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which case the head was directed toward the west. Near the lower 

 part of the left femur a lignite celt was found ; it is in perfect condition 

 and the blade-end is sharp. This implement measures five-eighths of 

 an inch in thickness by one and seven-eighths in width at the blunt 

 end, and three inches at the blade end; its greatest length is four and 

 a quarter inches. The poll-end shows the process of manufacture by 

 rubbing similar to that exhibited by some of the jadeite celts from 

 Alaska. Nothing else was found with this burial. 



The fifth burial found was represented by a fragmentary skull, 

 a portion of the lower jaw, and parts of the upper cervical vertebrae. 

 This skeleton, which was that of an adolescent, lay eighteen inches 

 beneath the surface. Nothing was found with it. Not far from these 

 bones were two leg-bones, in fragments, resting at about the same 

 depth and probably belonging to the same skeleton. 



The next burial, consisting of the arm and leg-bones, portions of 

 the pelvis, and a few other fragments, was found one foot beneath 

 the surface. From the massed condition of these bones it was evident 

 that this burial was of the "bundle" type. 



The seventh burial found was that of a child, the only remaining 

 portions of which were fragments of the skull, which lay eighteen 

 inches below the surface. Accompanying this burial were an arrow- 

 point and a piece of mica. 



Besides the above skeletal remains a few scattered fragments of 

 human bones were found during the excavation. 



After removing the apple tree from the center of the mound, in 

 and under the roots extending to a depth of about two feet was a 

 stratum of river sand. Six inches below this sand deposit were two 

 large sheets of mica, each about three-eighths of an inch in thickness, 

 which rested upon a circular disc of bitumen four inches in diameter 

 by an inch and a half in thickness. Beneath this bitumen object were 

 three layers consisting respectively of red ochre, white clay, and yellow 

 ochre. These layers, each averaging an inch in thickness, extended 

 entirely across the pit, which was twelve inches in diameter. Next 

 in order in the pit were burnt bones and ashes, among which were 

 found two potsherds and two fossil shark's teeth showing artificial 

 working at the edge. The pit was about ten inches deep, and at its 

 bottom was a flint nodule weighing about thirty pounds, a material 

 not known to any of the neighboring land-owners as occurring in 

 situ in this section. 



During the remaining excavation of the mound comparatively 

 few potsherds were found; these are all small and show only incised 

 decoration. Several short, knob-like legs of jars show that the pottery 



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