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surface was at a depth of about i foot. Under this, and nearly 

 central, were three bundles of bones, two directed ii" east of 

 south, the third one north-west and south-east; on the north end 

 of the two former reposed crushed skulls; on the south-east end 



of the third was also a crushed skull. Many other human 



bones were associated with the bundles. All had been more or 

 less burned. No charcoal, ashes, etc. (Fig. lo.) 



No. 22. At 2 feet depth, near the centre, a bundle of bones 

 and part of a skull, all much decayed. The bundle lay north- 

 east and south-west. Pieces of oak charcoal and burnt clay 



from outside were scattered through the mound. No fire 



here. Soil around and above had been beaten hard. 



No.. 24. At 3 feet south of the centre a bundle of bones 

 lying due east and west; two skulls lay, one on each end of this 

 bundle; the one on the east was large, of moderate thickness, with 

 very low forehead abruptly sloping backAvard; teeth large, strong, 

 much worn. 



[N. B. — A later study of the locality showed two curious 

 mounds in the neighborhood of the mound No. 4 (see diagram). 

 Nearly to the east, 4 or 5 feet distant, was an elliptical mound, 

 30 feet long, 24 feet wide, 2 feet high. Still 

 further east, 24 feet from No. 4, is a long mound 

 81 feet in length, 15 feet at base, and 2 feet 



high. (Fig. II.) Several small, circular 



^^^- ^^' mounds, from 8 to 10 feet in diameter, run in 



a north by north-west line from the elliptical mound.] 



Three isolated mounds occur in the neighborhood of this 

 group: 



{a) One-third of a mile north-west of the line of mounds; 

 it is circular, 20 feet in diameter, and only 6 inches (originally 

 i^ feet) high. It is situated upon a higher and narrower ridge 

 than the group, and at forty rods distance from an abandoned 

 part of the channel of the Cedar River. At 6 inches below the 

 original surface was much broken pottery, charcoal, two sinkers, 



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