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Sunday, November 12, 2006


If you're ever stuck in a flint quarry in Northern Texas and you need a flint arrow head or a spear tip, you would be hard pressed to find anyone around that could make a better on than Ranger Ed Day.
Early Native Americans quarried flint at the Alibates Flint Quarries for more than 12,000 years to make dart points, arrowheads and other tools. The colorful flint lies just below the surface of ridge tops in a layer up to 6 feet thick.

On Wednesday, Gray demonstrated his flint-knapping skills for a group of fourth- and fifth-graders from Our Lady of Guadalupe School and impressed upon them the importance of protecting the monument's wildlife and flint for future generations.

"Everything here's protected. Everything," Gray said, pausing during a hilltop hike to caution his inquisitive, young visitors against taking any of the flint home in their pockets.
Whatever you do, don't steal any flint and don't slash open your class-mate's arms with razor-sharp flint on the busride home. I'm just sayin'. . . .

Ranger Day, in all his flint knapping genius:




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