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part. The iiosterior portiou iuc-losiug- the socket is like some 

 modern forms. The iron is much corroded. 



Fig. 116 is a reduced drawing of an iron ax belonging to the 

 Johnstown historical society, and which was cast or forged in 

 one piece. The slender iron handle was evidently intended to be 

 inserted in one of wood. It is said to have been found 8 feet 

 underground at Johnstown N. Y. and the general form is quite 

 modern. The head is 3J inches from top to bottom and the 

 length through the handle is 9f inches. 



Fig. 89 is another of these solid forms, of what may be called 

 a tomahawk pattern. It has a slender projection like the last, 

 for insertion in a wooden handle, and a sharp spike once pro- 

 truded in front. The upper part terminates in a long and 

 curved point. It is (]uite thin, and was found at Fort Bull near 

 Rome N. Y. The length was 10 inches and it now measures 8| 

 inches from the curved tip to the front angle of the cutting 

 edge. 



Fig. 102 is from the same place and of actual size. The cut- 

 ting edge has been a little broken. This tomahawk is much like 

 some of our present hatchets, but less angular. It is rather a 

 frequent form. By degrees tomahawks took more slender, and 

 even graceful shapes. Fig. 97 is a reduced representation of a 

 very common kind. The maker's initials, J. G., are on both 

 sides, and are shown in the drawing. Otherwise the surface is 

 plain. This is owned by Wilson Johnson, on the Onondaga 

 reservation and is 8^- inches long. 



Fig. 101 is a slender tomahawk, as long above the handle as 

 below. The upper part is much curved and sharply pointed. 

 This is in the Bigelow collection and came from Jack Reef on 

 the Seneca river. It is one of the most frequent forms and its 

 extreme length is S} inches. 



Fig. 01 is a small iron tomahawk from Union Springs which 

 approaches the pipe tomahawk form. Almost every variety of 

 iron ax is represented there. Fig. 77 is a small iron hatchet 

 from Fort Plain, and is quite unlike most others. It is in the 

 Richmond collection. 



