CHAPTER AAI 
OF ANCIENT MUMMIES FOUND IN THE CAVE. 
Upon ascending the ladder, and entering the 
Gothic Arcade, the first object to which our 
attention is directed is what is called the Seat 
of the Mummy, which consists of a niche in the 
left wall of the avenue, about forty yards from 
the steps, just large enough to accommodate a 
human being with a comfortable seat. 
Dr. Wright informs us that the body of an 
Indian female was found in this niche, dressed 
in the skins of wild animals, and ornamented 
with the trinkets usually worn by the aborig- 
ines. We are also told, by the same authority, 
that, within a few feet distant, was at the same 
time discovered the body of an Indian child, 
attired in a similar manner, and in a sitting 
posture, resting against the wall. Both bodies 
are said to have been in a mummified condition. 
Dr. Wright suggests that they wandered into 
this avenue, and, becoming bewildered, sat 
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