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Dr. F. A. Steinmeyer, Bonaparte, Iowa. Dec. 30/88. "No implements of that description have been found in this vicinity. I have inquired of several who have been collecting Indian relics and none of them have found any of that description I have examined nearly [[underlined]]all[[/underlined]] collections in southeast Iowa and do not recollect of ever seeing anything similar to your sketch.