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mounted by a layer a foot or so thick of the natural soil of the 

 locality. The mound was, as above noted, formerly about two feet 

 higher and it seems probable that the portion removed was of the 

 same common earth belonging to this last top stratum. 



Thus there were surmounting this mass of re-burials three 

 distinct fire strata, which, with the fire remains beside the burial, 

 give the four ceremonial fire layers usually associated with burials 



FIG. 2— PLAN OF MOUND NO. 1 



in most of the mounds of this group. In cross section these strata 

 are slightly umbrella shaped, the topmost of them reaching a dia- 

 meter of about 25 feet. 



In addition to these great fire strata three small fire places were 

 encountered. Their positions are shown in fig. 2. Fire place No. 1 

 was located in the first sacred earth stratum above the bundle 

 re-burials, at an elevation of 17.9 feet above mean lake level. No. 



