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some shell discs or beads, and pieces of bark or cane matting, 6 inches square, but very much decayed.  Scattered among the bones were about 200 pounds of very fine lead ore.  The troughs did not contain any bones, but some of the lead ore was in one of them.  The ornaments mentioned were of native copper, and perhaps beaten out with stone hammers, as the workmanship was very rude.  The chisel and one of the ornaments are now at the residence of the late Rev. William Crump in this county."

[[underline]] William Pengelly, Torquay, England. [[/underline]]_ Collection of bones, teeth, etc., from Kent's Cavern, near Torquay: 23 finds from the cave-earth or hyenine deposit, and 77 from the breccia or ursine deposit, the oldest in the cavern; in all 1270 specimens.  It is to be regretted that Mr. Pengelly has sent the bones undetermined.  All I could do was to place them on exhibition according to the layers in which they were found.

[[underline]] L. Belding, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. [[/underline]]_ Collection from the neighborhood of La Paz, Lower California; Arrow and spear-heads (some very fine) and 1 human skull and 10 bones.  I take from the letter of Mr. Belding that following:- The skull and bones (which are probably those