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feet of alluvial material are found at this place, consisting of alternating 
layers of sand and muck, which in places grade into soft, fresh-water marl 
having a thickness of as much as 2 feet. Fossil plants, including leaves, steins, 
and seeds, are found in the muck bed. The plants apparently are but little 
changed from their original condition. While excavating in this bank in 
June additional pieces of the skull were found as well as a part of the shaft 
of the right femur and an additional incisor tooth. 
By reference to the text figures and to the description of the fossils it will 
be seen that the bones of this skeleton, lying at the contact line between strata 
2 and 3, are found on either side and around the bones found in place in the 
older stratum No. 2. The position leads to the suggestion that the bones lying 
at the base of stratum No. 3 were derived from stratum No. 2, and that only 
FIG. 4. Detail of section of the bank on the south side of the canal from about 458 to 
468 feet west of the bridge. Scale, vertical and horizontal, 1 inch equals 2J feet. 
Nos. 1, 2, and 3 represent strata 1, 2, and 3 of the general section. Human bones were 
found in stratum 2 at a and at &. The scapula of a deer was found at c. The over 
lying material consists of alternating layers of sand and muck which had not been 
disturbed. These conform to the irregularities of the underlying formation. (After 
Sellards.) 
one skeleton is represented by the two finds. This may be true, since there is 
no duplication of parts, and a large individual is represented in each instance. 
It is well to remember, however, that human remains characterize stratum 
No. 3, a fact indicated by an abundance of pottery, many bone implements, 
arrowheads, and other small flints. 
In June, 1916, while excavating near this place, 465 feet, west of 
the bridge, Dr. Sellards 
[Pp. 135-1361 found human bones in place in the older stream deposit, stratum 
No. 2 of the section. The section at this place is as follows : 
Feet. 
Alluvial deposit consisting of alternating beds of sand and muck, repre 
senting No. 3 of the general section 2J 
Dark-colored sand, representing No. 2 of the general section 1$ 
Shell marl, representing No. 1 of the general section to water level, about 4 
