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burnt disk (Fig. G), one pendant, etchings on one side, diagonal lines on 

 reverse (Fig. 7). Tiie six skeletons removed with Mr. iliise's assistance 



Fig. 7.— Pendant from Glidwell Mound. 



were 6 feet 9 inches below the rock covering. The four removed with the 

 aid of Mr. J. E. Snider were 5J feet below the rock 

 protection, near the enter of the mound. 



May 10, 1881, the Eev. C. W. Hargett and Mr. E. 



Osborn helped to open a trench G feet wide on the 



south side of the mound, and 2 feet below the surface 



surrounding the mound (see base idan of first sketch 



A, — dotted lines), and continued to the center shaft. 



At this time were removed four skeletons. With 



the second skeleton, under the lower jaw, were found 



two beads (Fig. 8) made of the unio shell, split deer 



or elk bones (Fig. 9), and a few 



chips of Hint, or chert. The first 



skeleton was 4 feet below the rod: 



protection ; the second 4 feet 7 in- 



I I ches; the third G feet 5 inches; the 



I f fourth, near the center, was C feet 



f I 10 inches below the protection. 



I I August 23, ISSl, by the assist- 



s f auce of the Rev. C. W. Hargett, ^vdiM^nd 



I Lewis Mullieu, and William Hippard, an infant skele- 



? ton was found 7 feet below the rock covering, and a 



I little north of the center hearth, in a direct line with 



.1 :; the northeast and northwest hearths. (See base sec- 



I' tion.) Over this skeleton had been placed two large 



•fi^ flat stones. The bones were very much decayed, so 



Fig. 9.-chort chip from ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ removed Only a few frag- 

 Giidweu Mound. mcuts of the skull. The skeleton measured in length 



3 feet 1^ inches. No ornaments of any kind were found with this skele- 

 ton. It lay with the head to the east. To the east of the skeleton, a 



Fig. 8.— Bead from Glid- 



