138 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



Au adult male skeleton was exbamed to-day; length 5 feet 8 inches, 

 position horizontal, head southeast, depth 1 foot 10 inches. Under 

 this skeleton was a well defined, circular excaA^ation, 3 feet 7 inches in 

 diameter, and 3 feet 8 inches deep, similar to the ash pits, but which 

 contained nothing but clear sand. Neither ashes nor relics were found 

 in it. An adult^male skeleton was exhumed on Thursda}^ December 

 4th, position horizontal, head south, depth 1 foot 4 inches; this was 

 lying over an ash pit. Friday, December 5th, an ash pit was opened 

 remarkable for the quantitj^ of ashes and its unusual depth, which was 

 6 feet 10 inches. The laj^ers were as follows: leaf-mold and sand, 28 

 inches; pure ashes, 26 inches; ashes and sand, 28 inches. 



From this pit was taken a fragment of a polished, fossiliferous lime- 

 stone pipe, and the usual flint and bone implements. Two skeletons 

 were exhumed to-da}^; the first was that of an adult male, length 5 feet 

 10 inches, position horizontal, head south, depth 1 foot 9 inches; be- 

 neath the occiput a flat harpoon, or fish spear, made of elkhorn, was 

 found. The second skeleton was 5 feet 4 inches in length, h'ing in the 

 same position as the first. Nine inches south of the cranium of the 

 second skeleton was an oblong or elliptical vessel of about one half 

 gallon capacity. 



On Monday, December 8, an adult female skeleton, 4 feet 5 inches, 

 in length, was found; position horizontal, head north, with broken ves- 

 sel at left side of cranium; depth 7 inches. The next skeleton was 

 that of an adult male, 5 feet 10 inches in length, horizontal, head 

 south, depth 13 inches. The third was an immature skeleton, probably 

 sixteen years of age, position also horizontal, head southeast, depth 

 thirteen inches ; with a broken vessel at the top of the head. These 

 three interments were remarkably shallow, with barely enough earth 

 to cover them. 



On Thursda}^, December 11th, an adult skeleton was discovered, 

 length 4 feet 4 inches; position horizontal, head south, depth two feet, 

 and lying directly over an ash pit. 



On Frida}', December 12th, four skeletons, one adult female and 

 three children, about three 3'ears of age, were exhumed, all laid in 

 horizontal positions, heads south, except the third child, which was 

 parallel with the three skeletons, but with head to the north. A 

 broken vessel was found at the top of the heads of the two children 

 which were directed south. 



On Monday, December 15th, another skeleton of a child about two 

 3'ears of age was found, lying horizontal, head east; depth 1 foot 8 

 inches, with vessel at vertex. 



