﻿ABORIGINAL 
  CHIPPED 
  STONE 
  IMPLEMENTS 
  OF 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  45 
  

  

  material 
  is 
  a 
  brownish 
  drab 
  flint, 
  and 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  south 
  of 
  the 
  Oneida 
  

   river. 
  It 
  would 
  have 
  served 
  quite 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  a 
  knife. 
  Fig. 
  no 
  is 
  one 
  

   of 
  the 
  simpler 
  forms, 
  with 
  rounded 
  stem, 
  but 
  ruder 
  than 
  in 
  some 
  

   examples, 
  partly 
  from 
  its 
  material. 
  This 
  is 
  white 
  translucent 
  quartz, 
  

   which 
  allows 
  little 
  opportunity 
  for 
  delicate 
  work. 
  This 
  form 
  is 
  fre- 
  

   quent 
  in 
  many 
  materials, 
  and 
  a 
  beautiful 
  one 
  of 
  chalcedony, 
  with 
  

   slightly 
  rounded 
  base, 
  and 
  four 
  and 
  one 
  eighth 
  inches 
  long, 
  comes 
  

   from 
  the 
  town 
  of 
  Van 
  Buren, 
  south 
  of 
  the 
  Seneca 
  river. 
  It 
  is 
  quite 
  

   broad, 
  with 
  convex 
  edges, 
  and 
  is 
  slightly 
  mottled. 
  A 
  much 
  larger 
  

   one, 
  of 
  reddish 
  brown 
  jasper, 
  six 
  and 
  one 
  quarter 
  inches 
  long, 
  and 
  

   three 
  inches 
  wide, 
  has 
  a 
  point 
  so 
  broad 
  and 
  rounded 
  as 
  to 
  suggest 
  a 
  

   spade. 
  This 
  is 
  from 
  Brewerton, 
  and 
  is 
  coarsely 
  chipped, 
  though 
  fine 
  

   in 
  outline. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  Ill 
  is 
  a 
  fine 
  beveled 
  spear-head 
  of 
  drab 
  flint, 
  found 
  on 
  the 
  

   Seneca 
  river 
  southwest 
  of 
  Three 
  River 
  Point. 
  It 
  is 
  three 
  and 
  seven 
  

   sixteenths 
  inches 
  long, 
  and 
  about 
  one 
  and 
  one 
  eighth 
  inches 
  broad. 
  

   This 
  is 
  narrow 
  for 
  a 
  beveled 
  spear-head, 
  and 
  of 
  course 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  

   possibility 
  of 
  its 
  being 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  scraper. 
  In 
  this 
  example 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  

   notch 
  in 
  each 
  lateral 
  edge 
  and 
  the 
  base 
  is 
  slightly 
  wider 
  than 
  the 
  

   blade. 
  Simple 
  notched 
  forms 
  like 
  this 
  are 
  frequent 
  in 
  many 
  sizes 
  

   and 
  materials, 
  but 
  beveled 
  implements 
  are 
  much 
  rarer. 
  Many 
  spear- 
  

   heads 
  occur 
  with 
  straight 
  sides, 
  but 
  these 
  are 
  rarely 
  parallel. 
  The 
  

   last 
  four 
  figures, 
  all 
  on 
  one 
  plate, 
  are 
  represented 
  three 
  fourths 
  of 
  

   the 
  actual 
  diameter. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  112 
  is 
  a 
  fine 
  notched 
  spear-head, 
  with 
  a 
  small 
  base. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  

   common 
  flint, 
  six 
  inches 
  long, 
  and 
  the 
  greatest 
  width 
  is 
  nearly 
  mid- 
  

   way, 
  where 
  it 
  reaches 
  two 
  inches. 
  It 
  comes 
  from 
  Baldwinsville, 
  and, 
  

   like 
  most 
  spears, 
  is 
  quite 
  symmetrical. 
  One 
  much 
  like 
  it, 
  but 
  of 
  light 
  

   blue 
  flint, 
  was 
  found 
  at 
  Cross 
  lake. 
  This 
  approaches 
  the 
  double 
  

   notched 
  form. 
  Fig. 
  113 
  has 
  also 
  a 
  small 
  base, 
  and 
  one 
  perfectly 
  

   simple. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  grey 
  flinty 
  limestone, 
  and 
  comes 
  from 
  the 
  town 
  of 
  

   Elbridge. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  trifle 
  over 
  six 
  inches 
  long, 
  with 
  an 
  extreme 
  width 
  

   of 
  one 
  and 
  three 
  quarters 
  inches, 
  and 
  is 
  very 
  symmetrical 
  and 
  neatly 
  

   worked. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  114 
  is 
  a 
  beautiful 
  notched 
  spear 
  or 
  knife, 
  made 
  of 
  a 
  material 
  

   much 
  resembling 
  moss 
  agate, 
  and 
  often 
  used 
  in 
  these 
  larger 
  imple- 
  

  

  