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2 and No. 3 were in the second stratum of sacred earth above the 

 burial, and at elevations of 18.25 and 18.13 feet, respectively, above 

 mean lake level. No. 1 was very near the eastern edge of the burial 

 while 2 and 3 were each about five feet east of the burial and about 

 the same distance from each other and from No. 1. There was 

 nothing about these small fire places to show their use and their 

 size was such as to indicate that they were probably not very 

 important. None was more than a couple of feet in diameter by 

 three or four inches in thickness. 



In all, seven altars were found in this mound. Of these, three 

 (Nos. 1-3) were repository altars, the remainder being associated 

 with fire in such a way as to indicate that they were used for burned 

 offerings. Their respective elevations above mean lake level were, 

 viz. : 



Altar No. 1, 16.11 



2, 15.84 



3, 16.84 



4, 16.11 



5, 17.95 



6, 17.5 



7, 16.05 



Altars 1 and 3 were located, as shown in fig. 2, entirely outside 

 the limits of the fire strata but within the red sand circle which 

 circumscribed the entire contents of the mound. They were quite 

 close together and nearly on the same level. Neither showed any 

 evidences of fire. No. 1 was located in yellow sandy loam and was 

 composed of a few stones surrounded by discolored sands which 

 showed the decomposition of organic matter. This altar is shown 

 in plate XI, fig. 2. About it were a few rough flakes and at a 

 distance of 0.9 feet from it was located the single stone shown on 

 the right in the illustration. This altar trended N 60° W and was 

 shaped somewhat like a lancehead in outline. Its greatest dimen- 

 sions were 1.8 by 0.9 feet, and it was 0.4 of a foot in thickness. 

 Altar No. 3 was similar to No. 1 in all respects except that it was 

 larger. It was about two by three feet in dimensions and from two 

 to three inches in thickness, and was doubtless a repository altar 

 like No. 1. 



Altar No. 2, plate XI, fig. 1, consisted of a number of small 

 stones with several chipped pieces. It was located in the stratum 



