Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . e found in the pits, butso sparingly as to indicate that fire was in use around thequarry but not as a direct agent in quarrying the flint. The next quarry of special interest was No. 3. This quarryis located not far from the outcrop along the cleared field on theCoal Companys property, perhaps a little more than half amile directly north-east from the blacksmith-shop. The pit wasseventeen feet long and fifteen feet wide, and at no point in thequarry had the bottom of the flint been reached. Near thecenter of the quarry, to the west, a projection o
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . e found in the pits, butso sparingly as to indicate that fire was in use around thequarry but not as a direct agent in quarrying the flint. The next quarry of special interest was No. 3. This quarryis located not far from the outcrop along the cleared field on theCoal Companys property, perhaps a little more than half amile directly north-east from the blacksmith-shop. The pit wasseventeen feet long and fifteen feet wide, and at no point in thequarry had the bottom of the flint been reached. Near thecenter of the quarry, to the west, a projection of flint extendedalmost across the quarry. Examination showed that the depositwas a very compact variety of yellow flint, practically devoid ofseams, which baffled our own efforts at quarrying with ourmodern chisels and hammers. We were very desirous of secur-ing large samples of this highly-colored flint, and preparing thestone for a charge of dynamite, were able to secure good speci-mens of both yellows and reds. Many instances exist on the. (118) Flint Ridge. 119 Ridge where the ancient quarryman was compelled to aban-don the removal of fine flint, owing to the absence of cracks orother defects which would enable him to work through to thebase of the deposit, and thus gain a vantage point for furtherprocedure. Our blast removed the flint for about two feetin depth and it apparently had the same consistency throughout. This quarry is shown in Fig. 5. The projection of flintwhich the aborigines could not detach, and that portion of thequarry directly to the north, are shown. The flint was quarriedfrom the top and shows many places where cracks were fol-lowed and the flint removed. Fire was not made use of, as nocharcoal or other indications of heat were present. This quarrywas noted for its highly-colored flint, both red and yellow, andthe number of hammers, large and small, found on its floor. Pit No. 4, shown in Fig. 6, is of special interest, as theflint is exposed on two s
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