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Notes taken from conversation with Mr. Kennedy in train 1908 or 1909. Drawings made by him writing is mine, B. Brown 1928 E.K. Kennedy Division road master S.N. Great Falls Mont. Notes 25 graves of peculiar construction near Arvilla North Dakota seven feet deep in solid gravel six to seven feet across circular in shape and all filled with black loam. Indraws buried in sitting posture and from 2 to 7 in each grave apparently entire family buried together. No flints were found in graves except one stone used to sharpen knives. All implements were made from ivory not bone and most ivory had red streaks running through it. Implements were knives spears and skinning took all with notched edges. Near by on ridge are graves of modern Indians with stone implements probably Chippewas.