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Fig. 5 is also reduced, and the lateral edges gradually con- 

 tract. It is 7^ inches long with a medial width of If inches. 

 The cutting edge extends to a central point and the bevel to the 

 ridge commences almost at the flat surface, which is the one 

 shown. The first owner unfortunately filed down most of the 

 rough ridges on one side of the back. It was found on the 

 farm of B. C. Case, north of Lake Neatawantha and toward 

 Oswego river, near Oswego Falls. It is now in the Bigelow col- 

 lection. The bevel at the point is more abrupt than usual. 



Fig. 9 is another fine celt in the same collection, which em- 

 braces a large proportion of the native copper articles illus- 

 trated here. It was found by Mr Charles Woods on his farm, 

 about 3 miles due east of Baldwinsville N. Y. lot 82, Lysander. 

 This was in April 1878. The hard ridges are black, appearing 

 mostlv on the flat side, where a narrow central one extends from 

 end to end. The under surface is ridged as usual and it is some- 

 what pointed at both ends, the cutting edge being almost rect- 

 angular in the center. The extreme length is nearly 7 inches, 

 the greatest width IJ inches and the thickness ^ inch. Below 

 the center the sides are nearly parallel as far as the cutting 

 edge and most of the small ridges are toward that end. 



Fig. 10 was in the collection of Mr Albert Ho|)kins of Phoenix, 

 but its present abode is unknown. It was found in Oswego 

 county in 1878 and has undergone souu^ filing, without seriously 

 affecting its character. On the flat surface represented the 

 hard, longitudinal I'idges are unchanged. The expanded and 

 rounded edge on this side is slightly hollowed like a shallow 

 gouge. The back is rounded, not distinctly ridged. The ex- 

 treme length is 5 J inches, medial width 1 inch, width of edge 

 l-i\- inches and thickness § inch. 



Fig. 58 is a parallel edged copper celt in the collection of Mr 

 John Martin, Plattsburg N. Y. It was found on ihe Jones farm 

 2 miles north of that place. The surface is beveled toward each 

 end, moderately sharpened at one, and is weathered and green. 

 It weighs 7^ ounces. The owner says: "One end was pounded 

 by a hammer, which show^s that one end was lapped." 



