it in its general shape than do the others. No. 7832 is an axe 

 of sienite, but differs from the preceding in having the groove 

 carried all round. It is 5-7 long by 3-4 wide and 2-2 in thick- 

 ness. No. 7829 is a finely carved, grooved axe, made of clay 

 slate. The top is flat and the surface, which came in contact 

 with the handle, is slightly concave, and the groove, which is 

 quite deep on the opposite side, fades out gradually as it ap- 

 proaches this side. The front of the axe is also slightly on- 

 ™ve, and at the same time has a curved out lino froin its top to 



is beautiful from its perfect symmetry and finish, is 6 inches 

 in length 3-5 in greatest width just below the groove, and 2-5 in 

 thickness. The groove is from -8 to -9 of an inch in width. The 

 cutting edge is 2-5 in length. No. 7833, which is specially marked 

 as having been found on the surface in Boone Co., is of a very 

 unusual shape and may possibly be an unfinished implement. It 

 is of sienite, 7-1 inches long, 3-7 wide across its upper third. 2-4 

 along its cutting edge, its greatest thickness 2-5. The top of the 

 axe is flat ; sides bulging ; front and back edges grooved and 

 convex in out line, I be front < 4 the axe being the most arched. 



2- 5 wide, and of the usual iunn <,f the>e small, or hand celts, as 

 they are often called. 



No. 7861 is a small implement of sandstone, of about the size 

 of the last, but more triangular and with a deep groove, as if for 

 the ball of the thumb in holding the implement in the hand. 



articles of ornament are made of. Tins block is 2-8 inches by 



3- 3, and 1-2 iu thickness through the middle. It has the gen- 

 eral appearance of a block roughly put in shape for the final pur- 

 pose of making a "gorget." 



Nos. 785G, 7857, and 7859 are pieces of sandstone evidently 



