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undergone no change. This was veritied by titrating the potash 

 with a standard acid tiolution and it was found to be correct. 



Now it is not known whether the acid solution was or was not cor- 

 rect up to the time of freezing, but in the absence of any good rea- 

 son to suspect its being wrong the presumption is that it was right. 



Hence it would appear that the standard acid solution was weak- 

 ened by being frozen, while the standard alkali was not aflected. 

 But whether this be true or not it is evident that neither solution 

 was left in a homogeneous state upon thawing. So that when stand- 

 ard solutions freeze it is certainly necessary, upon thawing, to shake 

 them up thoroughly, if not to examine carefully into their condi- 

 tions as to strength. 



F. B. DANCY. 



Laboratory of the N. C. Ag. Exp. Station, 

 Raleigh, February, 15t?i, 1886. 



INDIAN ANTIQUITIES OF CALDWELL COUNTY. 



Dr. J. M. SPAINHOUR. 



In the well known " Happy Valley," of Caldwell county, about 

 a mile below Patterson and seven miles north of Lenoir, on the 

 lands owned by Rev, T. F. Nelson, situated near the present bank 

 of the Yadkin river, showing no appearance of elevation, was found 

 an Indian mound containing twenty-seven skeletons. It was trian- 

 gular in shape, forty-six feet long on the sides, twenty-nine feet wide 

 at the extremity, tapering to a point towards the river. The mound 

 at the time of its examination was situated immediately on the 

 south bank of the river, but the river-channel is supposed to have 

 formerly been further to the north than at present. 



On the north west side of this triangle, at the depth of about 

 three feet, was found the remains of an old Indian " Chief," with 

 his head north-east and feet south-west. The skeleton was l>ing on 

 the bottom of the excavation, upon its face, the head resting in a 

 large sea shell. The inner surface of the shell next to the face was 

 carved with peculiar hieroglyphics. Around the neck were large 

 beads made of sea shells. The arms were extended, bending at the 



