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nay be a question. The arrowheads found with other things 
“in an Indian grave at Fall River, on which Longfellow founded 
| his well known ballad, are precisely like those found on most 
recent Iroquois sites. These are generally a long triangle with 
yarious other features. For convenience those of iron will be 
placed with them here. Most of these are cut from thin sheet 
3 iron or brass, commonly with perforations by which they were 
4 ecurely bound to the shafts. Parts of these often remain, 
having been preserved by the salts of the copper. As shreds 
and large fragments of sheet copper are frequent on Iroquois 
ites it is probable that many arrowheads and ornaments were 
: made on the Spot. Sometimes an old brass kettle was used in 
this way. 
' Fig. 46 is a long spearhead from Cattaraugus creek, made 
from an old brass kettle. At the base the edges are rolled over 
so as to form a socket. This is the largest the writer has 
“seen. 
4 Fig..6 comes from Cayuga county and is reduced in size. Itis 
_mmade of sheet copper and is 12 inches long. There is a perfora- 
z tion by which a part of the shaft remains attached by sinews. 
‘Fig. 70 is an unusually long and rather rough copper arrowhead 
from Indian hill, Pompey. This was'the town of 1654, and these 
triangular arrowheads have been frequent there. It was occu- 
pied till 1682. This is unperforated. Mr David Boyle calls 
these ghost arrows. | 
Fig. 82 is in the collection of Mr W. L. Hildburgh and was 
j found in Oneida county near Oneida lake. It is of rolled copper, 
pentagonal, with one perforation and another begun. This 
formisrare. Fig. 83 is similar but longer in proportion and has 
“a very small perforation midway. It is in the same collection, 
: and from Livingston county. Fig. 84 is in the same cabinet, and 
has a stem, rather a rare feature in this class. This is from 
- Oneida county. 
Fig. 63 is a triangular arrowhead with indented and undulat- 
ing base. It is not perforated and comes from Indian Castle, 
north of; Watervale, where copper arrowheads have been abun- 
