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bundle, the skull of which lay in contact with the vertebrae of 

 No. 36, and the bones of which mingled with the leg bones of 

 No. 36. 



The presence of charcoal and ashes in some graves, and the 

 occurrence above them of midden earth, makes it seem probable 

 that these bodies were buried under the floors of cabins or 

 lodges. This might easily occur during winter when digging in 

 the hard frozen earth was impossible. 



No custom seems to have prevailed regarding the burial of 

 articles with the bodies. A summary of articles found follows : 



Total number of bodies exhumed 59 



Buried without article? 28 



Buried with articles 31 



Buried with articles of personal adornment 21 



" " " " use 21 



" " European articles 20 



" ' ; Iron axes. 2 



" Awls. 4 



" Knives 8 



" Brass Kettles 2 



" " Glass Beads. , 11 



Buried without any European articles. n 



Buried with Stone articles 4 



" Shell. 16 



" " Articles of Clay 17 



" " Clay pipes 10 



" pottery 7 



" " Animal remains. 10 



The knoll occupied by the cemetery is said to have been 

 originally covered with a heavy walnut growth. This was cut 

 off, and a peach orchard was planted there. This was followed 

 by the present apple orchard. 



Mr. Bryant learned from a man working on the farm that 



' his grandfather remembered Indians camping on the river bank, 



at the point where a dry brook now is. He states that this 



brook then contained sufficient water to allow canoes to be drawn 



