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lions, in what came to IK- known as the "Gilder mound.' were pi. 

 cuted with particular care. Shafts were sunk in several localities. 

 and one of these was carried down 1*J feet. The results of this work, 

 which continued with the assistance of Doctor Condra and >everal 

 others as long as the weather permitted, were not very Mriking: 

 the- finds, however, consisted of about 200 fragments of hones, which 

 were attributed to the ancient and undisturbed loess deposits. They 

 were found very much scattered, there being only about " five or >i\ 

 bits to the cubic yard." These showed no regularity of distribution, 

 and grew scarcer with increasing depth. The piece of what i- prob- 

 ably human bone found at the greatest depth was 114 feet below 

 the surface. Some of the fragments lay apparently outside of the 

 mound proper. There were no r.nim;;! bones, implements, or pottery. 



The first notice of the discovery in a scientific journal was pub- 

 lished by Professors Ward and Barbour in Science of Xoveml>er K'.. 

 11)00, and since then there have appeared a nuinlx'r of other papers 

 dealing with the subject." In Science of January 18, 1007, Professor 

 Barbour expressed definitely his belief in the antiquity of the deeper- 

 lying bones and proposed to designate the "primitive type" which 

 he was convinced they represented, as the " Nebraska loess man." 



Extracts from several of the papers referred to, embodying the con- 

 clusions of the writers regarding the '* loess man," are given in 

 the following pages. As the matter thus presented is necessarily 

 incomplete, however, and may possibly do- injustice to the authors, 

 the student of the subject is advised to consult the original pub- 

 lications. 



RARBOI-R and WARD. Science, November 10. 100(5. " The skulls of the Nebraska 

 man seem to be inferior to those of the mound builder, but for the present at 

 least will be viewed as early representatives of that tribe. In eormboration 



BU>licyrai>Jiit : OILDKK, K. F. First notice, World-Herald, Omaha. October -1. l!!Hi. 



RAitBorn. E. II., and II. R. WABD. I'rellmlnary Keport on the Primitive Man of 

 Nebraska (October 26, 1006), Sebraska Geological Kurrey, li, pt. ~>. lilO-.TJ", 4 HK. 



BAKBOCK. K. II.. and II. R. WARD. Discovery of an Early Type of Man In Nebraska 

 (October '24), Science, Noveml>er If., 10O6. 



(iiLDKK, It. F. A Primitive Human Type in America: the Finding of the "Nebraska 

 Man," Putnam'* Maaazinr, 407-400. 2 figs.. January. 1007. 



WAKD, II. B. Peculiarities of the " Nebraska Man." I'ntnain'x Magazine. 410-413. 

 3 HKS.. January. 1!H)7. 



ItARBOfK. K. II. Prehistoric Man in Nebraska, I'Mtntnn'x \l<i<i<i:iix. 11.". 41.'., r.oi'-r.o:;. 

 3 f\K*.. January, 1007. 



OSBORN. II. F. Discovery of a Supposed Primitive Race In Nebraska, fYnfiir//. ::~1 -:t~.">, 

 7 flps., January, 1007. 



BAKBOI'R, E. II. Evidence of Man in the I.oess of Nebraska, Neience. 11O 1I_'. January 

 18, 1007. 



(iiLDKK. K. F. The Nebraska l.oess Man, ItwonlM of ttn- I'axt. vi, pt. li, :{t>-:{0. r> tigs., 

 February, 1007. 



BARBorit. K. II. Ancient Inhabitants of Nebraska, Hct-onl* of tin- 1'iixt. vi. pt. L'. 

 40-46, 5 ftp?.. February, 1007. 



BARBOCK. K. II. Evidence of IXK-SS Man In Nebraska, \ebranka (i<i>l',<iii-<il NH/KI/. n, 

 3L'0-:{45, with figures. 1007. 



RLACKMAN, E. E. Prehistoric Man In Nebraska, R words of the 1'ast, vi, pt. 3, 76-79, 

 March, 1907. 



