. Sixth annual report of the United States geological survey of the Territories, embracing portions of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah : being a report of progress of the explorations for the year 1872. Flake of gray jasper, muchweathered; black and yel-low on the surface. Twoviews; one-half with the preceding. A modern stone implement of gray quartzite; a simple flake from a driit-pebble ofthe Uiiitahs. Called by the Shoshone Indi-ans a teshoa, and used by vhem as a scra^per in dressing skins. Two views; one-half size. One of half a dozen similar spec-imens obtained from the Shos
. Sixth annual report of the United States geological survey of the Territories, embracing portions of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah : being a report of progress of the explorations for the year 1872. Flake of gray jasper, muchweathered; black and yel-low on the surface. Twoviews; one-half with the preceding. A modern stone implement of gray quartzite; a simple flake from a driit-pebble ofthe Uiiitahs. Called by the Shoshone Indi-ans a teshoa, and used by vhem as a scra^per in dressing skins. Two views; one-half size. One of half a dozen similar spec-imens obtained from the Shoshoues. ANCIENT MOUNDS OF DAKOTA. By C. Thomas, Ph. D. While at the j^orthern Pacific crossing of James Eiver, in DakotaTerritory, during the past summer, I was informed by the officers of themilitary post at that place that there were some mounds in the vicinitywhich were supi^osed to be artificial. Colonel Burkej who was in charge of the post, very kindly consentedto allow several soldiers and some Sioux scouts, who were willing toaccompany us to assist in opening one Of these to test the correctnessof this opinion ; and General H. W. Thomas, who took great interest inthe subject, agreed to condu
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