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cayc'd. Tlic pdsitioii of the ItuiU'S iiiijilit indiciitc burial ol" tlie body on 

 its side witli anus and legs folded to.ycllu'r, but this conld not )te decided 

 definitely. The skull was so badly decayed that no definite idea of its 

 shape conld Ite oi)tained. The liones wei'e those of a medium-sized person. 

 On the west side of the moiuid, in line with the two skeletons already 

 mentioned, and at about the same depth as the others, another deposit 

 of human bones was obtained. This deposit consisted of a skull and the 

 larger bones of the upper and lower extremities. These wore also greatly 

 decayed. The position of these bones precludes the idea of their being 

 the result of an ordinary burial. The long Ijones had the appearance of 

 having Ijeen piled in, very much as a l)undle of sticks or stove wood 

 would be placed. The skull was placed directly on top of the other bones. 

 These bones Avere those of one body of large but not unusual stature. The 

 relics obtained from this mound are at present in the Hanover College 

 Museum. 



The reputed "Indian Alound" in the village of Lancaster, in Lancester 

 Township, T. 5, R. !), Section 'A^>, was next examined. It was found to 

 give every evidence of feeing a natural formation. The so-called "Indian 

 Mound" on the Wainscott Place, near Middle Fork Station on the P. C. 

 C. & St. L. It. P.. was also closely examined. Eviden<'e of its human 

 origin, liuwevi r. Avas entirely wanting. This i)eculiar mound is, in all 

 prol)al)ility, the result of stream erosion. 



A mound situated on the second liottom of the Ohio River, a short 

 distance beloAV Hanover Landing, in Hanover Township, T. 3, R. 10, 

 Section IS, Avas next excavated. This mound had been explored in part 

 by Messrs. G. S. Taylor and W. W. Walker, some fifteen years ago. 

 As reported l>y ^Ir. (J. S. Taylor, now Superintendent of Scliools of Jeffer- 

 son Count.v, this mound Avas then some tAvelve or fourteen feet high and 

 of conical shape. At a depth of about three feet from the original top of 

 the mound these gentlemen found live copper beads from one-half inch 

 to three-qiiarter inch in diameter and of rough finish, arranged in a circle, 

 as though originally forming a necklace. A considerable quantity of char- 

 coal and ashes AA'as also found, but no human ])ones. 



Last July a trench eight feet Avide Avas opened through the mound 

 from east to Avest, and extending to the depth of the mound. All the 

 excavated material Avas closely searched. At a point approximately three 

 feet above the bottom of the mound tAA'O stones, each about 15x7x11/^ 

 inches, Avere found in an erect position and about four feet apart. Two 



