. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1918, Artifacts of this kind were in use by the prehistoricraces of Europe. In the first i)lace. 1 mu>t allude to the great scarcity of fish-liooks in the jrro-vince of Ontario. Those which have been found, and which are in the ProvincialMuseimi, are almost exclusively made of bone, some few copper, and possil)ly flint,also a few^ shell; unlike bone awls, needles, and other utilitarian articles used inhousehold Avork, which found their way into the ash-pits, and were thus fish-hooks were not usually left there. In some kW cases the finish
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1918, Artifacts of this kind were in use by the prehistoricraces of Europe. In the first i)lace. 1 mu>t allude to the great scarcity of fish-liooks in the jrro-vince of Ontario. Those which have been found, and which are in the ProvincialMuseimi, are almost exclusively made of bone, some few copper, and possil)ly flint,also a few^ shell; unlike bone awls, needles, and other utilitarian articles used inhousehold Avork, which found their way into the ash-pits, and were thus fish-hooks were not usually left there. In some kW cases the finished hook,with others in various stages of manufacture, has been found in their refuse bones selected for the manufacture of hooks were the metacarpal, metatarsal,and rib bones of the deer, and the tibio-tarsus of various l)irds: probably the tibio-tarsus of the wild turkey was most frequently used. Their fishing lines were made of plaited deer sinews, and Avere either held inthe hands or tied to a short rod. ARCHAEOLOGICAL Two Copper Hooks, four Bait Holders, and I[arpooii (full size). AECH^EOLOGICAL EEPOET. 27 rigure (( represents) a bone liarpoon-liead with sinew line attached. The lineis in the collection of the Eev. E. M. Gearhart, of Indiana. The photo-engravureis exact size. The line is not all one piece; it is broken in several places, somethree or four feet being- preserved. The braiding is most wonderfully done, andowes its state of preservation to the fact that it was encased in leather. It wasfound at Northumberland, Pa. Dr. Warren K. Moorehead, we understand, is ofthe opinion it is one of the best Indian finds in Penns}dvania. Considering that fishing with hook and line was commonly practised by the]S[orth American Indians at the time of their first contact with Europeans, thecomparative scarcity of fish-hooks in the territory formerly occupied by them inthis jHovince is most reniarkal)le. May not the natives also Iiave made lisli-liooks
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