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Originally it had a point; of this we feel confident, but as this is 
the most fragile portion of an arrowhead, of course it is the most 
likely to be broken and such has here been the case; but the wea- 
pon was still deemed worthy of preservation, and has therefore 
been chipped to an edge, where the fracture took place. Whether 
used as an arrowhead afterwards or not, may perhaps be ques- 
tioned. The specimen as it now is certainly bears much resem- 
blance to certain chipped jaspers, to which we will call attention 
hereafter. They are of frequent occurrence and vary very much 
in size, as though all sizes of arrowpoints were occasionally thus 
repaired, even the pigmy specimens that we have Fig. 45. 
already figured and described. ; 
An interesting and quite abundant form of 
arrowhead is that given in Fig. 45., They occur 
of every variety of mineral that has yet been met 
with by us, in the shape of ‘ relics,” but the very 
_ §teat majority are in a fragmentary condition, 
usually only the base and a small portion of the 
shaft remaining. ‘The specimen figured is of jas- 
_ per and is remarkably perfect. The point is 
Somewhat blunt, but the edges are pretty sharp. 
The slender stem is as thick as broad, and there 
__ 1s but little tapering from the quadrangular base 
tothe point. In June, 1871, we forwarded three 
Perfect and several broken specimens of this form 
> Sir John Lubbock, who has since written us — 
As to the long pointed forms of which there are 
a three nearly perfect specimens, besides some 
Wmns I am disposed to regard them as arrowheads, 
: but would only express this opinion under reserve.” There is every 
: reason to believe that the first owners of these stone implements 
7 ere moderately careful of them, and no little skill was required 
vA them successfully out of the materials they used. Taking 
a = consideration, we believe it is safest to give to a speci 
CS at name which expresses the use involving the least risk. 
OW such a g 
am this has stood safely the exposure of several centuries. To 
oa in the end of a spear handle, and used as such, to thrust 
if ’ mo would Involve more danger of its being broken, than 
at the end of a slender shaft it was shot into the side of 
Natural size. 
