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mately. Its height was a trifle over 4 feet; its basal diameter, 50 feet. Its shape 

 had been the usual truncated cone. 



The mound, which showed no trace of previous digging, was totally demolished 

 by us. 



Human remains, which were almost reduced to the consistency of paste, were 

 found at eleven points, beginning about 15 feet from the center and consisted of 

 single skulls and skulls with a few long bones. 



Once human remains lay near a deposit of earthenware and once a few thin 

 sheets of mica were in association. 



In this mound earthenware was met with near the margin of the northeastern 

 side and continued in, on or near the base, singly or in larger deposits of five, seven 

 and ten vessels together until within ten or twelve feet of the center of the mound. 

 But two or three fragments of vessels came from other portions of the mound. 



In all, 39 vessels were noted by us, though it is likely some, broken into small 

 pieces and mixed together, were neglected in our count. Many vessels were hope- 

 lessly wrecked through the action of water on the inferior ware, while others, taken 

 out entire, are not of a character to merit particular description. 



Vessel No. 4. — A small cup with rounded 

 base having incised decoration on part of the 

 body and on the base, shown diagrammati- 

 cally in Fig. 20, where it has been necessary 

 to allow a certain expansion to the design on 

 account of its position. Hence the scale given 

 is approximate only. 



Vessel No. 5. — An undecorated jar al- 

 most cylindrical but expanding slightly at the 

 opening. Height, 9 inches ; maximum diame- 

 ter, 5.7 inches. 



Vessel No. 8. — About 1 quart capacity, 

 heart-shaped in section as to the body, with 

 constricted neck and flaring four pointed rim. 

 The decoration, made up of encircling, undu- 



FiG.aO.-VesselXo. 4. Decoration. Larger moun,l latiug linCS, is similar tO that OU VcSSel No. 5 

 near Burnt Mill Creek. (Half size.) f^.^^ ^j^^ ^^^^ Mouud, tO be described later. 



Vessel No. 15. — Globular with thickened rim, undecorated, of about 2 quarts 

 capacity. 



Vessel No. 16. — A hemispherical bod}- with slightly elongated base, part of 

 which has been lost through mortuary breakage. The ware is yellow. The deco- 

 ration consists of Crosshatch design finely incised. At the corners of the spaces 

 between the designs are imprints of a tubular implement, probably a reed (Fig. 21). 

 Maximum diameter, 10.5 inches; present height, 5 inches ; diameter of opening, 6.5 

 inches. 



