Show L. L L. L ASHBY GE GETS S R UP Ul L His Arrow Arrowhead head Collection Given Merited Merited Attention b by P Paper el INDIAN RELICS ASHBYS ASHBY'S HOBBY HOBDY i iW W py th the tho rr r following i lowing Wl g from the Long Beach Deach Press I Riding the range through biting I cold of lOr winter and Sizzling heat boat of summer Lin L. L Ashby cattleman found foun an avocation In his wander- wander Int Into canyons mId Piul arroyoS arroyos of the W attle tie country he of often ton old old Indian camps and prehistoric prehistoric prehistoric ruins About twelve years ago Ashby started In real earnest to collect as relics or curios the spearheads arrowheads ar nr arrowheads ar- ar axes pottery and tomahawks tomahawks toma toma- hawks h he found Today he has on display at California First National Nation Nation- al l Bank at Street and Pine Avenue Av- Av Avenue Avenue Av Av- a collection of 1600 hunting ceremonial and emblematic arrowheads arrowheads arrow arrowheads heads valued at more than Strolling through aged ruins Ashby Ashby Ash- Ash Ashby by has picked up some Home of or the finest ar arrowheads In the United States He has some made of semi seini precious stones The precise and careful workmanship workmanship workman workman- ship of or the Indian shows In each ar ar- ar- ar No white white man could duplicate duplicate du du- du- du plicate pUcate the work In the opinion of or Ashby who believes the Indians of Utah tah no longer made mado arrowheads af ar after artel after af- af ter tel the tho white men arrived I Ancient Specimen A pearl gray specimen Is undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly prehistoric Ashby found It in old mounds left by agriculturist Indians Indians In In- InI I dl ns centuries ago about whom the themo mo modern ern archeologist knows but lit lit- tle tie Obsidian was a favorite material forth for the arrow makers Ashby found Blood red Arizona Ruby Is the feature feature feature fea fea- ture COl color r of or the collection One arrowhead arrowhead arrowhead ar ar- ar- ar beautifully shaped and of Arizona ruby is five and three quarter quarter ter tel inches long Its surface is waved and chipped to give off the color to t the best advantage Smoky topaz flint fUnt jasper and agate agate agate ag ag- ag- ag ate are ire among the many stones used for arrowheads arrowheads in th the c collection A bottle green one com comes comes s from a Navaho Navaho Nav Nav- aho ho post which Ashby be believes eves to bo be boone boone one of or the rarest of specimens Toda Today no man knows exactly how the savage chipped out oui his his arrowheads arrowheads arrow V heads only that the Indian probably used buckskin and buckhorn Some Somo scientists maintain bone and stones II I were used The fact remains that no while man can equal the patience and skill of or the Indian or Of Man Many Shapes The arrowheads are aro of or two kinds barbed and The former former former for for- mer kept the arrowhead in Ip the game and the latter allowed the shaft and head to work loose Ashby finds rinds Slender shaped leaf thin heavy the arrowheads are of t all aU shapes shaves colors colors colors col col- col- col ors and description Some came from the Navaho from the Ute Uto the tho and the Apache From his home at Delta Utah Ashby Ashby Ash Ash- by ranges over Utah and Arizona In his search for arrowheads In answer answer answer an an- to the incessant question W Where did you find them Ashby answers Oh the Superstition Mountains Mountains Mountains Moun Moun- Salt SaU River Valley or down clown on the Gila River The has supplied collectors collect collect- ors for several years Ills His hobby has grown into a vocation In his collection collection collection col col- col- col lection on display at the California First National Bank Ashby has used ten cases He has depicted in one an Indian in a canoe and in another a savage on horseback At present Ashby is staying at t Vista Avenue Avenue Avenue Ave Ave- nue and plans to return to Utah and continue continue his search for arrowheads arrowheadS' Dy By By Edmund Swanson In LongBeach Long LongBeach LongBeach Beach Press Telegram A picture ilso accompanies the write-up write of Lin pointing out to the young lady clerk in the bank a certain certain certain tain kind of or arrowhead and explaining explaining explaining explain explain- ing It to her Most of or those arrowheads arrowheads arrowheads arrow arrow- heads were on display in the office of the Chronicle for which we again thank Mr Ashby He gave the edItor editor editor ed ed- ed- ed one of the beautiful Arizona ruby ruby ruby ru ru- ru- ru by ones of 01 which the r recipient is very proud Thanks |