64 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 37 
Around the center was a compact pile of stones covering a space 13 
feet by 11 feet 9 inches, the longer axis running slightly north of east 
and south of west. (PI. 10,a.) The stones, which extended nearly 5 
feet above the natural level, inclosed a vault 7 feet 9 inches long. 
This vault was neatly rounded at both ends, the south face in as 
regular a line as could be followed with undressed stones; the north 
face curved outward; the width was 2 feet 4 inches where the curve 
began at the west end, 2 feet 5 inches at the east end, and 3 feet at 
the center. Its general form may be seen in plate 10, b, and in plate 
11. Unfortunately, before the vault was fully exposed, meddlesome 
visitors tore away the stones at the west end, making it appear as if 
intentionally left open; as constructed, however, the two ends were 
alike. 
Inside the wall, at a depth of 21 inches, was a rock pavement on 
which were traces of a skeleton of medium size; some of the teeth 
were much worn, while others showed scarcely a trace of wear. No 
relics of any character were above the slabs, but under the one on 
which the head had lain were three cylindrical shell beads an inch 
long. When the pavement was removed it was found that it had 
rested on filled-in earth, on which the vault was built. Test holes 
dug into this and carried under the wall disclosed no other stones, 
though there were many human bones, some of which extended 
under the inner margin of the vault wall, showing they were buried 
before the latter was built. 
The wall of the grave and its outside bracer or supporting stones 
were next removed. Below the level of the pavement these were 
apparently intended for no other purpose than to limit and confine 
the earth of a mound about 3 feet high, erected as a foundation 
for the vault; consequently they were torn away without any especial 
attention being paid to their position. Too late it was found that 
they formed the outer portion of another vault whose exact inner 
dimensions could not then be ascertained; but it was considerably 
larger than the upper vault. It contained the remains of at least 
25 individuals, ranging in years from infancy to old age. Nearly 
all were laid north and south; they were found at all levels from 
the original surface to the pavement of the upper vault, which, in 
fact, rested in close contact with some of them. Scattered among 
them were fragments of partially cremated bone. The bodies seem to 
have been interred at various times after death; in some cases bones 
were in their proper order; in others, bundled, bunched, or scattered. 
In two instances, two skulls lay in immediate contact. Two skulls, 
a jaw, and one pot were secured in fairly good condition. 
It is much to be regretted that more careful work could not be done 
in the lower vault. But the nature of this structure was not ascer- 
tained until noon of the day on which work had to close; and the 
