186 General Notes. 
on the surface — a pattern rare in Ohio. Save a few perforated bear 
teeth and three rough spear-heads, no other relics were found. The 
excavation from both summit and base were carried through the 
burnt clay to the original level below. The clay contained fragments 
of calcined bones evidently of animals such as the deer, bear, and 
Two Indian Cet'eteries near Romney, Hampshire County, 
W. V A. —Eight miles up *;he south fork of the Potomac River from 
Romney, W. Va., is an island owned by Mr. I. Pancake, and on this 
island once stood a large Indian village. A flood some two years 
ago cut a channel through the island and exposed to view the skele- 
tons of many human beings, as well as relics and objects of aborig- 
inal manufacture. Recent newspaper reports attracted Mr. Moore- 
head's attention, and he visited the spot for the purpose of investiga- 
With a force of several Irishmen, work was commenced the morn- 
ing of January i6 '89 A large part of the island was carefully dug 
over and the earth examined to a depth of four feet. It was found 
that over one-half of the bodies originally interred had been washed 
out by the flood ; those that remained were scarcely two feet below 
the surface, consequently when the island was cultivated the bones 
would be much disturbed. Only five skeletons could be taken out 
entire, those at a depth of three feet. With two of them were buried 
several triargjlar arrow-heads, a clay pot, whole, (not decorated) 
and fragmentary bones of deer, ground hog, and turtle. With the 
others nothing was found. On the surface of this island we picked 
up many beads, arrow-heads, broken pottery, split bones, carved 
bones, unfinished celts, etc. The space occupied by the evidences 
of Indian occupation was about 150x200 yards. The most interest- 
ing find met with during the excavation of these graves was the dis- 
covery of a large ash pit, about six by seven feet, five feet in depth. 
In this there were many deer bones, broken pottery, ashes, charcoal, 
etc. There was no order observed, the accumulation seemed to re- 
sult from a hearth or wigwam. The only object found in the pit 
was a long sharp bone awl, a fine specimen, A part of a skeleton 
(said by some to be Ox, by others Bison) was taken from the bottom 
of this pit. The bones showed action of fire, and many of them 
were broken into fragments. 
Two days were spent in examining another village site, on the 
north sideof the river twelve miles below. This was smaller than the 
one above mentioned, but as it had been little disturbed we found 
more skeletons, etc. This site does not exceed 200x450 feet. In a 
space of 60x100 feet we took out fifteen skeletons in a fairly good 
state of preservation. All were buried singly and extended, save 
