BUSHNELL] NATIVE CEMETERIES AND FORMS OF BURIAL 55 



served to attract the Indians, as did the springs near the former 

 stream, ah^eady mentioned. About a mile inland from the small vil- 

 lage of Kimmswick, up the valley of Rock Creek, were discovered 

 several small cemeteries in the vicinity of springs. One occupied a 

 small level area just above the principal spring, and when examined 

 proved of the greatest interest. A plan of this curious group is given 

 in figure 4, and as it included many uncommon features it may be of 

 interest to describe the burials in detail. Pottery on the sides and 

 bottoms of the graves refers to the use of fragments of large earthen- 

 Avare vessels in the place of stones. 



I. Stone at head, pottery bottom. Contained two skulls and many 

 1 )ones. Length 4 feet 2 inches. 



II. Stones at ends, pottery sides and bottom. Traces of bones. 

 Length 3 feet, width 1 foot, depth 11 inches. 



III. Stone sides and ends, pottery bottom. Extended skeleton. 

 Length 6 feet 4 inches, width 1 foot 6 inches. 



IV. Stone at head, also large stone covering skull. Bones bunched. 



V. Stone sides and ends, two layers of pottery on bottom. Two 

 skulls rested upon many bones. Earthenware dish between the skulls. 



YI. Pottery sides, ends, and bottom. Traces of extended skeleton. 

 Length 4 feet 6 inches. 



VII. Similar to preceding. 



VIII. Stone sides, ends, and bottom. Contained four radii and 

 four ulnae, no other bones. Also eight bone implements and a per- 

 forated disk of w^ood, discolored by, and showing traces of, a thin 

 sheet of copper. Length 2 feet 6 inches, width 11 inches, depth about 

 1 foot. 



IX. Pottery sides, bottom, and ends, with one stone covering the 

 entire grave. One skull and many bones. Length about 3 feet. 



X. End stones and two on north side remain, others fallen away. 

 XL Stone sides and ends. Contained two skeletons, one above the 



other, separated by a layer of slabs of limestone extending from the 

 shoulders to the feet. Length 6 feet 3 inches, width 1 foot 9 inches, 

 depth 1 foot 8 inches. 



XII. Stone ends, pottery bottom. Traces of small skeleton ex- 

 tended. Length about 5 feet. 



XIII. Stone sides and ends. Traces of bones. Length about 5 feet. 



XIV. Pottery sides, ends, and bottom. Was reduced in size. One 

 skull rested on mass of bones. 



XV. Pottery sides and ends. Small skeleton extended. Length 

 4 feet. 



XVI. Stone sides and ends. Two sltulls and scattered bones. 

 Length 2 feet 5 inches, width 1 foot 4 inches. 



