. 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 . ture wasthe finding, in the pit, of four brass finger rings, engraved with theletters IHS, thus indicating the burial of that number of baptisedHurons with the unbaptised. Along with the remains were also foundsix French tomahawks and a small copper kettle, very much shell beads were also found, for particulars of which thereader is referred to Mr. Boyles acc
. 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 . ture wasthe finding, in the pit, of four brass finger rings, engraved with theletters IHS, thus indicating the burial of that number of baptisedHurons with the unbaptised. Along with the remains were also foundsix French tomahawks and a small copper kettle, very much shell beads were also found, for particulars of which thereader is referred to Mr. Boyles account in his Report for 1894-5,page 42. 4 h. v. 42 49. ANGUS MACAULAYS. Beside Orr Lake, on lot 68, concession 1, Flos. (Angus Macaulay,owner), may be seen the remains of another village, situated hereevidently for convenience in fishing and trapping Several artificialholes occur here in the surface of the ground. The usual relics havebeen found, besides beads (some of European make), iron tomahawks,pieces of brass kettles, etc. Some of the ashbeds had a depth ofseveral feet. Two refuse heaps (about 200 feet apart) were conspicu-ous ; they were almost circular, and over them large maple trees hadgrown. (The End.). The small squares, enclosing numbers (referred to in the text), indicate the village sites; the Jonepits arc shown by dots; the forest trails, by dotted lines.
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