no.  4     indian  sites  on  the  rappahannock — bushnell  55 
At  Mouth  of  Millbank  Creek 
Millbank  Creek  flows  into  the  Rappahannock  from  the  north 
between  3  and  4  miles  above  Chingoteague  Creek.  The  present  Mill- 
bank  Creek  is  believed  to  have  been  shown  on  the  Herrman  map  as 
Omoy  Cr.,  the  first  large  creek  below  the  "  Doogs  Indian."  Jiles 
Point,  at  the  junction  of  the  streams,  extends  between  the  right  bank 
of  the  creek  and  the  left  bank  of  the  river.  The  land  facing  the  river 
is  high,  but  on  the  other  side  it  is  lower  and  is  bordered  by  a  marsh 
through  which  the  creek  flows.  The  point  of  land,  well  protected  by 
the  water,  is  thought  to  have  been  occupied  by  one  of  the  villages 
indicated  on  the  1624  map.  Much  fragmentary  pottery  and  numerous 
arrowpoints  may  even  now  be  collected  from  the  surface,  and  mor- 
FiG.  10. — Point  resembling  the  Folsom  type  made  of  diabase.   Found  near  mouth 
of  Millbank  Creek.    Natural  size.    U.S.N.M.  no.  378094. 
tars,  axes,  and  other  large  specimens  are  often  found,  all  tending  to 
indicate  the  location  of  an  ancient  settlement. 
The  most  important  piece  known  to  have  been  discovered  on  the 
site  is  a  Folsom  point,  made  of  dark  gray  flint,  which  has  already 
been  described.""  It  is  a  typical  example  of  the  eastern  form  and  was 
found  on  the  surface  in  a  small  field,  at  the  extremity  of  the  point  of 
land,  that  slopes  to  the  marsh  bordering  the  creek.  No  similar  speci- 
men is  known  to  have  been  found  in  the  vicinity,  but  nearby,  in  the 
same  field,  was  disco vei-ed  a  point  made  of  diabase  which  closely  re- 
sembles the  Folsom  type.  This  is  shown,  natural  size,  in  figure  10. 
It  is  crude  when  compared  with  the  first  specimen,  but,  considering 
""Literary  Digest,  June  9,  1934.  Also  in  Bushnell,  D.  I.,  Jr.,  The  Manahoac 
Tribes  in  Virginia,  1608.  Smithsonian  Misc.  Coll.,  vol.  94,  no.  8,  pi.  13,  Oct.  9, 
1935- 
