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PAPERS KELATING TO AN'l lIPOI'OLOiiV. 



burnt disk (Fig. C), one pendant, etchings on one side, dingoual lines on 

 reverse (Fig. 7). Tlie six skeletons removed witli Mv. Ituse's assistance 



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Fig. 7.— Pendant from Glirtwell Mound. 



were C feet 9 inches below the rock covering. The fonr removed with the 

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

 protection, near the enter of the mound. 



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

 Osboru helped to open a trench G feet wide on the 

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

 surrounding the mound (see base plan 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 nnio shell, split deer 

 or elk bones (Fig. 9), aud a few .•-'" _^,,j 



chips of flint, or chert. The first '"' ^ "^f'i 

 skeleton was 4 feet below the rock 

 protection ; the second 4 feet 7 in- 

 ches; the third G feet 5 inches; the 

 fourth, near the center, was G feet ; 



10 inches below the protection. , ^^ 



August 23, 1881, by the assist- ^ ^"'^ ^ ^,., 



^ ' ' '^ Pig. 8.— Bead from GUd- 



auce of the Eev. C. W. Hargett, weii Mound. 

 Lewis Mullien, and William Hippard, an infant skele- 

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

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

 the northeast and northwest hearths. (See base sec- 

 tion.) Over this skeleton had been placed two large 

 flat stones. The bones were very much decayed, so 

 much so that there could be removed only a few frag- 

 ments 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. 9.— Chert chip from 

 Glidwell Mound. 



