898 TAPERS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. 



quartz and porphyry marking the spots where the "ancient arrow 

 maker" sat. Mr. Graham speaks of one man who went carefully over 

 these hills, a few years ago, and collected in three days arrow-heads 

 and other Indian relies which he sold for $15. There are still many 

 imperfect arrow heads, broken or unfinished, with numberless cores, 

 chips, and hammer stones; but the best specimens have evidently been 

 picked up in most of the places visited in the vicinity. It is fortunate 

 for the collector of to-day in these regions that the soil of Cape Cod, 

 .Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket is very sterile in many places, and 

 there is no accumulation of rich vegetable mold to attract cultivation 

 or cover Indian relics such as exist at Mount Hope, K. I., and a few 

 other celebrated Indian regions. The following list gives a summary of 

 objects found during the days of the past two summers collecting on 

 Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. 



It must be first understood that with the exception of a visit of three 

 days to Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, all were obtained in a few hours' 

 search, while on an excursion of a day each to these islands. At Well- 

 fleet the writer camped three days with his brother, who assisted him in 

 the search. The list cannot be specially interesting except to give an 

 idea of what may still be accomplished in a very short time in collecting 

 Indian relics in a State where such things are now generally supposed 

 to be very rare. 



In the vicinity of Bass Eiver, between Yarmouth and Dennis, were 

 found a stone ax-head, with a deep groove for receiving the withe or 

 thong by which it was fastened to the handle; two stone drills for 

 boring; a piece of stone G inches by 4 inches, chipped roughly to an 

 edge all around, and probably used as an ax or hoe; a large fragment 

 of a soap-stone pot, with handle or ear attached; thirty arrow-heads. 



Harwich. — Forty arrow-heads and 4 spear-heads; a polished celt of 

 jasper; an unpolished hatchet, or tomahawk, of gneiss; pieces of soap- 

 stone pottery, akso pottery of clay baked with pounded shells or coarse 

 sand; bones broken in lengths, and charcoal in fire-places; a piece of 

 graphite worn by use in marking. 



Buttermilk Bay (at the head of Buzzard's). — Twenty-five arrow-heads 

 of quartz and porphyry, and 1 of brass; 1 broken stone knife. 



Chatham (near Taylor's Pond, in South Chatham). — A water-worn 

 pebble, of good quality graphite, 2 inches long and 1| inches wide, 

 given by a friend, who found it beside a shell heap. 



Brewster.— Among some chips of stone made by the Indians in arrow- 

 making, and collected by a friend, was one of siliceous chert, evidently 

 from a limestone region. In the center of the siliceous portion was a 

 minute spiral-shaped fossil shell. 



Centreville. — Twelve stone arrow-heads, 2 spear-heads, and 1 arrow 

 head of brass. 



North Truro. — Two arrow-heads, 3 srjear-heads. 



West Yarmouth. — Three arrow-heads, 



