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.
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.
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.
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.
