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horizontal!}^; heads southeast; a medium-sized vessel was found near 

 them; immediately beneath the skeletons of the children was an ash 

 pit, five feet five inches deep, and two feet ten inches in diameter, con- 

 tainin<^ about four feet of ashes; several large fragments of potter}'^ 

 were taken from this pit, forming about one half of a vessel of several 

 gallons capacit}', and in the middle ot the pit nearly a bushel of i(7iio 

 shells were found. 



Tuesday-, July 22d, an adult male skeleton, in sitting position, was 

 found at a depth of twenty-two inches, another adult male in hori- 

 zontal position, head southeast, was found about one foot northeast of 

 the above. At the risfht side of the cranium was a medium-sized ves- 



Fig, 20. Group of Three Skeletons. 



sel, nearly perfect; an implement of elk horn with two perforations, a 

 stone disk, some bone beads, and a piece of cannel coal were found 

 with these remains. On the following day, a few feet novtheast of the 

 preceding skeleton, a child's skeleton in horizontal position, with head 



