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one and one half inches long. It is not as symmetrical as the parallel 

 sided ones mentioned, and it has a notch in the center of the base, 

 besides those in the sides. There are other examples which are 

 much less striking than these. 



Fig. 39 is of yellow jasper, with curving edges, and somewhat thin. 

 It is an inch long, and has long barbs, a feature not common here. 

 It has the needle-like point, found in many arrow-heads, but usually 

 more distinct than in this. This feature is shown in a broad way, 

 though by no means typical, in fig. 40, which is of black flint, one 

 and five eighths inches long, and from the Oswego river. This has 

 long barbs, though shorter than in some imperfect specimens, such 

 slender projections being peculiarly liable to fracture. Its general 

 character is more like articles from Ohio than New York. Fig. 41 

 is the most remarkable for material, being a shark's tooth, perhaps 

 a fossil, one and one half inches long. It has been deeply and nar- 

 rowly notched, but is otherwise unchanged. It may be a memorial 

 of the Iroquois wars with the Catawbas and other southern indians, 

 or it may be of an older day, for, although found near an historic 

 Cayuga site, its age is uncertain. It was found in a grave near 

 Union Springs, on the east side of Cayuga lake, by Mr S. L. Frey 

 of Palatine Bridge, whose account may be quoted. ' The burials at 

 this place were very numerous, and judging from the state of the 

 bones, older than the coming of the whites, unless a single glass 

 bead which I found there, would seem to indicate white trade. At 

 this place, associated with many small shell beads, or rather shells 

 used for beads, was the arrow referred to. It is perfect, and just as 

 it was in its original state, except the two slits which have been cut 

 for fastening it to the shaft. The enamel is as hard, glassy and perfect 

 as ever, and it is really a unique specimen, as far as my explorations 

 go. I think similar ones were used by the southern indians.' The 

 locality is one where there were early and recent cemeteries and 

 villages, but on the whole the grave was probably comparatively 

 recent. Perforated fossil shark's teeth were used as ornaments in 

 Georgia. 



A few double notched arrows appear, but this feature is more 

 frequent in the spears, where the advantage would be greater. In 



