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third molars.
With this skeleton are two animal bones. White and very dense in
structure. They are both femura, one probably that of an ungulate; the
other of a carnivore.
No. II.--A Brachycephalic Man
This skeleton is that of a large and powerfully built man, the bones
being very heavy and strong with marked impressions and prominences
for muscular attachment. The skeleton, with the exception of some of
the small bones of the hands and feet is complete.
The skull is large and massive, and the lower jaw very strong and
heavy. The teeth are well preserved but much ground down at the
crown. The superciliary ridges are very prominent. The fore head is
narrow (102 c.m.) receding.
Judging from the size and strength of the bones and their impressions
for muscular attachment, this man must have been very powerful and
calculating from the length of the femur, at least six feet tall. With this
skeleton we found a small humerus of some mammal possibly a
squirrel.
No. III.--The Tallest Man
This skeleton is also that of a large powerfully built man, even taller
man the last. The skull is larger, though not quite so massive. It is
longer and narrower and dolicephalus, the occipital region very
prominent. The height index is low (70.5).
The face is broad as compared with the length 124-112 and the cheek
bones are prominent, lower jaw is heavy and strong.
The bones of this skeleton are well preserved and it is almost entire,
there being only a few of the bones of the hands and feet missing. The
pelvis is masculine. The bones are long, large and heavy with marked
impressions and processes.
The femur measures 17-7/8 inches so that this man must have been six
feet or more and of muscular frame.

Among the bones of No III skeleton were 2 small rib bones of a bird.
Judging from the general conformation of the three skulls, it would
appear that No. I, was that of the most intelligent person of the three
and No. III of the least No. II being intermediate.
It is difficult to estimate the height of No. I as the femur is so decayed
at both ends, but allowing for this, the height would not be more than 5
feet and probably less than that. The skeletons undoubtedly belong to
the Mongoloid type and are distinctive of the North American Indians.

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