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and south direction, by about four feet wide, 
was selected by our party for excavation. 
Our workman first removed the surface soil 
by spading and shoveling, to a depth of 
about six inches, and threw it to one side. 
This soil was found to consist of a fine 
yellow-brown sand, mixed with humus and 
other carbonaceous matter, which gave it a 
prevailingly dark color. All objects thrown 
out with this soil were collected and listed 
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tery ; unclassified stones, mostly broken or 
chipped. The entire collection apparently 
represented the ordinary refuse of an Indian 
camping ground, with a few indications of 
modern civilization. 
At the southern end of the area from 
which the surface soil had been removed, 
a pit was excavated 4 ft. by 4 ft. by 34 feet 
deep. The sides of this pit were carefully 
squared and showed the following section: 
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Fic. 3.—Weathered pebble, artificial flake of. chert and flakes of argillite, described in the text, except 
one on the upper left-hand corner, found at significant depths in the yellow sand, sometimes upon or under 
filmings of stratification, by Professor Wright and Dr. Hollick, Professor Smock, Messrs. H. B. Kummel, 
G. N. Knapp and H. C. Mercer. 
under ‘A’ and ‘B;’ the first representing 
the preliminary spading, the second the 
shoveling. 
The objects consisted of fire-cracked 
stones ; unworked pebbles, from size of a 
eobble to that of a robin’s egg ; chips and 
flakes, mostly of chert, but a few of argil- 
lite ; rejects; imperfect implements; a frag- 
ment of anthracite coal; a cinder; a piece 
of oyster (?) shell; a piece of modern pot- 
1. Disturbed surface soil, consisting of 
fine yellowish-brown sand and black car- 
bonaceous matter, giving it a prevailingly 
dark color, 8-12 in. 
2. Undisturbed fine yellowish sand, ir- 
regularly stratified, with streaks of red 
sandy clay carrying small pebbles, 2 ft. 6 in. 
3. Floor of red sandy clay at bottom. 
The line of demarkation between the dis- 
turbed surface soil and the undisturbed 
