On continuing our excavations about a Pi joer Ted some- 
what more to the eastward, a second pile of charred human 
bones was found resting on ala ayer of ashes, charcoal and burned 
clay. But one or two fragments of these remains could be 
identified as human, and these also indicated a small-sized adult. 
The incremation had apparently been performed in the same 
older. In this case also the head was toward the east, and the 
burial had been carefully performed. Near this skeleton about 
a pint of white chaff was found, which appeared to belong to 
some of the native grasses. The form was still quite distinct, 
although nearly all the organic substance had disappeared, A 
few inches deeper, near the surface of the natural earth, several 
skeletons of various ages were met with, which had evidently 
een buried in a hurried manner. All were nearly or quite 
horizontal, but no ot of bark had been spread for their recep- 
tion, and no care taken in regard to arrangement of limbs, These 
skeletons were in a tolerable state of preservation, some parts 
being quite perfect. A tibia and fibula, with most of the cor- 
responding bones of a foot, were found quite by themselves, and 
well preserved. 
Our excavations had now eee the 5S pte surface of the 
ridge, on which the mound was erected, and we were about to 
discontinue further researches, me the dark ior of the earth 
at one point attracted sensian, and an examination soon showed 
eastern part of me elevation, about four feet from the center. 
It consisted of a simple exe cavation, in an east and west direc- 
tion, about six En ee. three wide, and nearly two dee 
this grave were found ‘parts of at least eight skeletons, which 
had evidently been thrown in carelessly,—most of them soon 
after death, but one or two not until the bones had become de- 
tached and weathered. Some of the bones were very well pre- 
J ved, and indicated individuals of various ages. T'wo infants, 
t a year and eighteen months old respectively, were each 
represented by a single os illium, and bones o ral 
small children were found. One skull, apparently that of a. boy 
fi nts, 
"It was bent together, and. lay across bes grave 
the north. Some of the beg | human be 
