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figured. j\Iade much after the fashion of the more famihar antler 

 arrowhead by cutting off the end* of an antler, sharpening the point, 

 and drilling out the butt to receive the shaft, it was much larger 

 (4 or 5 inches long), was transversely perforated probably for the 

 attachment of a harpoon line, and showed a backward and outward 

 projection of the rim of the shaft socket, doubtless intended for a 

 barb. But one other variety of antler implement was obtained, a 

 sort of elongated cylinder, probably a flint flaker, unearthed from 

 pit 6']. In this pit ' at a depth of 22^ inches lay a folded skeleton 

 heading west and facing south. The spine showed distinct indica- 

 tions of disease, and certain other bones seemed abnormal. Between 

 the head and knees lay a deposit of objects among which figured the 

 antler cylinder, stained green and well preserved by copper salts 

 from a sheet of that metal just above it. Here were also an oval 

 flat stone showing wear, an iron trade knife, and a small flint point, 

 while near the neck of the skeleton a few trade beads came to light. 

 A few other similar bone or antler cylinders in poor condition were 

 discovered with the skeleton in pit 68, before described. It will be 

 noticed that tlie skeletons of both pits (yj and 68 had what might 

 be called arrow-making outfits, the only ones found, and were both 

 cripples. Perhaps among these people arrow-making devolved upon 

 those who could not hunt. 



Wampum beads were quite common — by far the most abundant 

 of shell objects found. We found them, with few exceptions, only 

 about the necks of women and children. The beads were regula- 

 tion wampum size, cylindrical, and mainly white, in many cases 

 showing the spiral laminae of the shell columella from which they 

 had been made. Another variety of somewhat similar shell beads 

 was a little larger and more disc shaped. Quite a number of large 

 coarse beads made from the columellae of Busycon (Fulgur) caricus 

 or similar marine shells occurred, often heavily coated with a brown- 

 ish patina. Large shell discs were rare, but one or two in an 

 advanced stage "of disintegration being found. 



It was very difficult to make sure of the native coi)per among the 

 quantity of mostly brass articles found, but there were some beads 

 at least made from this material.^ The copper had been hammered 

 out into rough sheets and then bent around into a cylindrical form, 



^ An intrusive ash pit containing, among other things, a large chipped 

 point, had been dug into this grave. 



^ Later examination proved that there was no native copper implement 

 found here. A. C. P. 



