. Annual report of the regents of the university on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Science. No. 122.] 107 hundred, were formed for the conveyance of troops and provi- sions. With careful usage they would last several years. Ga-sna Ga-ose-ha, or bark sarrel. No. The bark barrel was used to store charred and dried shi 11 corHy beanSj fruit, cured venison and other meats, and a variety (^f oth- er articles. When corn was buried in i:>its or caches, it was usu- ally put in bark barrel? of this description
. Annual report of the regents of the university on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Science. No. 122.] 107 hundred, were formed for the conveyance of troops and provi- sions. With careful usage they would last several years. Ga-sna Ga-ose-ha, or bark sarrel. No. The bark barrel was used to store charred and dried shi 11 corHy beanSj fruit, cured venison and other meats, and a variety (^f oth- er articles. When corn was buried in i:>its or caches, it was usu- ally put in bark barrel? of this description. During the war of 1812, when the British forces were expected over the frontier, the Senecas r\f Tonawanda, who had enlisted in the American army, buried their corn in bark barrels, after the ancient cus- tom. These barrels were made of all sizes, from those of suffi- cient capacity to hold three bushels, to those large enough for a peck. They are made of black ash bark, the ^rain being run around the barrel. Such barrels were found in every family in ancient times, and among other purposes to which they were de- voted, they were made repositories for articles of apparel and personal ornaments. With proper care they would outlast the longest Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum. Albany, Regents of the University
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