The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-06

Uet"och oie Cstii'ti anu tlit river. OT piecc
of rising ground there, is an old lime kiln,
standing on a spot where formerly the Indians
Rave had their wigwams, and where che
manufacture of stone spear and arrow heads
has been extensively carried ON. The ground
was sufficiently elevated to be out of theseach
of Che river, and yet near enough the water to
be accessible to those engaged in fishing. A
careful inspection of the ground over the
knoll will reveal the fact that many of the
stones scattered about are not native and that
they have nearly all been Clipped and broken.
Among the pieces strewn about were frag-
mentsss of jasper. flint, homblende, old red
sandstone, and several more whose names we
do not know. On che side Of the kiln next
the canal the ground has been somewhat dis
turbed hole having been. dug there for
some purpose. Along tile edge Of the de-.
preston il a auanttx of gravel Of a very pec,,-
lar isatnrc. When .rakcd over with stick
1t emits a sound very similar to that produced
by disturbing 4 quantity Of stone cutters |
chips. A careful inspection reveals bits Of
weapons points D. shoulders of iisll spears,
broken arrow heads, &C., with occa sSnirally i. |
perfect specimens Those made of the harder 4
stones, such as Jasper and. Hint. are Of con,sc /
best preserved, and still show clear and re,,u,ar
outlines, with every impression made by the
Indians still discerniblc upon them. Those
of flint appear to be the most uncommon. oalv /
three good ones having been fp,rnd. Jaspepi (
heads and fragments Of several eolors were (
found among the chips, from the bh,od-red to-
the black, with intermediate shades of yellow
and brown The fish spears arc longer ti,nn
the arrow heads, and were fastened towootlen
shafts some of which were used like our
modern gigs aud some shot from the bow.
Their mode of fishing was to wade into the
river and strike the fish as they passed up the
stream The shad and trout are supposed to
have been their niain dependence In the
smaller streams as mentioned in the history
OF tile Cuttalossa, the, bow and arrow werc
used. Our friend from West Chester, being
an expert from long practice, gathered up u
number OF these relics around the spot, and
with those found by his companion, carried
home with him some thirty-seven quite per-
feet specimens, to say nothing of imperfect
bits. Among them was one which looked as
.houSh IL haa been the attempted a novice
probably papoose just from his maternal
squaw, who aspired to be a warrior. 1t was
but half finished, and yet doubtless had been
worked upon for some tme.l Along tho river
. stone hammer was found, but this was not
} a manufactured article 1t was an elongated
pebble stone, showing at both ends where it
had been struck against some harder BODY,
But these hammers can rarely be Identified
with any certainty as such unless found in In
dian graves, as they so closely resemble n not
uncommon form of pebble stone. Along the
line of the Indian path above aiiuded 10 are
often found rounded stones, evidently from
the WATER showing that they have been
carried from place to place and used for
pounding corn and other domestic nngposes,