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Falls ■" -i miles southwest from Big; Pine5\ Two other groups, north 

 of this one, carry the mounds for about 4 miles along a little valley, 

 which extends north and south about midway between Big Piney and 

 Bloodland. Most of the mounds, in all the groups, are on the slight 

 slopes bordering either side of the little stream — which sometimes 

 ceases to Aoav — but a few of them are on the narrow strip of level 

 land along the banks. 



There is another group south of Bloodland. They were not 

 learned of in time to visit them, 



riden's CA^^ 



A mile southeast of the steel bridge across Big Piney, on the 

 Edenville road, is Kiclen's Cave, in a small ravine opening into 

 another ravine. The entrance is 25 feet wide and 8 feet high, and 

 the front chamber extends 30 feet to an abrupt turn. There are 

 large rocks on the floor near the mouth and some cave earth and a 

 small amount of refuse at the front. Apparently it was never occu- 

 pied except as a temporary camp. 



SALTPETER CAVE 



Near Miller's Spring, 2^ miles northeast of Big Piney, in a high 

 bluff, is a large cave whose name is derived from the quantity of 

 saltpeter collected from it in the early settlement of the country. 

 Earth for leaching was removed to such an extent that bedrock is 

 now exposed near the entrance and at several places within. In 

 addition many large rocks cumber the floor, consequently excava- 

 tions would not yield satisfactory results, although refuse still to 

 be seen in the cave and in front of it shows that it w^as a place of 

 aboriginal habitation. 



miller's cave (24) 



Three miles northeast of Big Piney is a cavern which from its 

 position, formation, and surroundings is particularly adapted to 

 the requirements of primitive people in search of a permanent 

 shelter. It is situated in a bluff rising from the left bank of Big 

 Piney Eiver, 200 feet above the level of that stream and half that 

 distance below the summit of the hill of which the bluff forms the 

 front. It lies in three different tracts of land, but the greater por- 

 tion is on the farm of Daniel S. Miller, who lives a little more than 

 half a mile away. For three generations it has been widely known 

 as " Miller's Cave." It opens tow^ard the southeast, the river at 

 this point flowing north of east, and thus secures protection from 

 the cold winds of winter, receives the greatest amount of light 



