. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. DEPOSIT OF AGRICULTURAL FLINT IMPLEMENTS. 403 from 15 to 30 pounds cacli, and many IVagmcuts of flint. The soil in tlic ininie- diate neighborhood is composed of black loam, overlying a stratum of a sandy character, and the deposit ^vllicll occniTcd in the latter, was covered with from 18 to 2i inches of the black earth, l)earing a luxuriant turf on its surface. Accord- ing to the contractor's statement, tlieiiint tools, the shells, and the
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. DEPOSIT OF AGRICULTURAL FLINT IMPLEMENTS. 403 from 15 to 30 pounds cacli, and many IVagmcuts of flint. The soil in tlic ininie- diate neighborhood is composed of black loam, overlying a stratum of a sandy character, and the deposit ^vllicll occniTcd in the latter, was covered with from 18 to 2i inches of the black earth, l)earing a luxuriant turf on its surface. Accord- ing to the contractor's statement, tlieiiint tools, the shells, and the boulders were dq)osited in three separate holes dug out in the sand, but not more than a f(Jot apart from each other, and jdaced like the corners of a triangle. To use his lan- guage, the implements formed a''nest" by themselves, and so did the shells, and'likcwise the boulders. The flint tools, however, instead of being packed close together, like the shells and the boulders, were arranged witli some regu- laritv, overlappinc: each other or standing edgewise, and covering a circular space. The' whole deposit did not extend more than seven or eight feet on either side. The contractor neijlected to count the implements, but he thinks there were from 70 to 75 in all; ^some 50 hoes and about 20 shovels. No other stone articles, such as an-ow and spear-heads, tomahawks, &c., had been deposited with the agricultural implements. The latter were soon taken away by persons from the place, attracted l)y the novelty oi the occurrence, and it is to be regret- ted that many, if not most of tliem, have fallen into the hands of individu- als who are unable to ap]>reciato their value. But this is usually the case when discoveries of similar character are made. L>r. I'atrick examined upwards of 20 of the flint implements, and found that none of them had been used, as they had not received the slic-htest polish on the cutting edge. The place of discovery lies about a mile and a
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