Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . elong to the same ancient ledge of sand-stone that once overlaid the country. Both show thepresence of iron, both alternate in color from the lightyellow of common sand to that of brick dust; both areon the tops of high hills, and both are in grassy fields,with no traces of the parent ledge about them, exceptwhat may be found beneath the surface near the Cadizstone, for stone of the same character has been quarriedjust beneath the surface in its vicinity. Not so with theScio stone, for it stands on its original foundation ona peak of a hill and all
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . elong to the same ancient ledge of sand-stone that once overlaid the country. Both show thepresence of iron, both alternate in color from the lightyellow of common sand to that of brick dust; both areon the tops of high hills, and both are in grassy fields,with no traces of the parent ledge about them, exceptwhat may be found beneath the surface near the Cadizstone, for stone of the same character has been quarriedjust beneath the surface in its vicinity. Not so with theScio stone, for it stands on its original foundation ona peak of a hill and all remains of the parent ledge are The Pillars of Harrison County 127 gone. They are the oldest twin brothers in all thecounty,—the oldest perhaps in Ohio. They are so old and their sides so eroded that the softer parts have the appearance of having been eaten into holes, while the iron and harder parts still maintain stout resistance to the tooth of time. If we could mroll the scroll of their history, what a wonderful story they would SENECA JOHN, INDIAN CHIEF HIS TRAGIC DEATH ERECTION OF MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY COMPILED BY BASIL MEEK SENECA JOHN Not much is known pertaining to the direct biog-raphy of Seneca John. The most that we have is inci-dental to and related in the story of his execution. Hebelonged however to a prominent family of his tribeand was one of four brothers, or rather of three fullbrothers named Comstock, Steel and Coonstick and him-self a half brother of the three named. Comstock was a principal chief of his tribe. SenecaJohn succeeded Comstock as chief and Coonstick suc-ceeded Seneca John, or became a chief after SenecaJohns death. Thus it appears that the family furnishedthree chiefs of the tribe. From the story mentioned, we find that Seneca Johnwas a tall noble looking man, and resembled HenryClay of Kentucky; and like Clay was very eloquent asa speaker — the most eloquent of his tribe. If ill feel-ing arose in the councils he could by his elo
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