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MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



in height. Many of the stones bore evidences of fire, the spaces be- 

 tween them (they were laid flat with joints broken) being tilled with 

 charcoal, ashes, and earth, separate or mixed. No gateway was fonnd, 

 though no doubt one exists at some point not excavated. The sedi- 

 ment from overflows has accumulated to the depth of about 5 feet since 

 the wall was built, ami its existence was never suspected until exposed 

 as above stated by the falling in of the bank. This may not be abo 

 rigiual work. 



On the Beal farm, 7 miles below Point Pleasant, are six inclosures 

 and a number of small mounds, and .3 miles below these are several 

 mounds from 6 to 20 feet high, the largest on the farm of Judge Moore. 

 All these are very similar in appearance to the works about Charleston. 



FKi. ri03. — Moimd ^nmp, 1 mile west of IJarboursviUe. West Virginia. 



Dwelling sites and mounds literally line the front of nearly all the 

 bottoms along both sides of the Ohio. They are simihir to those on 

 the Couch and Goshorn farms, and, like them, are rich in skeletons and 

 relics; many of the latter must have been obtained from the wliites. 



CABELL COUNTY. 



For half a mile along the bank of the Ohio, Just above the mouth of 

 the Guyaudottp, is an extensive deposit of refuse from a hamlet or 

 favoiite camping place, probably the latter, as the remains are found 

 to the depth of 3 feet, showing that the site was frequently overflowed 

 and thus built up in part by deposits from high water. Many relics, 



