. Relics of the revolution; the story of the discovery of the buried remains of military life in forts and camps on Manhattan Island . ront of the old porch aud down the river bank;nor were these expectations disappointed. The ]ial)its of farm residents in getting rid of lioiiseliolil debrisand rulil)isli liy casting them out upon the nearest vacant space,especially in the winter time, was considered by iMr. W. L. (!alverto be likely to have been followed by the iXagels, and that nuinytraces of the past might thus be expected to be found on thesloping bank towards the river. Commencing, in pur
. Relics of the revolution; the story of the discovery of the buried remains of military life in forts and camps on Manhattan Island . ront of the old porch aud down the river bank;nor were these expectations disappointed. The ]ial)its of farm residents in getting rid of lioiiseliolil debrisand rulil)isli liy casting them out upon the nearest vacant space,especially in the winter time, was considered by iMr. W. L. (!alverto be likely to have been followed by the iXagels, and that nuinytraces of the past might thus be expected to be found on thesloping bank towards the river. Commencing, in pursuance of this idea, at a point on the crestof the bank about 30 feet south of the old porch, the removal of 19C The Naael Homestead, or Century House the sods soon disclosed signs of occupation, in great oyster shells,meat bones, broken pewter, earthenwarr and china of early manu-facture. A yard or hvo of digging cloand llic Inp step of a small lliglitof stone steps which led down to a small lioored space evidentlypart of an old dwelling, a complete surprise, since every trace ofany structure was entirely absent at the ExcavatiTig Jiinicil DwiUiiij; Nt-ar tin- Nagel or Cfulury The steps were 3 feet 3 inches long, and about 1 foot wide;at the foot was a stone slab about 4 feet by 3 feet. The littleroom had been about 13 feet by IG feet, and on the east side wasa small fireplace 3 feet by 2 feet, its walls and hearth laid withold red brick. The rest of the walls were of rough stone, and atintervals on the floor level, bricks were laid which evidently hadat one time formed pai-t of the floor surface. 11>T Relics of the Revolution Quite a harvest of old objects lay within the space. A quan-tity of old barrel hoops, which had held together barrels of liquor,powder and flour, lay around, and among them two l)ayonets andthe hammers of several flintlock muskets. In the fireplace lay two 16-pound navy barshot, which had evi-dently been utilized as fire dogs, with t
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