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  YORK 
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  feature. 
  It 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  examples 
  of 
  the 
  kind, 
  and 
  is 
  made 
  of 
  

   dark 
  olive 
  green 
  slate, 
  five 
  by 
  two 
  inches. 
  It 
  was 
  found 
  on 
  the 
  

   Seneca 
  River, 
  west 
  of 
  Cross 
  Lake. 
  Fig. 
  55 
  has 
  a 
  somewhat 
  similar 
  

   dorsal 
  groove, 
  and 
  is 
  of 
  ironstone, 
  with 
  a 
  sharply 
  ridged 
  back,, 
  

   beveled 
  down 
  to 
  the 
  cutting 
  edge. 
  In 
  section 
  it 
  is 
  triangular, 
  and 
  

   the 
  dimensions 
  are 
  four 
  and 
  one 
  eighth 
  by 
  one 
  and 
  seven 
  eighths 
  

   inches. 
  It 
  was 
  found 
  near 
  Cayuga 
  Lake. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  61 
  is 
  a 
  broad 
  gouge 
  of 
  rare 
  form, 
  closely 
  resembling 
  that 
  

   of 
  some 
  celts. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  handsome 
  mottled 
  stone 
  four 
  and 
  one 
  

   eighth 
  by 
  two 
  and 
  three 
  eighths 
  inches, 
  and 
  comes 
  from 
  the 
  Oswego 
  

   River. 
  The 
  back 
  is 
  ridged, 
  and 
  the 
  central 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  sur- 
  

   face 
  at 
  first 
  slightly 
  depressed, 
  then 
  quickly 
  hollowed 
  to 
  the 
  edge. 
  

   Both 
  ends 
  are 
  neatly 
  rounded. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  y2 
  is 
  a 
  reduced 
  illustration 
  of 
  a 
  curious 
  implement 
  combining 
  

   the 
  celt 
  and 
  gouge. 
  The 
  groove 
  extends 
  about 
  half 
  way 
  from 
  

   one 
  end, 
  while 
  the 
  other, 
  which 
  is 
  broader, 
  has 
  a 
  chisel 
  edge. 
  Toward 
  

   the 
  gouge 
  end 
  it 
  is 
  three 
  eighths 
  of 
  an 
  inch 
  thick. 
  It 
  is 
  picked 
  and 
  

   ground, 
  and 
  the 
  dimensions 
  are 
  two 
  and 
  three 
  fourths 
  by 
  one 
  and 
  

   three 
  fourths 
  inches. 
  It 
  comes 
  from 
  Seneca 
  Lake. 
  

  

  An 
  angular 
  gouge 
  of 
  green 
  gneiss 
  from 
  Jefferson 
  County,, 
  has 
  an 
  

   angular 
  groove, 
  ending 
  squarely 
  at 
  the 
  upper 
  end 
  about 
  midway 
  

   in 
  the 
  implement. 
  This 
  is 
  an 
  unusual 
  feature. 
  It 
  is 
  six 
  sided 
  in 
  

   section, 
  nine 
  and 
  one 
  eighth 
  by 
  one 
  and 
  three 
  fourths 
  inches 
  wide,, 
  

   and 
  is 
  every 
  way 
  a 
  remarkable 
  article. 
  Another 
  large 
  and 
  curious 
  

   gouge 
  is 
  from 
  South 
  Lake, 
  Herkimer 
  County. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  black 
  iron- 
  

   stone, 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  deep 
  and 
  long 
  secondary 
  groove 
  in 
  the 
  center, 
  with 
  

   finer 
  ones 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  this. 
  The 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  implement 
  is 
  

   \2\ 
  and 
  the 
  breadth 
  two 
  and 
  one 
  fourth 
  inches. 
  

  

  Usually 
  dorsal 
  grooves 
  are 
  confined 
  to 
  the 
  long 
  gouges, 
  but 
  one 
  

   from 
  Brewerton, 
  having 
  the 
  gouge 
  cavity 
  about 
  one 
  third 
  of 
  the 
  

   length, 
  has 
  a 
  broad 
  and 
  deep 
  groove 
  across 
  the 
  back, 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  

   and 
  shallow 
  one 
  above 
  this. 
  The 
  back 
  is 
  somewhat 
  flat, 
  while 
  the 
  

   front 
  is 
  much 
  curved. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  light 
  cream 
  colored 
  limestone, 
  four 
  

   and 
  one 
  quarter 
  by 
  two 
  and 
  three 
  eighths 
  inches 
  wide. 
  A 
  long 
  

   gouge 
  from 
  the 
  same 
  place 
  is 
  much 
  contracted 
  at 
  the 
  upper 
  end, 
  

   and 
  is 
  picked 
  all 
  over. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  sandstone, 
  six 
  and 
  seven 
  eighths 
  

  

  