1919] BARRETT AND HAWKES, KRATZ CREEK MOUNDS. 87 



The stratification of this mound was comparatively simple, con- 

 sisting of the surface loam, the top fire stratum, a dark yellow sand, 

 and a light yellow sand, descending in the order mentioned. Near 

 the center of the mound a golden sand and a red sand were found 

 beneath the stratum of light yellow sand. Our excavation extended 

 to a depth of 6.1 feet beneath the top of the mound, or 4.6 feet 

 below the surface of the ground level, which probably marks the 

 limit of the artificial strata. These strata were as follows : 



Surface 17.24 



Fire remains 17.14 



Dark yellow sand 14.59 



Mixed white and yellow sand 13.59 



Golden sand 12.04 



Red sand 11.14 



No burials, altars, or other deposits were found in this mound. 

 It is probable that the shape of the mound alone, together with the 

 great crowning fire, were a sufficient offering. 



MOUND No. 40 



Mound No. 40, shown in fig. 19, was situated a short distance 

 southeast of the others of this sub-group, where the land slopes 

 considerably toward the south. It was a peculiar figure with a 

 rounded head, two short legs, and a heavy tail, upturned at the end. 

 Its highest point was 17.85 feet above mean lake level, and the aver- 

 age height above the surface of the ground was 2.66 feet. It 

 trended W 2° S. 



The body and tail were respectively 42 and 57 feet long, making 

 a total of 99 feet for the entire mound. The width of the body was 

 22 feet, and that of the tail 11 feet. The length of the upturned end 

 of the tail was also 22 feet. From these dimensions it will be seen 

 that the area covered by the tail was nearly equal to that covered 

 by the body of the mound. The fore leg of the figure was 9 feet 

 long and 9 feet wide, and the hind leg 6 feet long and 7.5 feet wide. 



The stratification of the mound appears similar to that of the 

 others of this sub-group with layers of dark yellow and light yellow 

 sand underlying the big top fire. In the head of the mound the 

 stratification was more complex with layers of ashen gray sand and 

 brown banded sand intervening between the fire and yellow 



