Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 125
ar thecenter of the quarry, to the west, a projection of flint extendedalmost across the quarry. Examination showed that the depositwas a very compact variety of yellow flint, practically devoid ofseams, which baffled our own efforts at quarrying with ourmodern chisels and hammers. We were very… … (118) Flint Ridge. 119 Ridge where the ancient quarryman was compelled to aban-don the removal of fine flint, owing to the absence of cracks orother defects which would enable him to work through to thebase of the deposit, and thus gain a vantage point for furtherprocedure. Our blast removed the…
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