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and ascended the latter river about fifteen miles, to a place 

 where great numbers of graves have been explored, and have 

 been represented to contain the bones of a diminutive race of 

 men. Most of these graves are found near the bank of the 

 Merameg. They do not rise above -the general surface, but 

 their presence is ascertained by the vertical stones which en- 

 close them, and project a little at either end of the grave. 

 When the included earth, and the numerous horizontal flat 

 stones, are removed, we find the sides neatly constructed of 

 long flat stones, vertically implanted and adapted to each other, 

 edge to edge, so as to form a continuous wall. The graves are 

 usually three or four feet, though sometimes six feet in length. 

 The bones they contained appeared to have been deposited 



Distance N. N. W. from No. 13. 484 feet, 



E. N. E. 18. 70 



Base, 187 



Top, 68 



(by measurement) Height, 23 



No. 20. A small barrow, perhaps two feet high, and of proportion ably ra- 

 ther large base, say 1 5 or 20 feet. 



No. 21. A mound similar to the preceding, same height. West of No. 16, 

 base 25 feet. 



No. 22. Quadrangular, distance West from No. 16 319 feet, 



Base, 73 



No. 23. A mound of considerable regularity, but owing to the thickness 

 of the bushes, we cannot at present satisfy ourselves of its being artifici- 

 al, though from its corresponding with No. 25, we suppose it to be so. 



No. 24. Appears to be an irregular mound 10 or 12 feet high, and 145 

 feet base. 



No. 25. Distant N. 10 E. 114 feet, and following this course 132 feet, we 

 arrive at an elevation on its margin, as is also the case with No. 24, and 

 which we have numbered 26. 



No. 26. Of which the base is 89 feet, and height 10 or 12 — it is distant W. 

 N. W.from No. 26, 538 feet. 



No. 27. Is the largest mound, of an elongated-oval form, with a large step 



on the eastern side, distance N. from No. 26. 1463 feet. 



Longitudinal base, - - - 319 



top, - - - 136 



Transverse base, - - - - 158 



top, ... ii 



Step transversely, 79 



Height by measurement, 34 



At the distance of a mile to the westward is said to be another large 

 mound. 



