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work beyond 1 or 2 feet in depth ; consequently the character of the 

 mound is unknown. A forest, containing oak trees over 30 inches in 

 diameter and other large trees, covers most of the work, but a portion 

 extends into a field and has been almost razed by the plow. 



Z. — On a high hill directly north of the junction of the Black Fork and 

 the Clear Fork, and overlooking the same, is a stone and earth mound 

 composed principally of large sandstones from the immediate vicinity. 

 Some twenty or twenty -five years ago it was explored by unknown per- 

 sons. The author examined it again in 1877, but discovered nothing. 

 A similar mound is said to have been located upon the hill south of the 

 Clear Fork, just below the junction of Pine Eun. The stone were hauled 

 away and the site plowed over. (See Z«.) 



Z h. — This is the site of Old Delaware village of Hell Town. It was 

 deserted about 1782, the time of the massacre of Anaden Hutten. Graves 

 were visible until two years ago ; the field is now cleared and plowed. 

 In the author's cabinet are two iron scalping-kuives and an iron toma- 

 hawk which were thrown up by the plow ; also the brass mountings 

 of a gun, a gun-flint, a stone ax, and some arrow-heads. Dr. James 

 Henderson, of Newville, Ohio, has in his possession several articles ob- 

 tained frotn this site. The Indians formerly called their settlement Clear 

 Town, and the stream Clear Fork; but learning the German word hell, 

 for clear or bright, they changed the name to Hell Town. 



Z c. — A rock shelter is located on the west side of Clear Fork, in the 

 conglomerate sandstone of the Lower Carboniferous. It was explored 

 in 1877 by L. Rust and the author, who found about 2 feet of ashes in- 

 termingled with a few animal bones and coprolites. No human'remains 

 were disclosed excepting a split bone, and even that is doubtful. The. 

 ashes continue deeper, and further examination might prove interesting. 



EARTH- WOEKS NEAR JONES' STATION, IN BUTLER COUNTY, 



OHIO. 



By J. P. MacLean, of Hamilton, Ohio. 



While I was engaged in examining the earth-works of Butler County, 

 Ohio, I was informed by Mr. John W. Erwin that an ancient work was 

 near Jones' Station. On repairing thither I was unable to find either 

 the work or any one who had ever heard of it. I next attempted to find 

 the papers of Mr. James McBride, but no one knew what had become 

 of them. The record of the sale of McBride's eft'ects gave no account of 

 them. 



During the month of December, 1879, I received a note from Mr. W. 

 S. Vaux, of Philadelphia, stating that he owned both the cabinet and 

 the archaeological papers of the late James McBride. I immediately 

 applied for that portion of the papers relating to the earth-works near 



