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Around the head of one of the skeletons were four oblong 

 shells set vertically in the soil and lapping past each other 

 like the scales of a fish. Each shell was about six inches 

 long by four inches wide. A human face in tolerably high 

 relief, was carved upon each, and also five grooves or 

 "tallies." In addition to these, a fifth shell was found lying 

 near the head. It was about four inches in diameter and 

 nearly circular in shape, with a rudely carved human face 

 on the sand in tolerably high relief. Next to this semi- 

 circle of shells were found four round shells smoothly carved 

 and polished. Each was about four inches in diameter, and 

 had several perforations. Another perforated shell was 

 found ; this, however, was only an inch and a half in diame- 

 ter. Next, six circular disks of copper were "discovered, 

 ranging from two and a half to six inches in diameter. 

 These were also perforated like the shells. In another direc- 

 tion they unearthed six oblong plates of copper, ranging from 

 three to four inches in width and from five to seven inches 

 in length. Four small shells, each about four inches in length 

 were found in another pile near the central skeleton, and near 

 by about four quarts of beads made of rolled copper cylinders, 

 bone, clay, and shell. The copper beads were from one and a 

 half to two inches long, and were strung upon what appeared 

 to be a thread having a coarse linen texture. The thread 

 was in a good state of preservation, and the fragments ex- 

 hibited still show the character of the material used. 



In another part of the mound or ossuary six small trian- 

 gular pieces of copper were found, two earrings made of 

 rolled brass tubes, a beautiful pipe made of stone with copper 

 ornaments attached, and other finely finished stone pipes. 

 Two small copper bells shaped like modern sleigh-bells and 

 an earthen dish were found in rear of the head and other 

 objects named. A cross of white metal of rude construc- 

 tion was found in an erect position, sustained by the earth, 

 between the thumb and fore-finger of the skeleton. The 

 other eleven skeletons had nothing about them but beads. 

 All were in an excellent state of preservation. The mound 



