174 THE MAMMOTH CAVE. 
is taken from an account given by Dr. Nahum 
Ward, which was published in the “Monthly 
Magazine,” so far back as October, 1816. This 
account possesses but little value at the present 
day, except in the fact that it contains the 
earliest published notice, so far as we know, 
of the discovery of human remains within the 
Cave. In speaking of the mummy, Dr. Ward 
says (p. 109): 
“It was removed from another cave for pre- 
servation, and was presented to him (Dr. W.), 
together with the apparel, jewels, music, etc. 
with which it was accompanied. It has since 
been placed in the Washington Museum, the 
proprietor of which thinks it probable that this 
mummy is as ancient as the immense mounds 
of the Western country, which have so much 
astonished the world.” 
No information is given us as to the location 
of the Washington Museum. This account does 
not contain anything further on the subject than 
above quoted, which is much to be regretted. 
Collins’ Kentucky,* a work containing much 
* Historical Sketches of Kentucky: embracing its History, 
Antiquities, and Natural Curiosities, Geographical, Statistical, 
and Geological Descriptions ; with Anecdotes of Pioneer Life, and 
more than one hundred Biographical Sketches of distinguished 
