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  STONE 
  ARTICLES 
  USED 
  BY 
  THE. 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  ABORIGINES 
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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 
  iif 
  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 
  J 
  inches 
  long 
  by 
  three 
  and 
  one 
  fourth 
  broad. 
  An- 
  

   other 
  large 
  chipped 
  one, 
  from 
  Plattsburg 
  is 
  1 
  1 
  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 
  

   Hght 
  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 
  diflfering 
  from 
  

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

  

  