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bones, and ou these a folded skeleton with the head west, a lance head 

 by one shoulder, and a stone implement near by. 



'Near the center, in the hardpan or mortar-like layer (No. 2) immedi- 

 ately under layer No. 1, was a folded skeleton with head east. By the 

 head was a broken clay vessel. Directly under this, in layer No. 3, 

 was a broken clay pot. At the west side, in the bottom or sand layer, 

 was an extended skeleton, head east. Under the body a si)earhead, 

 and under the head a few copper beads. Some copperheads were also 

 found around the ankles. 



No. 21. Sixty feet in diameter and 3 feet high. The first stroke of 

 the spade brought to light broken human bones, which lay close to the 

 siu'face and appeared to have been disturbed by the plow, as they 

 were not in regular order. Near the center, a foot down, lay a folded 

 skeleton with head west, and by it a broken pot. A little to tlie east 

 of the last, and 3 feet down, was another skeleton stretched at full 

 length, with the head and face up. Under the head were a few copper 

 beads. South of this, and at the same depth, was a small copper orna- 

 ment, and a short distajice southeast of the center, also at the same 

 depth, a fine lance head. 



No. 22. Sixty feet in diameter and o feet high. First foot, soil; the 

 rest black, mucky earth, with a slight admixture of sand. At the depth 

 of 2 feet were seven skeletons, with heads in various directions, some 

 stretched out with the faces up, others folded, also other bones. At 

 the center, about 3 feet down, were a few rib bones, apparently the 

 remains of a skeleton, over which lay a copper plate. At the same 

 depth, a little south of the center, three silver beads were discovered. 



Although the excavation in this case, as in the rest of the mounds, 

 was carried down into the gravel beneath, nothing was found below the 

 depth indicated. 



No. 26. Sixty feet in diameter and ."> feel high. Composed of earth 

 similar to the surrounding soil. Near the center, 2 feet down, were two 

 folded skeletons, with the heads northeast. At the heads were two 

 pots, one with the mouth up, the other on its side, aad in it a lump of 

 lead ore. Under one of the skulls were two perforated bear's teeth. 

 Several soft sandstones were found in the southwest portion, and under 

 them some very soft human bones, the remains of a body buried here. 



Southeast of the mound, and almost adjoining it, is a long, narrow, 

 pear-shaped pile of dirt (not shown in the plat) about 40 feet long, 10 

 feet wide at the widest point and 2 feet high. A broad trench across 

 the middle revealed nothing except the fact that it was composed of 

 earth similar to the surrounding soil. 



No. 23. A small mound 15 feet in diameter, 1 foot high, and of the 

 same type as No. 16. In the excavation originally made in the natural 

 surface was a single skeleton stretched at full length, head southeast 

 and face up and near by it a broken pot. 



