The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
History
The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2
Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
Indians of North America -- Antiquities; Stone age -- North America
“Private William Drum, 14th Infantry, was wounded in a fight with
Apaches, November 11, 1867. One arrow entered over the malar bone of the
left side of the face, and passed along the lower border of the orbit to
within half an inch of the nose. Another arrow entered through the
tendons of the latissimus dorsi muscle on the right side, and passed
directly backward toward the spine under the deep muscles, penetrating
two and one half inches. On the 19th the arrow-point was cut out, the
parts healed by first intention, and on December 3 the patient was
returned to duty.
[Illustration:
FIG. 95. (S. 1–1.) Obsidian, agatized wood, and carnelian points.
These specimens are half-expanding bases, but the barbs and the
serrated edges are distinguishing features. C. F. Case’s collection,
Sams Valley, Oregon.
]
“John Fenske, a civilian, aged nineteen years, came to Fort Ridgely,
Minnesota, on the night of August 20, 1862. He had been wounded on the
previous day by an Indian arrow, shot from a distance of about twelve
feet, which had entered horizontally between the third and fourth ribs
on the left side, close to the vertebræ. The arrow—a barbed one with a
head about three inches long—was buried an inch below the surface of the
skin and had penetrated the left lung. On account of the barbs, it
became necessary to make a large perpendicular incision in order to
remove the arrow-head, which required considerable pulling, the sharp
edges having been wedged in between the ribs with such force as to bend
them over on each side. After dressing and the usual treatment, a
healthy suppuration ensued, and the wound closed by granulation in
thirteen days. The surgeon reported that ‘it was evident in this case
that the arrow had penetrated the lung,’ which diagnosis was fully
corroborated by the objective as well as the subjective symptoms. The
patient left the hospital for his home, September 30, 1862, forty-two
days after receiving the injury. The surgeon met this patient four years
after and found the pleural symptoms considerably ameliorated.
[Illustration:
FIG. 96. (S. 1–2.) A beautiful leaf-shaped implement. This was
originally a thin, leaf-shaped blade and was notched at one end. The
point was somewhat curved, an unusual feature, although occasionally
found in specimens in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. S. D.
Mitchell’s collection, Ripon, Wisconsin.
]
[Illustration:
FIG. 97. (S. 1–1.) Thirty-four clear California points from the
Columbia Valley, Oregon. Materials: chalcedony, agate, and jasper.
H. P. Hamilton’s collection, Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
]
[Illustration:
FIG. 98. (S. 1–3.) These seventeen specimens are the common forms of
the upper St. Lawrence basin. Many of them are of expanding base
type. Locality, Wisconsin. Materials: quartz, sugar quartz,
argillite, and flint. F. M. Caldwell’s collection, Venice, Illinois.
]
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