 | Brantz Mayer - 1844 - 478 էջ
...steatite, mottled, and has been constructed by boring, in the manner of a gun-barrel. This boring has been continued to within about three-eighths of an inch...mixed settlement, and must omit them till my next. Yours, truly, HENRY R. COLCRAFT. GRAVE CREEK FLATS, August 24 The great mound, at these flats, was... | |
 | Brantz Mayer - 1844 - 494 էջ
...mottled, and has been constructed by boring, in the manner of a gun-barrel. This boring has been continned to within about three-eighths of an inch of the larger...mixed settlement, and must omit them till my next Yours, truly, HENRY R. COLCRAFT. GRAVE CREEK FLATS, August 24. The great mound, at these flats, was... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1845 - 536 էջ
...is not very apparent. One of these, now on my table, is 12 inches long, 1^ wide at one end, and 1^ at the other. It is made of a fine, compact, lead...at this ancient point of aboriginal and apparently nixed settlement, and must omit them till my next. III. GRAVE CREEK FLATS, August 24, 1843. THE great... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1845 - 596 էջ
...aperture be looked through, objects at a distance are more clearly seen. Whether it had this telescope or others, the degree of art evinced in its construction...point of aboriginal and apparently mixed settlement MARION. MARION was formed in 1842, from Harrison and Monongalia, and named from General Francis Marion.... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1848 - 428 էջ
...is not very apparent. One of these, now on my table, is 12 inches long, 1-J wide at one end, and 1^ at the other. It is made of a fine, compact, lead...would be converted into a powerful syphon, or syringe. III. GRAVE CREEK FLATS, August 24, 1843. THE great mound at these flats was opened as a place of public... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1851 - 536 էջ
...within about three-eighths of an inch of the larger end, through which but a small aperture is l*ft. If this small aperture be looked through, objects...would be converted into a powerful syphon, or syringe. III. GRAVE CREEK FLATS, August 24, 1843. THE great mound at these flats was opened as a place of public... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1852 - 614 էջ
...aperture be looked through, objec s at a distance are more clearly seen. Whether it had this telescope or others, the degree of art evinced in its construction...point of aboriginal and apparently mixed settlement MARION. MARION was formed in 1842, from Harrison and Monongalia, and named from General Francis Marion.... | |
 | Eli Bowen - 1855 - 444 էջ
...aperture be looked through, objects at a distance are more clearly seen. Whether it had this telescope or others, the degree of art evinced in its construction...would be converted into a powerful syphon or syringe." The village of Moundsville, since the completion of the Railroad, has increased very considerably in... | |
 | Eli Bowen - 1865 - 512 էջ
...telescopic, or other powers, the degree of art evinced in its construction THE MOUNDS OP THE WEST. 441 is far from rude. By inserting a wooden rod and valve, this simple siphon would be converted into a powerful syringe. Besides the mounds, numerous remains of ancient... | |
 | 1897 - 804 էջ
...constructed by boring, in the manner of a gun barrel. This boring is continued to within about three eighths of an inch of the larger end, through which but a...valve this tube would be converted into a powerful siphon or syringe.' For a time these were called telescopic tubes, and it will be observed that the... | |
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It is made of a fine, compact, lead blue steatite, mottled, and has been constructed by boring, in the manner of a gun barrel. This boring is continued to within about three-eighths of an inch of the larger end, through which but a small aperture is left.... 
