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Their position seemed to show that they had been held in the hand by 

 the wooden shafts now mouklered away. The upper part of the body 

 when exposed to view presented k remarkable appearance, being 

 crushed and distorted to a great extent by the pressure above. It 

 had apparently been placed upon its left side and the arrows were 

 grasped in the right hand. Removing the earth carefully from this a 

 third skeleton was seen, its head pointed to the east. This was lying 

 upon its back, and measured from its toes to the top of the head near- 

 ly six feet; but this measurement cannot be considered perfectly reli- 

 able, owing to the flattening of the body from pressure. The teeth 

 were thirty-two in number and perfectly sound. Around the neck 

 was a string of beads made of mother of pearl, probably taken from 

 the shells of the river mussel. (Plate 2, Fig. 3). This skeleton 

 seemed to be that of a young woman of from 18 to 20 years. (Plate 

 4, Fig. 1 represents the profile and Fig. 2 the face view of the skull). 

 The skeleton next disclosed was that of a young man of about six- 

 teen years. The head was placed in the reverse position to that of 

 the one preceding it. The skull of this one is remarkably well 

 shaped as may be seen by reference to the illustration, (Plate 3, Figs. 

 1 and 2). Over the breast were found several plates of mica, cut in 

 the form of a crescent, (Plate 2, Fig. 1). Plates of mica, often of large 

 size, are frequently found in mounds and the mica is believed to have 

 been brought from Carolina. This, with the copper from Lake Su- 

 perior and the small shells from the Grulf of Mexico about to be men- 

 tioned, is an evidence of the commercial habits of the people. The 

 next space was occupied by the skeletons of two small children placed 

 feet to feet. Near the head of one of these was a heap of small sea 

 shells, belonging to a species now found in the Gulf of Mexico. These 

 were pierced at the ends and may have been worn as a necklace, 

 (Plate 2, Fig. 9). The succeeding skeleton was that of an adult per- 

 son and near it was found a small implement made of banded slate, 

 belonging to the class called "boat shaped" implements in the collec- 

 tions of the Smithsonian Institution. It may have been worn as a 

 mark of dignity or badge of office. It is not pierced by holes, (Plate 

 2, Fig. 5). An eighth skeleton was found belonging to this group, 

 near which also lay a small quantity of shell beads like those last de- 

 scribed. Following these, near the margin of the mound, were three 

 others thrown down apparently without regard to position, as they 

 were disposed at various angles with the limbs crossing each other, 



