that came from Can-
ada, and stopped a few weeks in the woods, a little north of Bristol village, between
the road leading out of the village north to Monkton.. and the mountain east, and
among them was a very old man, who called himself about ninety-eight j'cars of
age, and who was quite intelligent, and could speak our language so as to make
himself well understooi While they were stopping near our village, Capt. Noble
Mu^'SON, and AnRAriAM Gaige, two of my nearest neighbors, and myself, visited
them for the purpose of making some inquiries respecting the Indian habits and
customs ; and among other inquiries, how- the stone spear and arrow points were
made, and where the stone, from which they wci'c made, was obtained. To these
■ inquiries, he said he could give us noinformation, for he had no knowledge on tiie
subject. He also informed us that he had himself used a steel arrow point, made
in the same shape of the stone arrow points, when he was quite young. He said
it had often been a subject of conversation among their people, how the arrow and
spear points were made, but he had never seen any one. who could give any infor-
mation on that subject, not even that which was traditionary. The stone, which I
left with you, which some call an axe, he said was used for sk'nning deer and other
40 HISTORY OF ^LDISON COUNTY.
game. The oli m.m died \-ery suilJenjy, ■while stopping near us, and was buried in
our bui-yiug ground ; the Rev. Fuancis VViiit.n'ky preached a funeral sermon, and
all the Indians attended.