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first was the skeleton of another child, of about the same age, and in 

 the same position. The third, was that of another child, about six 

 years of age, l^'ing about twelve inches west of the feet of the previous 

 two skeletons^ head directed south. In the space between the bod}- of 

 No. 3, and the feet of Nos. 1 and 2, was found a grooved stone ham- 

 mer. About two feet north, the next skeleton was found at a depth of 

 ten inches. This was an adult female, in an extended position, bod}^ 

 inclined with the extremities deeper and the tibiag flexed to the south, 

 at right angles to the rest of the skeleton. No. 5 was located four and 

 one half feet northwest of the knees of No. 4, depth seventeen 

 inches, and was the remains of an adult male, six feet in length; posi- 

 tion horizontal, head south, face upward. The sixth skeleton was an 

 adult female, length 4 feet 10 inches, lying horizontally, head north, at 

 the same depth. No. 7, also an adult, 5 feet 4 inches in length, with 

 head directed northwest. In the space between Nos. 4 and 5, at a 

 depth of seventeen inches, No. 8, the skeleton of a child about fourj-ears 

 of age, w^as next exhumed, head northwest. Two feet south of the head 

 of this skeleton, a perfect vessel was found. Owing to the irregular 

 disposition of these skeletons, it is difficult to state with which skele- 

 ton this vessel was originally deposited, unless it is supposed that the 

 deeper burials were old interments, and that No. 4 was subsequent, 

 and the tibi?e flexed to avoid contact with or disturbance of the pre- 

 vious interment. 



No. 9 was the remains of another child, probably six years of age, 

 and was quite near the edge of the ravine, and but nine inches from 

 the surface. It was in a horizontal position, head east, and face up- 

 ward. No. 10, an immature skeleton, age about fourteen 3-ears, was 

 lying horizontall}^ head south, at a depth of fourteen inches. With 

 these remains was lound a vessel at the right of the cranium; a 

 boulder and a stone flesher near the lower extremities. No. 11, another 

 child, about ten 3'ears of age. head south, at a depth of twenty inches. 

 Under the right ilium of this skeleton was a shallow dish-shaped ves- 

 sel, with flaring edge, diff'erent from any yet found in this cemetery, but 

 somewhat similar in shape to one of the vessels found in the stone 

 grave mounds in Tennessee, specimens of which we have been enabled 

 to obtain through the courtesy of Prof. F. W. Putnam, of the Peabody 

 Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology. No. 12, the farthest 

 north of this group, was an adult, in horizontal position, head 

 south; length 5 feet 5 inches, depth 15 inches; a stone skin dresser 

 and round boulder, similar to the relics found with No. 10, were found 

 near the ria^ht side. 



