. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 54 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM they supplemented with flint in the block obtained by way of trade with neighbors occupying a flint-producing region. In Queensbury, we find the occupants of all periods using the local quartzite pebbles freely for long axes, celts/ or hand axes, the larger class of spears and knives, and scrapers; while the local sandstones supplied the place of harder material for certain gouges and adzes. Laminae of fine sandstone served for the manufacture of finely wrought knives and lanceheads. The Eskimo worked the silex,
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 54 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM they supplemented with flint in the block obtained by way of trade with neighbors occupying a flint-producing region. In Queensbury, we find the occupants of all periods using the local quartzite pebbles freely for long axes, celts/ or hand axes, the larger class of spears and knives, and scrapers; while the local sandstones supplied the place of harder material for certain gouges and adzes. Laminae of fine sandstone served for the manufacture of finely wrought knives and lanceheads. The Eskimo worked the silex, or white flint deposit, on French mountain for material in the manu- facture of large knives and spears, and even small arrowheads, while the neighboring slate quarries of Washington county served him in the matter of material for slate knives, ground and unground. And certain ceremonial stones, as the perforated gorget, bird and bar amulet, and often a banner stone, used by his predeces- sors, were of the same material. Many chisels and axes were made of the black limestone of the region, which was a favorite on account of the high polish it takes. Greenstone and conglomerate pebbles were utilized for celts and banner stones. At the foot of Glen lake was found a thick celt, or hand axe, of brown hematite, or ironstone. Hornstone and various flints often occur in limestone deposits; and doubtless the native miner understood the lo- cation of material of such value to him, in these eastern tracts. Nevertheless much flint in the rough must have been brought in from the western Typical gouge from Warren county ARCHEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS Among other interesting objects are a series of flints from Green Island and a semilunar or woman's knife from the mouth of the Hoosic river. This latter object was donated to the Museum by Mr Albert Hurd, of Troy, and represents one of the largest semilunars found in this region. It is a rare and valu- able specimen and its donor is ent
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