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Mr. Ayme's catalogue of the collection has never been received in this Department.

[[underlined]] Ky. W. Smith, Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky. [[/underlined]]---Two leaf-shaped implements, 2 scrapers, and 10 arrow-heads, from Kentucky; 5 specimens for exhibition, 9 for exchange. Also a large collection from Flint Ridge, Licking County, Ohio, consisting of hammer-stones of flint, quartzite, etc., small flint cores, large rude implements for cores), rude implements more or less leaf-shaped, cutting and drilling-tools, mostly unfinished, and a large anvil-stone.(?) 1178 specimens

Typical specimens from this collection, with others from the same locality previously received from Mr. Smith, will be placed together in one case. Quite a number can be used for exchange.

Mr. Smith, who formerly placed the initials C.M. before his name, now signs himself Ky. Q. Smith (see accompanying letter).

[[underlined]] W. Kinney, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. [[/underlined]]---A copper ornament from a mound in Greenup County, Kenrucky. The specimens is not in its original shape [thus [[small sketch]]], but bent double, doubtless with a view to frustrate further use after its deposition. European bronze swords from graves are sometimes treated in the same manner.

I take the following from Mr. Kinney's letter: "The copper relic was found in an outlying mound in Greenup County, Kentucky, nearly opposite the mouth of the Scioto River, and one of the group so frequently referred to by Squier and others. The mound from which the specimen was taken is in the first or lower river-terrace, while the main works are on the next. On one occasion a half-bushel basketful of these ornaments was found and sent to the smelter."