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Indians dug nodules out of the gullies, for chips are found above 

 and on each side of the mouth of the cave. 



To the west, on top of the liill in which the sink hole occurs, and 

 beginning at its edge, is an aboriginal cemetery. There are two 

 small mounds and numerous graves. Scores of the latter have been 

 opened. They are all alike ; flat stones form bottom, ends, sides, 

 and top. Many have only one skeleton ; others more. The greatest 

 number yet found in one was six. Few are more than a foot deep 

 or much over 5 feet long. About one in ten contains relics of some 

 sort — in two or three entire pots, beads, arrowheads, and gorgets 

 occurred. 



I opened three ; two contained one body each. The face of one 

 was down, but all the other bones of this and all the bones in the 

 second grave were so decayed that no statement of their position 

 can be made. In the third grave, which was 2^ feet deep — the deep- 

 est yet found — were three bodies. Two lay with faces north ; the 

 other, behind these, with face south. The grave was 24 inches wide 

 and less than 6 feet long. Most skeletons (it is reported) were 

 doubled up ; often the graves were not over 3 feet long and 10 to 16 

 inches wide. In some the bones denoted skeleton burial. One skull 

 had been perforated by a ball; at least there was a round hole on 

 each side exactly such as would have been produced by a bullet. 



Another large cemetery is on the farm of Mr. G. S. Wood, next 

 north of Glover's. Mr. Wood has opened 50 or more graves and 

 found some relics. 



Flint arrows, spears, knives, drills, hoes, spades, and celts, not to 

 mention unfinished pieces, have been found by the thousand on the 

 surface within a mile radius of these cemeteries. 



It would seem useless to make any further examination of the 

 level limestone region of central or southern Kentucky. Nearly all 

 the minor drainage is underground, and most of the caves have inlets 

 through sink holes or in small crevices. The water supply is scanty 

 except along streams, and in such situations the caves are usually, 

 for various reasons, of such character as to preclude a continuous 

 occupation, or one extending to a very ancient date. Search is more 

 likely to be rewarded in the mountains where an ample water supply 

 is always at hand. 



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MONTGOMERY COUNTY 



Dunbar's Ca\t:.^ — Three miles east of Clarksville a large cave has 

 been fitted up as a summer resort. The earth has been leveled 

 around the entrance, both inside and outside, floors laid for picnics 

 and other gatherings, booths, refreshment stands, and places of 



