was in the Museum. 
Artificial Mounds behind Anna Catherina. — With 
reference to these Mr. Russell wrote as follows : — 
In connection with the ancient remains which our President referred 
to as having been found behind " Enmore" and ■' Cane Grove," I have 
also to report a find behind " Anna Catherina." On clearing the bush 
on the site for the No. 1 Canal North polder dam, I was forcibly 
struck with an apparently artificial dam which began on the very line of 
my new dam, and ran for a considerable distance into the woods in a 
northeast direction. An old negro seeing me interested in this peculiar 
departure in dam making, joined me, and in addition to the dam he 
pointed out several raised mounds, these he described as yam heaps, 
and further explained that the raised way and yam mounds were the 
work of old time run-away slaves, who thus provided a raised way for 
their huts, and for growing provisions, when the rainy season sub- 
merged the surrounding country. It might be interesting to have the 
opinion of an old time hand on these interesting relics found on the 
East Coast. My informant-iold me that he had come across similar 
mounds to those now referred to behind Annandale on the East Coast" 
" Leonora", ioth April, 1884. 
Carib Pottery from Pin. Enmore. — On behalf 
of Mr. im Thurn, the President exhibited a case 
containing specimens of the Carib pottery recently 
found on the East Coast, and read rough notes 
descriptive of this find, by Mr. im Thurn. The sub- 
stance of their notes will be found embodied in the 
present number of Timehri. 
The Treasurer' s Accounts. — The Treasurer's quar- 
terly account was laid over shewing a balance in favour 
