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County. It is slightly angular, having a distinct edge on each side. 

 One end is rounded, with a very narrow cutting edge at the other. 

 It is nine inches long, with a maximum thickness of one inch. 

 Another of brown sandstone, slightly flattened, is from Cayuga 

 County. It is eight and three fourths inches by one and one fourth 

 thick. The ends are rounded, terminating the tapering surface. Still 

 another from Elbridge is very fine and slender, being now nf long 

 by one inch broad. It is of sandstone, and apparently about an inch 

 has been newly broken from one end. It is circular in section, and 

 tapers as usual, but seems unfitted for any use as an implement. 

 All these are certainly very curious. .' 



A large celt from Plattsburg has two knobs on the back, or 

 rather projections. A large gouge from Oneida County has similar 

 features. These may have been left for attaching a handle. The 

 celt is quite angular and thick, and is nine inches long by two and 

 one quarter wide. This feature is rare. The largest perfect celt 

 brought to our attention is from Jefferson County. It is of green- 

 stone, and is 13^ inches long by three and one fourth broad. An- 

 other large chipped one, from Plattsburg is 11 inches long by four 

 and three eighths wide. 



A fine angular celt of grey stone, from Three River Point, is quite 

 thin, with one side flat and an expanding edge. It is four and 

 three fourths inches long. A single celt of white marble has been 

 found on the Seneca River. It is somewhat angular, and is four 

 and one half inches long by two wide. Only one soapstone celt 

 has met our eyes, and this came from the same river. Although 

 angular, it is neatly rounded and finely polished, with an expand- 

 ing edge. It is three and one half inches by one and one half broad. 

 An article of soft red iron ore has the celt form for convenience 

 merely, the grinding and cutting showing that it was used for paint. 



One form, which is not frequent, is of a cream colored stone, very 

 light in weight, first chipped and then finely polished. They occur 

 mostly on the Seneca and Oswego Rivers. One from the former is 

 four inches by two and one fourth broad, but they are usually 

 narrower, forming a long ellipse. Another, a little differing from 

 these, is from Oswego Falls, and made of a light chalky stone, io£ 



