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of the spur, near the end, where the depth of overlying earth is less, 
there are many pits, the largest about 100 feet across and at present 
6 feet deep; its original depth has been much lessened by natural 
accumulation, and especially by having been farmed over for many 
years. It is reasonable to suppose that this entire portion of the 
spur has been quarried, though the dense undergrowth prevents this 
from being learned with certainty. The surface is everywhere 
covered with débris. On the south side of the spur the excavations 
rival those of the famous Flint Ridge in Licking County. All the 
flint has been taken out over a space of 5 or 6 acres. The existing 
pits, which are really not “ pits” but merely spaces surrounded by 
the earth and rock which was thrown in piles over denuded spots as 
the work was carried on, are at present from 6 to 15 feet deep, accord- 
ing to their position relative to the slope of the hill; in fact, the 
depth of some of them may be much greater, as water stands in a few 
throughout the year and the bottom of these has never been brought 
to view; and all of them contain much muck whose thickness can not 
be estimated. 
McCullough and Davis farms.—Separated from the Meredith hill 
by a deep ravine is a similar ridge to the southward. The western 
end of this is on the Meredith, formerly the Whittaker, tract; the 
eastern end of the spur belongs to John W. Davis. On the northern 
slope of the ridge excavation is continuous for nearly half a mile, 
along the outcrop as well as above and below it. No indication of 
work could be found higher up on the ridge, or on the south slope; 
but such evidence may exist, concealed beneath the dense growth. 
Very little acreage is now under cultivation on any of these ridges; 
most of it is still in forest or thickets, or set to grass, so the earth is 
seldom visible. On every knoll and ridge, wherever the ground is 
exposed by cultivation, by roads, or by paths made by stock, are 
signs of extensive workshops. This is especially the case on the 
Meredith and McCullough farms. Chips and flakes are found 
wherever the surface is bare on the former place; while on the ad- 
joining spur the ground is thickly strewn with shop refuse over its 
entire length of about half a mile. Most of the flint on these two 
farms is gray, of all shades; but there is also much basanite, and a 
large amount showing varied stages of red, yellow, amber, pink, and 
white, sometimes fairly uniform but for the most part striped, 
mottled, and mingled; as well as a small quantity which more nearly 
resembles the so-called “honey-colored” flint of France than has 
been found anywhere else in this country. 
NEAR WALHONDING 
Kelly farm and Lockhard farm—rThree miles southeast of Wal- 
honding, on the adjoining farms of Kelly and Lockhard, is a narrow 
