412 Exploration of a Mound in Utah, © (July, 
These pots or jars or bowls, to the number of three, five, seven, and 
ten respectively, were discovered in connection with remains of 
the dead, as the several house floors were dug up and cleared 
away. In a few instances no earthenware was discovered ; small 
deposits, however, of substances which were charred or otherwise 
decomposed pointed out where provisions had been left for the 
sustenance of the departed spirits. Throughout the whole mound 
refuse borfes from food-animals of many species were discovered, 
and all exhibited signs of being split for marrow, or otherwise 
worked or handled. 
Before any of the tribe to which the deceased belonged could 
be induced to erect another dwelling on the old site, much time, 
probably a generation or two, would have to elapse. In obedi- 
ence to a powerful superstition and fear of the dead no one would 
be likely to reoceupy the ground until the name and character 
of the former occupant had been forgotten. In the mean time 
the old foundation would have to be filled up to the general level, 
and for this purpose earth would have to be brought from another 
quarter. That the descendants should cling to the old mound of 
their forefathers is in accordance with all aboriginal tradition, 
and a home on such a mound, surrounded by neighbors, might 
well be regarded as‘a place of security and defense from attack. 
This latter idea probably determined all such cases of the selec- 
tion of mounds for permanent residence in those times. The peo- 
ple of this particular locality were of the usual stature, and from 
all their properties and surroundings are judged to most resemble 
the Moquis and Pimos ; certainly they must be classed with Pue- 
blo tribes, and the quality of the pottery and its ornamentation 
point directly to the Indians just named as their descendants. 
Thus, with the unchanging pertinacity of the race, the same pi 
if not the same spot was built upon, destroyed by fire, and rebuilt 
upon, the same mode of life, customs, manufactures, being contin- 
ued for ages, until the want of food or water, some overwhelming 
epidemic or murderous raid of enemies, brought extinction to the 
little colony. ; 
The posture observed in placing the deceased before burning 
the dwelling and contents is that noticed all along the westert 
coast of North and South America: the knees were drawn up 
the chin rested upon them; and no rule seems to have been ob- 
served in facing the individual, no one of the cardinal points being 
regarded more than another. Some of the specimens of food ae 
covered near the skeletons are charred or decomposed, but stil 
