DIVISION EIGHT — SCIENCE. 537 



Mary street in January, 1894 '> ^^^ after due consideration of all the facts 

 pertaining to it, I do not hesitate to place it as belonging with those of the 

 hill top. But many other specimens of stone implements have been plowed 

 or dug up in various parts of Pasadena which are of recent or doubtful date, 

 and I have not included any such in this list of prehistoric palaeoliths.] 



One ovo-oblong metate of gray syenite, 16 in. long, 10 in. wide, 5 in. 

 thick, with dish part worn 3^ in. deep. Found and donated by Thomas 

 Banbury. 



One heavy-weight ovoid slung-shot, of porphyritic syenite — 6}( in. 

 long, 2)/i in- wide, 3^ in. thick; 12^ in. around the bilge. Found and 

 donated by Thos. Banbur3^ 



Onf fine-grained, flat metate, gx 12 in. area, and 3 in. thick. Found 

 and donated by Dr. H. A. Reid. 



One nearly triangular shaped, deep-dished metate, of coarse-grained, 

 grayish syenite, medium size, and dish worn down to 3 in. depth at center. 

 Found and donated by Thomas H. Wardlaw. 



One well shaped, double-flat-surfaced, oval mealing stone — coarse- 

 grained and well worn. Found and donated by Dr. Eachel F. Reid. 



Fragment of child's metate, and two imperfectly ovoid, coarse-grained, 

 heavy club-loaders or slung-shot stones. These, for use, were hung in a 

 band of some tough sort of animal skin or vegetable fibre,* then drawn 

 snug against the butt end of a club, the end parts of the band being laid 

 along lengthwise on each side of the club or handle, and wrapped there 

 with strong fibres. The ends of the stone would protrude beyond the edges 

 of its bilge-band ; and being securely fastened to the handle, it made a 

 powerful weapon with which to break the skull of man or beast at close 

 quarters, t Found and donated by Mrs. Reid. [These reservoir-hill people 

 were so primitive that they had not yet learned to use bow and arrows, 

 spears or lances, for no flint or other stone heads for such weapons have 

 been found among their remains. A few have been found in other parts of 

 Pasadenaland, but they were on or near the surface, and of recent age.] 



Two worn fragments of grit stone or schist, used as a scouring stone for 

 smoothing club handles or any implements of wood ; for this it served equal 

 to both rasp and sand-paper. Found and donated by Dr. Reid. 



One well worn, coarse-grained metate, of bluish syenite, 15 in. long, 10 

 in. wide, 3 in. thick, with dish worn 2}( in. deep. Found by W. T. Clapp 

 while grading for the reservoir, in February, 1874, and now, after twenty 

 years, donated by him for this Throop collection. 



One double-flat-faced ovo-oblong mealing stone, 4 in. long, 3>^ in. 

 ' wide — of bluish syenite. Found by Chas. H. Cole and donated. 



One face-paint dish, nearly round, 5^ in. in diameter, 2 in. thick, 

 dished ^4 i"- deep. Found by C. H. Cole while assisting City Engineer 

 Sedwick during the re- excavation and cementing of east half of the reser- 



*A shrubby plant called Indian hemp, or wild hemp [the Apocynum ranabi'num of botany], fur- 

 nished from its bark strips of strong, tough, thong-like fibres or cords suitable for this and many other 

 uses. It is found growing hereabouts yet. 



tSome modern savage tribes still use the club-loader or slung-shot weapon, some of th^m being 

 skilled enough to make a crease around the middle of the stone for convenience of attachment, but our 

 Pasad'uian " ancients " had not reached that degree of skill yet. Of this class of weapons, the Stand- 

 ard Dictionary says : " Pogamog:^an — A war club consisting essentially of a stone secured to the end of 

 an elastic wooden handle, ordinarily strengthened by a covering of twisted rawhide; a casse-tete ; a 

 skull-cracker ; used by the Indians of the Plains." 



