Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from History of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna: Its First Settlement, Privations Endured by the Early Pioneers, Indian Wars, Predatory Incursions, Abductions and Massacres, Together With an Account of the Fair Play System
Indian pipe of rare pattern is cut on the breast. On the left side are two arrows crossed like a letter X. Underneath are the head and shoulders of an animal with ears erect, probably intended to represent a fox. On the obverse side of the stone is a figure having the appearance of an Indian papoose in a wicker basket or Case. -the date, 1749, inscribed on one side, is Of interest. The antiquity of the relic is probably much greater than the date would indicate. It must have been highly prized by the Indians.
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