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part. The posterior portion inclosing the socket is like some 
modern forms. The iron is much corroded. 
Fig. 116 is a reduced drawing of an iron ax belonging to the 
Johnstown historical society, and which was cast or forged in 
one piece. The slender iron handle was evidently intended to be 
inserted in one of wood. It is said to have been found 8 feet — 
underground at Johnstown N. Y. and the general form is quite 
modern. The head is 3% inches from top to bottom and the 
Jength through the handle is 92 inches. | 
Fig. 89 is another of these solid forms, of what may be called — 
a tomahawk pattern. - It has a slender projection like the last, — 
for insertion in a wooden handle, and a sharp spike once pro- 
truded in front. The. upper part terminates in a long and 
curved point. It is quite thin, and was found at Fort Bull near 
Rome N. Y. The length was 10 inches and it now measures 84 — 
inches from the curved tip to the front angle of the cutting 
edge. 
Fig. 102 is from the same place and of actual size. The cut- 
ting edge has been a little broken. This tomahawk is much like © 
some of our present hatchets, but less angular. It is rather a / 
frequent form. By degrees tomahawks took more slender, and 
even graceful shapes. Fig. 97 is a reduced representation of a 
very common kind. The maker’s initials, J. G., are on both — 
sides, and are shown in the drawing. Otherwise the surface is — 
plain. This is owned by Wilson Johnson, on the Onondaga — 
reservation and is 8} inches long. | 
Fig. 101 is a slender tomahawk, as long above the handle as — 
below. The upper part is much curved and sharply pointed. 
This is in the Bigelow collection and came from Jack Reef on 
the Seneca river. It is one of the most frequent forms and its — 
extreme length is 84 inches. j 
Fig. 91 is a small iron tomahawk from Union Springs which 
approaches the pipe tomahawk form. Almost every variety of | 
iron ax is represented there. Fig: 77 is a small iron hatchet 
from Fort Plain, and is quite unlike most others. It is in the 
Richmond collection. 
