perfect condition, and but a small part of it was removed. As far as 

 could be judged from the position of the scattered fragments it had 

 been placed upon the back, with head toward the west. It was un- 

 derneath the upper layer of ashes, and the head was but a short 

 distance from the heap of calcined bones first described. At a short 

 distance from it the bones of another skeleton -were found which we 

 will designate as No. 3, (Fig. 8, Gr), as parts of the one were unearthed 

 simultaneously with parts of the other and all presented a very con- 

 fused arrangement. The fact of there being but two skeletons was 

 not ascertained at the time, but only disclosed alter several hours work, 

 at a later day, in arranging and comparing the fragments. The posi- 

 tion of the parts of No. 3 was indeed such as to seem to render it 

 conclusive that the bones had been gathered together and burnt side 

 by side, but after study renders it not impossible that the body had 

 been folded together and laid on its side. The bones of the forearm 

 and hands are, however, entirely wanting, and but very little of the 

 spine is present. This might have been the result of decay but the 

 bdnes that remain are remarkably heavy and nearly vitrified. They 

 were covered over with a thick incrustation and presented the appear- 

 ance of having been in the fire. This crust could not be removed at 

 the time, but I find that after exposure to the air for some days, it has 

 a tendency to scale ofi". One of the small bones of a leg and the upper 

 bone of an arm lie across each other and are firmly. attached. The 

 articular end of the long bones are nearly all absent in this skeleton, 

 the lower jaw is much awry and the skull has a very low and retreat- 

 ing forehead. Altogether it presents the appearance of a very low 

 type of humanity. Near by a gouge or spoon, hollowed out of the 

 metatarsal (?) bone of the elk (?) was found This was also incrusted 

 in a way similar to the bones above described. Implements of bone 

 are frequently found among mound relics and they constitute an 

 important group in the classification of prehistoric articles. I have 

 now mentioned nearly all that has been found in this mound up to the 

 present time. (Plate 5, Fig. 5). 



Some two feet from the surface, at the south end of the excavation, 

 a mass of charcoal was met with the fragments of which were of large 

 size. With the charcoal was found a piece of thigh bone, charred 

 and petrified, and part of an ulna or bone of the forearm. Near by 

 was a stratum of clay, burnt nearly red; at the side, however, and not 

 resting upon the charcoal. It is inferred that these charred fragments 



