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that I have examined.  Consequently, conclude that they are much older than the ordinary Indian relics found in the same section.  The material of which they are made seems to be in every case a species of quartzite.  In regard to their use, I do not think that they were handled as adzes, or have they been used to dig out the interior of soapstone vessels, nor have they been used to dig out canoes or to fashion the interiors of 'dug-outs.'  Soapstone is not found [[underline]]in situ[[/underline]] on Long Island, although vessels both fragmentary and perfect have been found, but they were evident importations from neighboring tribes on the mainland.  I am inclined to regard them as simple hafted axes for purposes of war, or as a weapon to be carried in hunting expeditions. x x x  The specimen sent was found at the foot of a bluff in this village.  The locality is called Conklin's Point, and is gradually wearing away caused by the encroachment of the sea.  During the last storm of Nov. 25 & 26 the bluff caved away in some places over twenty feet."

Acc: 21506.  Cat. No. 140046.

[[strikethrough]]Entered Dec 26/88.[[/strikethrough]]