A shaft was sunk below the original surface. Openings were also made in the sides. But no relics whatever were found.
Mound No. 2 is situated in the same field 300 yards north of No. 1. It was at the time of its examination 10 feet high and about 95 feet in base diameter. Like No. 1, it had been much plowed over. A shaft was sunk in it below the base and extended laterally, but nothing was found excepting a few fragments of charcoal and pottery.
Fig. 2.
—Mound No. 3—looking north (1 and 2 shafts: 4, 4 Pottery.
Mound No. 3 is upon a hummock near its edge. It measures 12 feet in height, and 105 by 70 feet in base diameter. Being situated on the slope of the hummock, the summit of which overlooks the mound, this work seems to have escaped observation. A family living only 30 yards distant were very much surprised to find it a burial mound. Two large trees were growing on the top at the time of my visit, and the entire surface was covered with a dense growth of bushes and grape-vines. The accompanying sketch will convey a clear idea of its appearance. A shaft 6 feet in diameter was sunk to the original surface. After digging down about 10 inches broken pottery was encountered in great quantities, but so much shattered that it was impossible to restore a single vessel.
Fig. 3.
Mound No. 3—looking west.
The first bones were found about 15 or 18 inches from the surface. This stratum extended over the mound for a space 30 feet in diameter. There appeared to be three tiers of bones about a foot apart. The bodies had not been buried here; the bones seemed to have been thrown in promiscuously.
Being compelled to abandon my work for a season, other persons dug
