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The number of dwellings in ruins warrant the conclusion that an extensive population inhabited this country in past times."

[[underline]] E.W. Nelson, Springerville, Apache County. [[/underline]] Collection from caves in the vicinity of Springerville: Arrow and spear-heads, a flint hammer-stone, a round pebble, a rubbing-stone, "tanning-stones", a grooved stone (arrow-shaft-straightener?), a conical stone object with longitudinal perforation, and a turquoise pendant.

[[underline]] Miss Hattie Carlton, Pima, Graham County. [[/underline]] Twenty-six small arrow-heads of obsidian, jasper, etc., 26 shell beads and pendants, and a small ornament of turquoise.

[[underline]] Alaska. [[/underline]]

[[underline]] C.L. McKay, Unalashka Island. [[/underline]] A grooved hammer-stone, and an adze.

[[underline]] Lieut. G.M. Stoney, U.S. Navy. [[/underline]] Three leaf-shaped implements.

[[underline]] Mexico. [[/underline]]

[[underline]] Louis H. Aymé, Oaxaca, Mexico. [[/underline]] Collection from Oaxaca: Eight stone carvings representing human figures, a squared stone with grooves, a metate with rubbing-stone,