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chres ; but as they are all nearly similar, 

 I need only describe one of them. This 

 appeared to have been made for a chief, 

 and was on a most commanding situation. 

 The spot was indicated by a small hollow 

 appearance in the ground. After removing 

 about a foot of turf and earth, we came 

 to an amazingly large stone, about twelve 

 feet long, eight feet wide, and nine inches 

 thick; it was a kind of sandstone; this we 

 were obliged to break, and with great dif- 

 ficulty removed, when in two pieces. It 

 had rested on a shelf piece all round ; the 

 grave was formed in sandstone. We at 

 first came to earth, and then to finely va- 

 riegated sand, rammed down so hard, as 

 to appear almost an integral part of the 

 sandstone, but manifestly different, as it 

 crumbled to fine dust when once broken 

 out, whereas the natural strata adhere more 

 firmly together. After digging down for 

 about eight feet, we came to earthenware. 



