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beads was around his neck, and on his breast a stone, about three inches longs, with a hole near each end, in order to fasten to the wearer's neck; rather thicker in the centre than at the extremities; flat on the side next the breast; the remainder of it round, and made of a species of black marble. Ever since the Mogul conquest of China, the emperor and the highest grades of his officers, have worn such stones about their necks." 339.

// from 343. "Gold and silver ornaments have been found in many of the tumuli in Ohio. Silver very well plated, has been found in several of the mounds: copper in many: pipe bowls of copper, hammered, and not welded together, but lapped? over, have been found in there. A bracelet of copper was found in a stone mound at Chillicothe. It resembles the links of a common chain, the ends passed by each other, but were not welded together. Ornaments of silver & copper have not been found north of Newark. Below that place, vast numbers have been found. North of that place, are nowells? perforated in the rocks. Arrow heads of copper, some of them five or six inches in length, circular medals of copper, several inches in diameter, very thin, and much injured by time, have been