Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

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intelligent people. In answer to ques-
ton, Hr. Bioknoee stated that be knew
Of NO other nation that had suoA peculiar
long nj black hair. TIE subject seemed
to b. qaite interesting 70 the nsnbsrs,
and questions were asked and opinions
advanced In fuller detail than shove given.
Prof. E. 8. Morse brought mp rs.ark-
ably novel series Of speculations upon the
evidences Of high antiquity in the Kjosk-
kenmoedden Deposits Of New England.
This uapeonouncibls Danish word means
(" kitchen refuge" and is applied to the
deposits Of shells which are found all
along the shore Of New England and
clear down 70 Florida The aboriginal
races Of !America lived Upon The coast,
consumed great quantities Of CLAIMS and
oysters, and left vast piles of the shells
upon the shores, and exactly similar shsll
hseps are found upon the Danish coast.
Animal fossils are found in great quanti-
ties among these shells and also from time
to time human implements and weapons,
though such specimens are much more
scarce on the Amsrioan than On the Da-
nish coast, and we have in them the evi-
dence Of the ids.tity u these she'll heaps
and evidence also which soes to prove IN
early antiquity. The animals which are
extinct here are found there. Prof Morse
described the wonderful accommodations Of
these shells which arc to be found ON the
bays and river shores OF Maine, and
which were regarded by the indiana With
fully ~ much wonder as by n. 4 re-
remarkable fact is that while these inple-
ments Of similar shape, In DsnAask they
are mostly made from stone, While on our
coast they arc mostly bone.
The traces Of stoae Ars-plaoes are found
near these deposits in Denmark, - well
as in this region also arrow-heads and
other implements; though stone imple-
ments are remarkably scarce in our shell
heaps. Bone instruments, however, srs
remarkably plenty, with sharp Quitting
edges, made from the antlsrs Of deer. The
age Of these heaps IL matter for oonsid-
GRAFTON, and possibly those Of New Eng
land belong 70 m earlier period than
those of North Carolina, where stone i'm.
ments are found similar to those of Den.
mark. They are of varied thickness from
two to three feet, and the shore end il ab.
ruptly cut of BY tho wash of the sea
There arc evidences Of great change In
vegetation since thess deposits were
made. Quahogs and oysters, which are
comparatively rare on tie New England
coast now, evidently existed at that peri
cd in great abundance. The bones Of the
elk and the great awk (now extinct), an
frequently found under the heaps and An
suggestive Of their high antiquity. The
want Of Stone implements, Mr.. Horse
considered ~ additional evidences Of the
truth OF his view Of their age.
Mr.. N. T. True made some remarks
upon the shell deposits Of Maine and
spoke Of the lingual peculisrities Of thu
Indians Of New England.
At one o'clock the members Of tho asso
citation assembled In front Of tho Cour'
House and were photographed.
AFTERNOON sEssI0N-sKcrIOH II.
The first paper Of tho afternoon wa
ION tho Ago and Relations Of tho Meta
,naphorio Rocks Of New Brunswick ans
Maine"-the joint observations Of Aessrs
Geo. +. Matthews and L. w. Bailey
and wAn read by Mr.. Bailey. These gen
tlemen have devoted much time and 81
fort TO working out tho geology Of New
Brunswick, and have determined many
facts that have heretofore been unknown
and tho result Of thoir efforts has bsen /,
upset some Of the usually received state
ments concerning tho prehistoric forms
ton Of that section. The paper was ,
summary Of tho present knowledge II
regard to the strata Of that portion Of tn
country. Mr.. Bailey had much 10 say o
the Laurentisn Rocks, which form tn
lower strata Of much Of the southern Dor
ton Of tho province, and also Of tho gran
ties.
Prof J. Sterry Hunt, the eminent Ca
madam geologist, followed with some re-
marks spon the same general subject, ant
explained the arrangement Of splendid
ly colored diagram OF the geological for
nation of Canada, and the northern por
tiou of the United States. Prof. Hun
ststsd that specimen of tho Laurentia,
Rpcks, which had been obtained At Mar
bid ead, WAS attracting much interest, D
these rocks had not hitherto been discov
no6a1 in this mart NJ the cnuntYv n,