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 



