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On Friday, Januaiy 30tli, another skeleton (No. 386), an adult male, 

 wiis found in same position, head south, length 5 feet 7 inches, depth 

 19 inches, completing this group of four skeletons, of which two lay with 

 heads directed east and the other two with heads south ; one pair were 

 buried very deep, over four feet, and the other pair quite shallow, 18 

 a,nd 19 inches. 



January 29th, another group had been discovered, and skeleton No. 

 385 removed. This was an adult male in horizontal position, head 

 east, length 5 feet 6 inches, depth 13 inches. A large vessel was de- 

 posited over the left hip, and a carapace of the common box tortoise, 

 iJestudo virginea., at the left side of the neck. ^ 



On the 31st, three other skeletons belonging to this group were un- 

 covered. No. 387, an adult male, position horizontal, head east, length 

 5 feet 8 inches, depth 20 inches. On the left of the chest of this skeleton 

 was the complete shell of the <7. i;/r^meo, with two perforations through 

 plastron and carapace. This relic might be classed as a musical in- 

 strument or rattle. At the feet of this skeleton was an earthen vessel, 

 and at the right shoulder, the cranium of skeleton No. 388, an adult 

 irregularlj' disposed in a heap, with the remains of No, 389, an imma- 

 ture skeleton about 10 or 12 years of age, also irregularly disposed. 

 No relics accompanied these two latter skeletons. 



Monday, February 2d, No. 390, skeleton of an immature person, 

 probably 12 years of age, was exhumed, position horizontal, head east, 

 depth 20 inches. Skeleton No. 391, an adult male was discovered on 

 February 6th, in horizontal position, head south, length 5 feet 10 

 inches, at a depth of 17 inches. A vessel was found at the left of the 

 cranium. On February 7th, under a large walnut tree, skeleton No* 

 392 was found, and a few feet distant, beneath a large hackberry tree, 

 two other skeletons (Nos. 393-4), with heads directed east, were seen, 

 but no measurements could be obtained of an\^ of these remains. 



Februar}^ 10th. On this date an excavation was begun, in what we 

 supposed to be a hearth or irregular ash pit, but after sixty days' ex- 

 cavations of the same character, it was evident that the place was a 

 kitchen-midden. 



The location at the head of a ravine, the character of the deposits in 

 irregular la3'ers of ashes, charcoal, charred animal remains and other 

 refuse, all confirmed this opinion. The leaf mold was of about the same 

 depth as in other parts of the cemeter3^, and several skeletons were found 

 within this space. 



On Frida3% February 17th, a group of five skeletons was found within 

 the limits of the kitchen midden. Skeleton No. 395, an adult female in 



