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ed instruments prepared from birds’ wings, and used probably as” 
awils. 
Graves Nos. 4, 5, and 6, which I opened in the same looalia 
na nor weapon s. 
e fourth burying-place I explored was about three miles — 
co. of Prairie du Rocher, ona slight elevation, belonging to 
the farm of Mr. Fisher. As the land i is in cultivation, most of the 
graves have been destroyed. Their construction was the usual — 
one. In one of them, which I opened here, 
Grave No. 7, the direction was from N.W. to S.E., the head ; 
lying N. W., the feet S.E. The length of this grave was 6 feet 
8 inches; the width at the foot, 14 inches; at the head, 11 inches; — 
the depth, 19 inches. After having removed the horizontal top- 
(Brevis person, 
Fe see I went east to a neighboring hill, where I re 
hi vi (i angulatus ), pare are "foul 
of the Missis- 
AY 
ef a siadetieeions farmer, ge had : 5 oe of one of t 
graves, ‘These aap sie are made of eae with broken 
skilfully works ed. | Besides the vessel vessel and the shells, 
‘tis grave some p pieces of flint, and an instr 
j-needle, — of animal: bone. — 
