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this point between Union and Alexander counties ; and Mill creek b h the 

 boundary line between Alexander and Pulaski counties. The remains 

 are, therefore, at the point where these three counties meet, but in 

 Alexander. The line e e represents the fence which separates the land 

 of Mr. Hale on the right (Sec. 5, T. U S., R. 1 W.) from that owned by 

 Mr. Hilemau on the left. The boundary of the refuse heap is desig- 

 nated by the heavy shadings, the mounds by the Figs. 1, 2, and 3. No. 

 1 is nearly square and some or 8 feet iiigh; on it Mr. Hilemau has 

 built his dwelling house. No. 3 is a small pile of flint chips. No. 2 is 

 irregular in outline, as shown in the figure, and about 4 feet high. 

 Permission was granted to make excavations on the east side of the 

 fence only. 



Mound No. 2, as before stated, is about -i feet high. Its length was 

 found to be about KtO feet and average width 40 feet. The direction 

 of the length is a little west of north. Tlie surface was covered with 

 loose flat stones thrown out by former explorers who had made a par- 

 tail examination. A trench about 5 feet wide was carried obliquely 

 across the middle directly east and west. Scattered through the soil to 

 the depth of 5 or G inches were flint chips, fragments of stone and pot- 

 tery and bits of bones. Lying lengthwise with the ditch, about C feet 

 from the east end, was an open stone grave or cist, the side stones 

 reaching to the surface of the mound but still in place. This we called 

 by way of distinction "Grave No. 1." It was 3i feet long and 14 inches 

 wide (inside measurement). The top had been removed. The sides 

 and ends were of limestone slabs from 1 to 2 feet long by 1 to li wide 

 and from 1 to 2 inches thick. The contents of the grave had been 

 removed by i)revious explorers. 



Immediately west of this, and 1 foot below tlie surface, were four 

 large, roughly worked flint implements. 



No. 2, immediately east of No. 1, had been partially rifled, but some 

 bits of a skull and other bones and some small fragments of pottery 

 were found in it. Below the bottom layer of stone, which was still in 

 place, was a layer of charcoal and other evidences of fire; the char- 

 coal stratum rested on a layer of ricdi black dirt about 10 inches thick, 

 which lay on the yellow clay 2 feet below the surface. In this were 

 some Unio and turtle shells and bits of pottery. 



No. 3, immednitely west of No. 1, was near the surface,but had been 

 rifled. 



No. 4, by the side of No. 3, but at a lower level, (J feet long, 1 foot 

 wide by 7 inches deep at the foot, and 14 inches wide by 12 deep at 

 the head, had the boxing stones all in place, those of the cover laid on 

 like shingles, beginning at the foot. This contained a single skeleton, 

 stretched full length on the back, feet to the east; the head was sup- 

 ported on deer horns. The skull was secured entire as were also most 

 of the long bones. Two roughly di-essed flints were found near the 

 head, and in the same locality a small perforated bone. 



