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closed in stone circles, in cysts, in earthen jars, or in some other 

 receptacle ? 



58. In what state of preservation were the bones found ? 



59. Are the graves deep or shallow ? 



60. Have they been injured by weathering ? 



61. Is there any evidence of dessication, mummification, crema- 

 tion, or other special treatment of the remains of the dead pre- 

 viously to interment ? 



ABORIGINAL QUARRIES. 



62. If any ancient quarries have been discovered, what is the 

 material which was sought by the aborigines ? 



68. What is the locality, depth, and form of the excavation ? 



64. What evidence exists of the manner of detaching and work- 

 ing the material ? 



65. What and what kind of mining tools have been discovered ? 



CACHES. 



Various kinds of aboriginal implements have been found de- 

 posited in large quantities as if designedly. 



66. If caches have been found, what was the number, and char- 

 acter of the contents ? 



67. Where and under what circumstances were they found ? 



68. Were the objects kept together by the discoverer, or scat- 

 tered ? If the former, in whose possession are they now ? 



WORKSHOPS. 



At certain seasons of the year some of our western tribes encamp 

 in the neighborhood of deposits of jasper, chalcedony, and other 

 minerals valuable for arrow-making, and manufacture a sufficient 



