THE MAMMOTH CAVE. 181 



sins differs but little from the deer-skin mocca- 

 sins worn by the northern Indians. The knap- 

 sack was of wove or knit bark, with a deep, 

 strong border around the top, and was about the 

 size of knapsacks used by soldiers. The work- 

 manship of it was neat, and such as would do 

 credit, as a fabric, to a manufacturer of the 

 present day. The reticule was also made of 

 wove or knit bark. The shape was much like a 

 horseman's valise, opening its whole length on 

 the top. On the side of the opening, and a few 

 inches from it, were two rows of loops, one row 

 on each side. Two cords were fastened to the 

 reticule at the top, which were passed through 

 the loop on one side, and then on the other side, 

 the whole length, by which it was laced up and 

 secured. The edges of the top of the reticule 

 were strengthened with deep, fancy borders. 

 The articles contained in the knapsack and reti- 

 cule were quite numerous, and were as follows: 

 one head-cap, made of wove or knit bark, with- 

 out any border, and of the shape of the plainest 

 night-cap ; seven head-dresses, made of the quills 

 of large birds, and put together somewhat in the 

 way that feather-fans are made, except that the 

 pipes of the quills are not drawn to a point, but 

 are spread out in straight lines with the top. 



16 



