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Lester T. Hunt, and General James S. Robinson, it is about 30 feet in diameter and 4 feet high, and was overgrown by large forest trees of white ash, beech and oak: The mound has not been fully explored, but is believed to contain the remains of at least three persons. A quantity of charred corn was found near the place where the relics were taken out. The silver plating on the above-mentioned fluted ornament has the appearance of being attached by fusion, for its upper and under surfaces conform exactly to that of the copper below it.
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[[underlined in red]] Alexander C. Black, Surgeon-General's Office, Washington, D.C.--- [[/underlined in red]] ^[[1 m]] Collection from Randolph County, Indiana: Flakes, scrapers, cutting tools, leaf-shaped implements, arrow and spear-heads, polished celts, notched and grooved axes, mauls, pestles, 1 ceremonial weapon, partly drilled, and 2 pierced tablets. The character of this collection, which consists of surface-finds, is above average, care having been taken to preserve the specimens in the condition in which they were found.
[[underlined in red]] W. Emmet Gatewood, Stockport, Morgan County, Ohio.--- [[/underlined in red]] [[encircled]] 1 [[/encircled]] large ^[[stone]] mortar with funnel-shaped cavity, taken from the formation wall of a building at Stockport; originally from an Indian camp.
[[underlined in red]] Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tenn. [[strikethrough]] essee [[/strikethrough]] --- [[/underlined in red]] [[encircled]] 1 [[/encircled]] cast of a stone image, originally of potstone, found in Bartow County, Georgia, and described by Col. Charles C. Jones in his work entitled "Antiquities of the Southern Indians," p 432 etc., 1 cast of a stone image representing a woman, locality where found not yet known, 1 cast of a smoothing tool with handle.  The original made of clay, was dug up in North Nashville, in 1866 by James Wyatt, ^[[/]] Superintendent of ^[[/]] Water-works. The originals were loaned with other relics, by the above-named society, and the casts made in the National Museum.