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were many fragments of human bones, including ulnas of two 

 individuals, one mucli larger than the other. They plai ily indicated 

 cannibalism, as they were broken when thrown here. Besides the 

 ulnas, there are pieces of ribs, scapula, tibia, and feet. 



At 29 feet the underlying yellow earth became comparatively level 

 across its upper surface, again closely resembling a river deposit. 

 The darker earth above it 

 contained a greater amount 

 than heretofore of ashes, 

 bones in small pieces, pot- 

 sherds, mussel, snail, and 

 periwinkle shells, and the 

 like. More charred com was 

 found along here. 



At 30 feet the yellow earth 



Fig. 26.- 



Cross section of Fort Deposit Cave 

 at 26 feet. 



Fig. 27.- 



Cross section of Fort Deposit 

 Cave at 28 feet. 



began to rise, and at 32 feet 

 it was very little more than 

 3 feet lower than the top of the highest ashes. A section at this point 

 is shown in figure 28. At 35 feet the strata became quite regular and 

 uniform from wall to wall. The dark earth, next above the yellow, 



measured 3 feet in thickness at the 

 center, and while showing by its 

 admixture of ashes, etc., that it 

 had been thrown here, had evi- 

 dently formed the floor for a con- 

 siderable time. The upper foot 

 was burned red or dark from long- 

 continued fires, the ashes above it 

 being from 6 to 8 inches thick, 

 and forming the present floor of 

 the cave at this place. The dark earth contained much less of refuse 

 than nearer the entrance; such shells and ashes as appeared were 

 promiscuously distributed and not in little piles or masses as be- 

 fore. A section at 35^ feet ap- 

 pears in figure 29. It may be 

 remarked here that this is the 

 only sketch in which the upper 

 line coincides with the surface 

 of the deposits. In the others 

 a thin covering, less than 6 

 inches at any point, of dis- 

 integrated material from walls 

 and roof covers the ashes left by aboriginal fires, 

 from the drawings. 

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Fig. 28. 



Cross section of Fort Depo.'iit 

 Cave at 30 feet. 



This is omitted 



