Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-31
EXTINCT RACES.
A Queer Collection of Stone Yes.
eeis...A Curiosity in Dentistry.
rSanta Barbara Cali independent. !

Santa Barbara Cali independently
About two or three months ago &. w.
Clark of this city decided upon collectn.. q.
small cabinet of cur,ostie-, to include CONS,
relics and trinkets. The result has been ta,
accumulation Of Il store of rara curiosties
which woul make an ordinary Natural
History society turn green with envy. T&e'
last important addition is collection Of
stone mter.i!s manufactured by race of
people now extinct upon this coast, who were
evidently far advanced in tho science OF
stonecuttlng and also in tie arts culinary
and ornamental. These extinct tribes mtlo
piping Or tubes ont Of the hard q cato rock,
heads out Of shells. charms aud taismans OF
exquisite shape and perfection, representing
fishes and animals, cut Of aba!oue shells, in!
f*hEooks from muasel.shels. and all kind; OF
cooking utensils from the solid rock. They
had no metallic chisels or drills, no metals Of
any kind. no turning lalhej, ami yet their
wor; is perfect
The collection donated to Claris natural
museum includes on mamnlot!-,!zel mortar
and pc>tlc, both cut oIt Of solid, harl rock,
the mortar n,arly two fn9t across the top,
the pestle two feet in length. Both are per-
feet IN contour nnd finished &c Smoothly AZ
rock can he dressed. The mortar would nC)i
about half bushrl Of gram. AMI was Il
duIbt the property OF the miller Of the tribe,
who could grind corn meal Very rapidly ~
the al OF such u larSe-sled hanl mill. TE.i
there are a dozen or more beautifuly-tinl$E i
mortars and pcstlcS, all OF solid stone, sonlo
of one variety Of stone and some OF another.
Some OF the mortar, are of smoothly polished
agate md very beautiful.
The most remarkable of these exhume
Indian curiositits are the ollaS or water YES.
sci, an the solid-Stonc cooking vessels. These
latter articles are wonderful. The largest i;
a g.,bular vessel of soll stone, Clipped or4
Of the hardest kind Of rock. ana Il, round as
bal 1t is hollow, and has been patiently
chippel out until the globe is quite hollow,
about two inches thick with an aperture
about four inches in diameter at the top 1t
still bears tho marks of fire, although it has
been burie,i perhaps two centuries. There ara
svcral Of these globular ston cooking We
sells in Clark 5 collection, aud dozens OF other,
aboriginal curiosties.
D nti,try seems TO have been quite an art
in the days when the extinct race hell cons
troll here Among tile store Of curiosiies
exhuned from the graves upon tn" Santa
Barbara iSlun IS and now in Clark collection
nrc six or seven sets Of false teeth. They are
formed each from shell wh!ct was fashioned
to ii the roof cf the mouth or coull be
adjusted outs le OF The gulns. These shell
teeth are ptg.Cc,l IL Termed and easily adj
ju.,aL!e. Whether they were used for orna.
meEt u for masticat.oa Of food is one. of
those mys.erir, th. sravc SIN ''S in cons
ceallIelt. Thl watcl bottles are rounl ana
are Of woven grass mixed "ith aSphal.um.
Tue pipes arc tube, Of agate OF tinI-rolorcl
stones ga,hcre upon the beach How the
natives turred ami pCli>h THIS hard fin'-like
stone aui tier drilled Lo!r, through il 5 , a.
to Use it for 4 pipe is Il inH>terv. Arops
these rrcently.eXhumca cur,OSitrS from tbs
Santa Barbara Islands are dozens OF highly
polished stoEs rings. some of them have
been broken, but have been nlcnd"d viii y
cement ,f watch a>pEaltum is the prlncpa<l
ingredient. This cement u,cl b. thlsf
extinct tribes appears to have b Ell duraDls
and ctt rt;Nc, As the shattered Stonn rings
united by it NJ" rs stlon, AMI IS SOLID a.
those Eol damaged