. Notes of sites of Huron villages in the township of Tiny, Simcoe County, and adjacent parts. Prepared with a view to the identification of those villages visited and described by Champlain and the early missionaries . nch village was situatedbeside a stream flowinginto Mud Lake In the flat ground here,when the forest covered it, there was agrove of wild plum trees, about ten acres inextent. 40. HERMAN WRIGHTS. At the west end of the farm just men-tioned (lot 98), there is another village site,where the old crrnhills may still be this one, also, Mr. Wright, the owner,has
. Notes of sites of Huron villages in the township of Tiny, Simcoe County, and adjacent parts. Prepared with a view to the identification of those villages visited and described by Champlain and the early missionaries . nch village was situatedbeside a stream flowinginto Mud Lake In the flat ground here,when the forest covered it, there was agrove of wild plum trees, about ten acres inextent. 40. HERMAN WRIGHTS. At the west end of the farm just men-tioned (lot 98), there is another village site,where the old crrnhills may still be this one, also, Mr. Wright, the owner,has found fragments of Huron pottery andother relics, besides iron tomahawks, themark of European contact. It, too, issituated near the same stream (Crawfords Creek). On the adjoiningfarm (lot 99), about the year 1880, there was found a French sword,evidently lost by some early explorer^or trader. On a part of itshandle was stamped : cAnet in aeternum 1619. Erbum domini anno. 41. LOUIS GUERINS. In the same group of villages is another on lot 98, concession 2,the farm of Louis Guerin (pronounced Yarrow ). The usual relics,including iron tomahawks, have been found at this site, and a few onlot 99, the adjoining 40 42. ROBERT small site occurs on the west half of lot 95, concession Edwards, the owner, has lived here since 1858, and has found,,especially while ploughing, quantities of pottery fragments, pipes andother relics, including an iron tomahawk. There was a beaver damnear it on a small stream, and the site may therefore have been usedby hunting or trapping parties. 43. ZECHARIAH CASSELLMANS. Pottery fragments, pipes, stone axes, etc., indicating another smallvillage, have been found on lot 93, concession 2, Zechariah Cassellman,owner. An iron collar and small chain, very much rusted, were onceploughed up at the site. 44. WM. most southerly site on the left bank of the Wye, yet brought to our notice, is on lot 10, concession5, (Wm. Edwards,
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