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held them together ; but no trace of the skull— which had lam toward 

 the west — or of any part: of the legs or feet was present. Frag- 

 ments of coarse cloth were adhering to the pelvis. The bones, which 

 were almost like punk, were those of a young person, the caps of the 

 long bones being separate from the shafts; but they were of good 

 size, the humerus being 13 inches long. The left ulna (at least a 

 left ulna) lay above where the face should have been, but some 

 inches away, with one end near ikiQ surface. It is quite probable that 

 ground hogs are responsible for the condition of this skeleton, and 

 that some of the bones found scattered in the ashes belonged to it. 

 About a foot under the bones, but not connected with the burial in 

 any way, were three large pieces of a large pot. 



Four feet east of this, a foot lower, was the skeleton of a baby, 

 the humerus only 3^ inches long. The bones rolled out with some 

 loose ashes, and not all of them could be recovered. 



Thirteen feet from the east wall, 16 feet from top of rear slope of 

 the ashes, 4 feet below the surface was part of a skeleton. The bones 

 lay on a damp, close-packed bed of ashes 6 inches thick. They were 

 closely folded, the femurs and lower leg bones being in contact ; the 

 skull, scapulae, right humerus, sacrum, and some of the vertebrae were 

 missing. Such bones as remained were in their proper positions, 

 except that the sternum lay in the pelvis and the elbows at the 

 knees. All of them were in a space only 18 by 22 inches, measuring 

 to the outermost points. The situation of such bones as remained 

 indicated that part of a skeleton had been buried after the flesh had 

 decayed, or had been removed, but while the joints were still united, 

 and covered with loose ashes, whose settling had caused some sag- 

 ging of the stratified ashes, a foot in thickness, which lay above them, 

 there being no evidence that they had been disturbed since they were 

 placed here. All were as light as cork and, except the left tibia, 

 which Avas 15| inches long, fell to pieces when taken up. 



Eight feet east from the last skeleton was one of a very j^oung 

 infant, on left side, head toward the front of the cave. It was 2^ 

 feet below the surface, partly under a jutting portion of a large 

 rock whose top was above the ashes. It lay on small angular rocks, 

 with similar rocks over it. 



Two feet west of this was the ulna of a child 10 years old. 



Sixteen feet from the east wall, 10 feet from top of rear slope, 

 2 feet under surface was another infant's skeleton, lying on the back, 

 head toward the mouth of the cave. The femur was only 4i inches 

 long. 



Fifteen feet from east wall, 8 feet from top of rear slope of ashes, 

 a little more than a foot below the surface, was the closely folded 

 skeleton of a woman between 20 and 25 years of age. It lay on the 

 right side, with the head east. The bones were in perfect condition. 



