58  SMITHSONIAN    MISCELLANEOUS    COLLECTIONS  VOL.    96 
in  it  .  .  .  We  saw  upon  the  river  abundance  of  geese,  ducks,  and 
water-pheasants." 
Although  a  "  feeble  view  "  of  the  high  ground  and  hills  to  the  north- 
west may  have  been  obtained,  the  Appalachian  Mountains,  as  now 
designated,  could  never  have  been  seen. 
Much  matei-ial  of  native  origin  has  been  recovered  from  the  area 
bordering  the  right  bank  of  the  river  and  extending  northward  from 
the  foot  of  Taliaferro  Mount.  Projectile  points  and  other  small 
chipped  objects  are  plentiful,  and  typical  examples  are  illustrated  in 
plate  18,  figure  2.  All  shown  are  made  of  white  quartz.  Small  pieces 
of  pottery  may  be  found  in  the  same  fields  near  the  river  bank,  indi- 
cating the  site  of  a  native  settlement. 
"  DooGS  Indian  " 
About  2  miles  above  Taliaferro  Mount  the  Rappahannock  makes 
a  wide  bend  to  the  eastward,  passing  fertile  fields  which  are  frequently 
bordered  by  low  marsh  lands.  This  is  shown  in  the  aerial  photograph 
reproduced  in  plate  18,  figure  i,  with  the  camera  pointing  east.  Dogue 
Run,  flowing  between  heavily  timbered  banks,  joins  the  Rappahannock 
from  the  east  (above  the  white  arrow)  opposite  the  end  of  the  large 
marsh.  The  name  of  the  run  was  derived  from  that  of  the  Doeg  tribe 
after  they  are  thought  to  have  come  from  Maryland  and  entered  the 
valley  of  the  Rappahannock.  In  1673  this  was  the  country  of  the 
"  Dpogs  Indian  "  as  indicated  on  the  Herrman  map,  figure  2.  It  is  a 
beautiful  section  of  the  valley  and  was  once  a  vast  forest  where  game 
abounded.  Traces  of  Indian  occupancy  are  encountered  in  all  parts 
of  the  region,  and  some  of  the  stone  implements  and  weapons  which 
have  been  found  on  the  surface  are  unusual  forms  and  many  reveal 
superior  workmanship. 
The  axe  illustrated  in  plate  18,  figure  2,  was  found  in  the  field  on 
the  left  bank  of  the  river  visible  in  the  right  center  of  the  photograph. 
It  is  a  natural  pebble  of  diabase  which  had  been  slightly  worked  into 
shape.  The  shallow  groove  is  very  smooth,  a  condition  which  suggests 
considerable  use.  Larger,  rather  massive  specimens  of  the  same  type 
have  been  found  on  the  site. 
Innumerable  arrowpoints  and  other  chipped  objects  have  been 
found  on  the  surface  of  the  field.  Some  rather  large  specimens  are 
often  discovered.  Typical  examples  are  sketched  in  figure  ii."  Of 
the  five  specimens  shown,  four  are  made  of  quartzite,  and  one,  that 
These  are  in  the  private  collection  of  William  Howard,  Fredericksburg,  Va. 
