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.STONK IMl'LKMKNTS 



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wliicli is almost identical in size, apix'aiance, and material wiili one 

 found in t\i(.' liose hill (juaiiy in tlie District ol' Columbia. The poiut 

 is well shaped, and shows the eflects of use. The head teruiinates in a 

 sharp edge, which is not worn, and must have been protected by a 

 halt when in use. The material appears to be a fine-grain greenish- 

 gray argillite. A second chisel of small size (a, plate xcv) was subse- 



(piently i)icked nj) in the field near the Kirk 

 residence. Half a dozen flue soapstone 

 tools were obtained from this vicinity bj^ 

 ^liss Frances D. Stabler, who resides at 

 Sharon, a neighboring estate. 



About a mile south ofOlney, on the farm 

 of .Mr Mackall, the location of an ancient 

 (piarry was noted, and the usual refuse of 

 aboriginal oi)erations was observed. A 

 cliiscl made of blue-gray porphyry and a 

 very rudely grooved or notched fragment of 

 quartz, once liafted as a i)ick, were picked 

 up. This (juarry is said to extend to the 

 farm of Dr Kirk, which lies south of Mr 

 Mackall's place. 



Another site formerly occujiied liy the 

 aboriginal soapstone worker is situated 

 about 4 miles west of Oluey, on the prem- 

 ises of Mr Holland. This place did not 

 yield any form of tool, but the untinished 

 vessels occur as usual. Other sites are 

 reported in thiiS vicinity. 



The collection of Mrs 'Slury Bentley 

 Thomas, of Saudyspring, was made from 

 the quarries of the vicinity, several of which 

 are mentioned above. There are many 

 specimens of the partially shaped vessels 

 illustrating all pliases of the work. The 

 picks comprised in this collection are very 

 fine. Some are modified grooved axes, 

 others are fragments of rock roughed (nit 

 by flaking just enough to make them avail 



Fi(^. 2C- Implement uae.i in cutting ^^]J]^,^ „.jtli l\^^. juldilion of a haft, for woik- 

 stcatite; fromS.iiulysiiringquarry. . /• ^i ^ 



ing the soft stone. One ot the former is 

 shown in plate xcvi, while the latter type is illustrated in figure 2(i. 

 One of the most striking implements found in this collection, and of 

 wider interest than the other quarry tools, is a gouge of the Xew Eng- 

 land type, which has been roughly grooved by the steatite worker in 

 ordei- that a haft might be attached (figure 27). This specimen serves 

 to add to the force of the remark, suggested by tlie remodeling of 



