Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-03-11
N y. 7. rRUE. NJ 7
0HAPTkR vi.
THriRrrrSLs.

The bong stone pestle vas naSe OF TIE
coarsest kind % slate rosnded NJ one end.
and sonetinses rsrfOrsied b. hole Al
TIE osher. Thss -ss freqasntly suspended
BY tEn,p hoe 70 Inc branch Of . tree. which
by a. ei.sSsessy sa-blsa tie -os,ss tAs
norc easily 70 POund their corn The
mortar vas ussally q stone sith q cavity
for the rvcePsioa q their corn
A eosanaOa inaplsnsni was ,laped Ike q
gOuge. This Was employed for S.rSo1s
purposes. especially in digging out their
boat. AMI trougLs. Tie ehisel-shsped an
stramenss we're used in skinaiag and dres- .
sing aninnals- The stone Ratchet some
times had hole through 10 f0r handle.
bat ua0rS frequently had groove around the
urrer part. sround Which ~ithe vas
wound. for handle The arr0w. Ncre
pointed 9th stone ~hich they ~rOegLs wisA
marvellous skin 7 have in nv possession
arrow bad f.shi00ed out 81 roasL
quartz. which no miscr1io-is coald bring
into shape with tlC lest II .s-ei tools in
whole day. and yet TIPS "a. undoubtedl,
made By The action % one stone upon an
other. The manui.cture Of arrow and .pear
heads out o. ainoss every variety 81 hArl
rock and all brosght to lie sane shape.
regard A. one ofthe evidence. % skin bsy-
Dad that Of anything IN their History
Sometimes the tail % the signoc OF horse
shoe. crust ace0Gs animal. -As used Tor
arrow heads.
Aiter their Intercourse Nth H. French
thes were Supplied By them With irOn
hatchcis. usually a clumsy srtieIe made
probably ~ tic Can,dian blacksmi;hs. asd
gsneraly possessing lac same fora
wherever found. Guns. brass ketsles an
hoes Nsrc eounoa IN 10 latter history o.
the Ansssgunsicooks.
COPPER and silser ornansaIs were prob-
ably unknown 20 all the eastern tribes all
Alter their intercourse -iih Ear0peans. Nile
the western tribes obtaised copper frOu.
Lake Superior. The first explorer % Had
soa river speaks Of tobaeeo pipes made q
yellow copper.
TIE var eiub was formed cut OF The root
or eraheh ofa tree. polished down. viii
bnos on tie sad. They made use Il ali.
When IN close engagement Sousotirne.
they naSe use Of pole eight OF ten feet
lons. hardened by s-~. vhich thsy would
thsrst against t.eir OPP onsnts. TIE laace
rcs~ubiel PiekAKs and vas forusd bv
inserting bear one end 90 a short stat. a.
night Angles a deer's horn Or bong stone
sometimes sharpened Al both en1s. have
seen spearhead. maSs q iasper. which
we've found n~ar Nsus~smkeag. thsf we're
seven or eight sacbes IN leEgth. possessing
sharp edge. and ~Lich would De no mean
weapon In re o0liectioa q tie Name
Historical SOciefy a. Brsnsvies. NAV Be
seen two sPsarheads made ofvhi,, quartz
NoihinG that has come snder my notice 81
Indian work nansbiP Ia. astouishsd ne
more than 20 see these to lanoeheaa. 90
perfectly ssnIuactrieEl. wrought Out without
Tie aId q iron or steel tools trom = most
refractory TO x. Necessity rendered the
Indians observaat o. svery Kind Of rock
Aad none has bcsn discovered siscs a..
ssttiensent % The country thaf would ,e-ve
tbeIr purpose better.
Tbs business 81 mansfseturiur arrow
As--.s sffsszs ~ &c oSusasi o. a Ema.f
nu-nser u iadividuals ~ t.e tri,,~ H..
found on The Au.lroscorgin ~crc oLtalncd
from aihsrvnt locshtiss. Thsir bcst material
vas obfainei from Mt. Kineo. IN Moose
head Lake klsso signifes q ai.t. So
the whole mountaiu - mass q harn-
stone. ant admirably aIapte,l o. th- m.,.-
uiactnre q arr0-hcads Anotb-r io-.ftv
Wa striped Jssp~r near Bertha Fau..
Ne~ Ha@pshire. Der their hatrl.ts. ~hi.
els aDd Eouges fhsy nal use - a te.,gL
green stone found IN abundance on a..
shore Of CISCO BAY. Thn could BE- r,sit..s
down % . sharp edge. and in oonssqBcncs
q tbe tougdness q iLs material would bssr
-'nsrt eiow without brrsking sin. ;hs
labor q eotting down q tree 18th ssch a.
iu'p'en'en' must have oeen very great.
\ pendant SHAPED stone -. -r0sght or,
for sinker on their f.hiss inc. A fr
e'rcaiaF stone 18th hoic tlrossb ,hs CEN
ter hnd BALI made % graniis have l.,r
f9una on tbs river wbicb -sre s.uto.si e.,
bc use,i IN sport
ne 'oT ar arrow we're resfiy formils
BE ~eapons 10 thsir hands TIE boz "a.
mt-e u tough elastic ~ool ~itb ~
th'Y could Shoot s.th great p-ocison and
i'res. adistsnes q 81, yaris Or unore. ]
haze been ted ~ military oEoer sbo ~.
eAPiorea ths -esteru oouatry. thst tbo d..
dian' uere 81 o. present day. uiu shso,
thelr arr0ss sntsreiy ihro' bufsIo.
The tomahavk "a e. l-.portart rrs,oa
bli. increased in iheir ss.iust,s, -.