The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-07
INDIAN ARROWa7
The Little Points ii, /.
tory Of tie RI.
CHIPPING THE patrr Il
The an'iaaar,'. r...,,.s,.
the Ancient ca -
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V. D. N. in wallav.a.

-, ~ ~ Na.la Van -
There is certain rA.esa
s'uay OF aboriginal -: -
makes the enthusiasts i.
.ansnins-stock of the usisss
trace up the history Of
rudest and most prm;,;1 81
s s.,s'a's y form Of aboriginal ~
study OF the works LEFT 49, e
The arrow points Of ,hs ~ ~
ali stages OF developmers 3 - =
iaea 10 the most highly ~ @n1
ART This might have -. NJ
ent members of the sams - e
skill, doing the work = - NJ
oaf while in some casss q. aNS
mere stu remains witue- = ~
Oh the arrow point idea frs |.
.ne mos, complete: from - -
war to the arrow Of Cu.;S N
forms and colors. and m
the hearts of women "a ~
them on sight, ana shsu.Is.. :
tory' bear them rejoicing 8 ~.
The oldest forms q s,,..I
evidently fashioned Of sors -
and LEFT to harden in tie q
no traces of tools upos ~. -
ny exposure to the 60.
shades lighter upon Their su,fsr !.
Their interior. They vel, nsss;s ~
OF harrow with moo,.r,. ,
base. Then followed Amt !, -:
petrified roots OF tres, is.li,..s !
same form These aryou,hesd. -.
set elumsily upon the ~ :
tim.
LATER came limitations q v,r;o-
oil plants and trees, but asil. = ~.
rude formation, Of lares s;n. 49, !.
iia' ana without harbS The. -
lar the most numerous, end - ~.
next step OF progress v,s n.
ages perhaps, some genius in a. ~
NJ TO initiate the form q animals -
turtle, the beaver. the bird tie ,,sI.
nsh, with the head Of III deer and 3,
sheep' can be seen as the result q AZ
luton OF ideas, and these q, pos :
merous and are of Iissls hstser ~. =
from artistic finish. None of ~.
found to be Of topaz, aesse or eOrasss
although the brittle and easily .vorksl !.
sidean was freely u3d.
At length soma Tubd Cain cam. NJ,
the field OF action, and struck out 70, n
sell new design. The arrowhead IN
longer to be Al imitation Of some -
object, 1t has 70 b made for use. Al
delicate taper was put upon Tie poiss
sides were Clipped 50 Is 70 resemlh
teeth when finished. The arrow N =
thin over the whole surface instead 4 y
way as formerly. The barbs vsr =
long and sharp, the part iAs,aa
the shaft was curved inwsrdIy
to be strongly held to il plas by u
thong. The eye OF the aStiA oatk I
precious material in bright md -
colors. II was discovered hat mn Z
be split and Clipped. and Il hscsn Z
mon. The topaz was brougAt tsn /
tance and worked with un1uIhl q
Various kinds Of chalcedony IN M
out, doubtless for the sake oi NJ bonl
and wrought carefully to the ~ 4 n
lection.
OF this latter development then WI
three forms Of the finished arrosAs
The first was cut to hold the sinsv q
both sides and directly in the csnies,
second upon the sides but cutting outh y
ward, the third began At the base
worked towards the center. the last
had sharp barhs d ths base, the first =
a cutting edge.
Some will dispute about their beng =
forms OF this last and latest arrovt
but of other specimens there an =
that we place them 70 the credit Of au
rather than design. The mski4
the arrowhead is unknown b
Indian in this rsgioa. vsnesA
sub-chief Of the umatIlas, says "tasy =
made q long time ego" Laws and q
describe the tool used b making %
deer horn, and DAVID Todd. Of Ma
has ten Of these tools, ioapd On ~ Coz
bia. Just what they nd , hfsak o.
large spalls from the body q H. kc's
unknown. One informant claims Ne!
stone was laid upon the sesfl sdse0
other and weighted upon eaea 49,
heat OF the sun broke ne vsassu
on the line Of pressure. This vos!d =
the work OF spall making. s1aea
might reduce the stons II -
taking a bone or soft piscs q
holding the flint firmly upon
board with the flint edee over y
and pressing with The tool dcvn
der. can see how the arrow VA a.
the spall. The barb IVES fashiona
same way with . smaller scos'
shape. while the tist RIB Of z deei n
the first work we'll believe
long period stone pestes wsre ~
uiefc Anu W sPaA Va - 49,
later and better work vas dons
applied over or under, ths prsssar
being upon the line Of fracture
Flint and agate harden and 80 ~
in the sun. They also ST.
action of the elements. y =
there is any genuine flint. suc -. =
in other states, upon me p
Columbia. .xt
Petrified roots Of trees, oody - ~
trees. is the principal snosssn~s
when found in large pieces ~ -
petrified, must have been sss!
/ write this hoping 70 eau ~
of others to the matter msn y I. ~
there is any mistake made -
Also to learn more sbout ne 4. - -
this region. The most Of ~ ~
by 1.-The oldest inhabitsns -
stenaerfoot," and will not
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