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kind of clay made very coarse by small bits of
mica, quartz, and felspsr, and obtsined, it
may be, by pulverizing granite. This is quite
brittle, and inclined to crumble, but is made
firm by coating both on the outside and in
side of the jar, Of fine smooth clay which
still bears the marks Of some smoothing in
strument. The jar is very rudely burned, and
is much harder near the top than at the bot
tom. The color varies with the degree Of ex-
! posure to fire. The bottom is reddish brown,
which grows darker toward the top where it
is almost black. The interior is considerably
darker than the outside, being of uniform
black. The general form is very symmetrical.
The lower third is henisphericsl, and without
ornament. Above this the form is compressed
SO as to be quadrilatersl, and the sides taper
towards the top and are quite eaborately Or
nsmented. This ornAmentation is entirely made
/ up Of straight lines and rings. Beginning be
| low, we have first a row of deeply Impressed
rings, running around the jar. These are 81
Of an inch in diameter, the width Of the ring it.
self .Oo Of an inch, thus leaving a centre Of .29
Of an inch in breadth. They are all of very
nearly equal size, though some are more deeply
imprinted than others, but were evidently
made with the same instrument, a cylinder OF
bone probably then come two lines very near
0
with a series Of straight lines running in various
directions Three Of the sides are very nesrly
alike. but the remaining side, instead Of having
the V-shaped centre filed with horizontal lines
surrounded by oblque and perpendicular lines,
has the lines differently arranged The upper
edge Of esch side is beyelled and ornsmeuted by
q series Of shor; parallel lines, and row Of fonr
or five rings occupies each corner. Above this
the body is much CONSTRUCTED to form a neck.
This is circular and sbout half an inch vide,
and has row Of the same rings around it.
Above this neck the top sggin swells and be-
comes Square like the sides, and the edge curves
from the corners toward the centre. 1t is orna-
mented with somewhat different arrangement
of lines frem that Of the sides The sides are %
inches high, and At the bottom about six inches
broad. aud five at the top. Two Of them are
little broader than the rest Around the inner
edge Of the top there is band Of short par
allel lines, but with this exception the interior
is destitute Of markings. All the lines are very
distinct, indeel they are nsrr5w grooves rather
than lines, being on the average uj Of an inch
wide and from .02 to 0l Of an inch deep. None
Of them are exactly straight, though very
nearly 20 The rings are twice as deep as the
lines. Toe thickness increases from the bottom
upwards, piece broken from the bottom shows
a thickness Of 30 ofan inch; 81 the neck, where
a corner is broken of, it is % OF sn inch,
and at tine top 81. Other measurements are
as follows whole height rs inches diameter
Of top 81 inches (inside) diameter Of neck 40
inches circumference around the largest part,
y inches When filled to the very brim, il
holds nine pinis
Another larger jar, Was found in Bolton,
Vermont, about Efy years ago. It il net or
namented except By q ring sbout the neck.
The general form il spherical. the top being
contracted TO form a neck. The mouth is wide.
The color is a drst, and the whole surface is
entirely smooth except the hrim. Around this
ia band about au inch wide. made up Of Oh
hQue hues Belew this is a line Of uotchiike
grooves. ami around the top is 4 narrow band
and inside. another. both msde up Of short
parallel lines This jar is % inches in di
Smeter at the largest part, and 10 st the mouth
The depth is ) inches IL is shout one-iourth
Of an inch thick At the bottom, and half an
inch st the TOP. It is in the possession Of J. y.
Plmeroy, Eiq., Of Burlington.
Fig 8 represents singular implement re-
semb.ing pick. It is msde Of greenish
sandstone, and Is as smooth "a the material
allows The length is s.25 inches. The ends
are broad sud thin, but AZ the middle the
thickness rapidly increases, AMI az this po;ni
it is LIS. while the breadth is 6 inches.
The blunt points are smoother than the rest,
bearing evidence Of considerable use. This relic
was found half mile south Of Burlington.
Fig. ! is an implement, the Use Of which
can only be conjecturct.' Ii is mSde from
ligh, colored tslcosa slate. and is quite smooth.
The middle is much ihickeuei and perforated
by a large hole 50 Of an inch in diameter az
The base, anj somewhat les at the spex. From
this central portion the sides diminish in ,hick-
Tess towards the edges where they are quite
thin The whole length Of the implement is 4
inches the breadth At the top is s. inches.
and at the bottom l.5 inches.
Fig. is an arrow or spearp9.at Of unique
style. The material is peculiar, being, instead
Of flint or some hard stone, Of compact, but
not very hard, mica slate Of dark gray color
The surface is covered with the marks Of the in
strument Used in making il. and is not ct all
smooth The sides are straight, the point rather
blunt, the harhs short, sharp snl Singular. The
shank is thick snd the edges bevel.ei. The
sides Of the shank are scslloped sharply and
regularly The whole length Of this instrument
is = IS inches and the greatest breadth l.33
inches The shank is s Of an inch b-o2l and 8
Of an inch thick L vas found st C5rinth, Yer
mont.
Fig. G seems 20 be badge Of cfi;e, amulet,
or something OF tie sortf It is made Of a very
pretty hrccc.s composed Of light aud dark mate
rial II is finely wrought and very smooth.
though not polished. The upper side Is worked
20 a sharp edge, from which the sides round
outwards towards the rec angular base. which
latter has a hole ST each eul running obliquely
through the ends. The length Of the relic is i.5
inches ald the height nearly inches. This
was found about a nile north Of Burlington,
Vt All these articles, except Fig. >, are in the
Museum Of the University Of Vermoat. Be
sides such remains other traces Of the lnlian
tribes are seen in the hieroglyphics. At Bel
lows Falls two rocks we're found many years
ago On which were rudey trscei heads. large
group On one AID single heal on the other
Some Of these hsi rays coming from the top.
Near Brattleboro. by the side Of the river,
large rock was found which vas covered with
trScnes OF animsls as snskes, birds, etc. in all,
ten figures, some not recognizable as represent
ing any animal.
Such are some Of the works which tell us Of
the former occupants Of Vermont
These perforated stones arc oltcn found ani cf
various shapes ard sizes. squire and Davis figure
one from the mounds page zi0 Of their work, AID
we have inc 10 tie Museum ot the loalOdy Acad-
emy. fluad in Salem, Of nearly the sane shape
though made uf q dlfiereut material. squire and a.
us place them under the head Of ornaments, or
eorsets--t. ". 2
+Implenonts Of This 'rsular form and high a. ish
have bscou found in the mounds and on the surface
throughout the eouth and West, but never to my
kuoWlcdg 20 have they been mentioned from any New
England state before. Theg are always made Of or
uamenta stoce and perforated al their lower corner
Hardly two specimens are alike in their finish,
though all have the singular general form gwen In
the e .ure ahlve. Squire aud Davis 6. L Contr l.
Zg) give figures Of three Of thesc stones under iho
head Of ornameats hut question their being simply
for that purpo se.-F. ". +.