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from which one oi' more feet of soil had been removed by erosion. There 

 is no evidence of the deposit having been made in a mound or in con- 

 nection with an unusual structure. Ninety implements were taken fi-om 

 this cache, all of which, except one, were in perfect condition. A few 

 of the implements had been exposed by erosion, the others were obtained 

 from a space not more than a foot or so across. Some 70 of these imple- 

 ments were in the possession of Mr. Foster, and others had been sold 

 by the party who had removed them from the cache. Mr. Foster kindly 

 donated six typical specimens to the geological museum of Hanover 

 College. The implements of this deposit are composed of pure flint, 

 and are remarkably uniform in shape. They are ovate in outline, vary- 

 ing in length from five to ten inches, in breadth from three to six inches 

 and in thickness from three-eighths to five-eighths inch. All were fin- 

 ished entirely around the edges very much as an ordinary arrow or 

 lance head. They were made of flint and are therefore quite dark in 

 color. Circular and oval markings on the greater number of them show 

 that they were made from flint concretions. The source of these con- 

 cretions was not local, but probably from the Mississippian limestone 

 of Harrison and Crawford Counties. 



The purpose for which these implements were manufactured is 

 largely conjectural. Some consider them to have been made for spades 

 or hoes. If it were not for their evidently finished condition, they might 

 Le considered as material in course of preparation for arrow or lance 

 heads. Neither theory as to their use is satisfactory. 



The writer wishes to suggest that, in making the proposed arche- 

 ological surveys of the difi'erent counties in Indiana, the implements 

 found in each county, be placed in county, state, or institutional col- 

 lections. In Jeflerson County almost every farm house contains a few 

 implements, but there is no one very large collection. If all specimens 

 from a county could be placed in one group, properly labeled, and the 

 name of the owner, and the locality in which the collection was made, 

 attached, county collections of great interest and value could be accu- 

 mulated. 



