Evening journal., 1921-08-30

trails seldom exceeded IS OF 20l
inches in width. yet these we're the
ordinary roads OF the Indians. trav-
eled by. hunters. migrating clans or
war parties. For very long time
after the advent OF the whites. the
trails could readily be traced by de-
pressions in the ground or by either
the absence OF vegetation or the
growth Of a grass different from
the surrounding surface.
While most. II not all. OF these In
dian trails have been long since OBJ
liberated by the march OF civiliza-
ton. some Of them can yet be To-
Gated by tradition or by reference TO
boundary lines in some old deeds.
Neolithic Age
The civilization Of the aboriginal
occupants of this vicinity. in posses
sion at the time OF It's discovery has
been assigned to the Neolithic pc
riod. The prehistoric remains OF the
region also pertain. in a large meas
ure, TO the ancestors OF the prehis-
toric occupants. Neolithic age is a
term signifying new stone age" and
is applicable TO the highest culture
period OF the stone age and follow
ing the Paleolithic age. the separa-
ton, as the name implies. being
chronologic. During Z h is period.
stone chipping and also the peching
and polishing of stone implements
attained It's highest degree OF perfec-
ltion. The objects remaining 10 us OF
Lenape workmanship are principally
OF stone. the materials not only being
typical OF the vicinity but some OF It
brought from far distant points.
The commonest Indian relics are
the chipped specimens. arrow and
spear heads. drills and scrapers. and
thousands Of these have been found
scattered over the entire country.
These were usually made OF flint
jasper OF quartz. and the material
was either quarried from the bed
rock or drift boulders were broken
up. into rough blocks with a stone
maui, and then fashioned into the
proper shape by taking.
The grooved ak takes an impor-
I tant place among the stone imple.
ments used by the Lenapes. The
usual form Is that OF a thick wedge
with an encircling groove near tbs
top for securing the handle. The
, groove may extend entirely or partl,
! around the ak. They range in weigh
, from a few ounces up TO twelve OF
: more pounds, but the majority vii
be from one TO five pounds. Celts
like the axes. are wedge-shaped, bu
the grooves are missing The pri
mary purpose OF the celt was prob
, ably that Of a hatchet. but in ont
shape or another they were used a
chisels, adzes. skinning knives
scrapers and possibly as weapons
. Celts, in their various forms. wer
! among the most important imple
ments OF primitive man
I Pesties we're implements used b,
. the aborigines in combination witt
! mortars and smooth-surfaced stone
/, for pulverizing cereals and othe
+, substances. Long. slender. cylindrica
: pestles are fairly common IN thi
!, neighborhood. and they frequentl
are found twenty inches in length
while the diameter rarely exceed
three inches. Some few are foun
!, / where the grinding end is round o
! / conical. while the upper part
( shaped so that is can convenient
!, be held in the hand. The mortar
!, were usually ordinary boulders hol
. lowed out on the upper surface SUI
: hciently to hold the grain or othe
material to be reduced and varied
size and capacity from a quart I
several gallons.
: The aboriginal fisherman weighte
J. his lines and nets with stones. Thes
= were pebbles or small bits OF stone
either grooved or with notches at N
sides. by which they could firmly
attached to the lines or nets. Larg,
specimens OF the same gener.
shape became anchor stones used
the anchorage OF their canoes.
- few stone pipes are found in N
neighborhood, but they are extreme
= " rare. What are found are usual
2, OF the fat-bottomed monitor type.
u am Of the opinion that the most {