Chapter I: Cave Explorations in the Ozark Region

OF CENTRAL MISSOURI
II. CAVE EXPLORATIONS IN OTHER STATES
III. EXPLORATIONS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER
BLUFFS IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA
IV. ABORIGINAL HOUSE MOUNDS
V. ARCHEOLOGICAL WORK IN HAWAII

BY GERARD FOWKE

WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1922

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY,
_Washington, D.C., February 17, 1920._

SIR: I have the honor to transmit the accompanying manuscript,
entitled "Archeological Investigations," by Gerard Fowke, and to
recommend its publication, subject to your approval, as a
bulletin of this bureau.

Very respectfully,
J. WALTER FEWKES,
_Chief._

DR. CHARLES D. WALCOTT,
_Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution._

CONTENTS

I. Cave Explorations in the Ozark Region of Central Missouri

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Introduction 13
The Upper Current River 18
Shannon County 18
Bat Cave 18
Blue Spring, or Fishing Cave 18
Welch's Cave 18
Big Creek Cave 18
Texas County 19
Smith Caves 19
Saltpeter Cave 19
Dent County 20
Mammoth Cave 20
Guthoerl Cave 20
Short Bend Cave 20
Money Cave 21
Saltpeter Cave 21
Watson, Twin, or Onyx Caves 22
House mounds 22
Phelps County 22
Bates Cave 22
Another "Bates Cave" 23
Renaud Cave 23
Marsh Caves 23
Wild-hog Cave 23
Shelters 24
Phelps Cave 24
"Key Rocks" 24
Jones Cave 24
Yancy Mills Cave 24
Lane Mound 24
Cairns on Lost Hill, at mouth of Gourd Creek 24
Exploration of the Gourd Creek Cave 28
Onyx Cave 34
Goat Bluff Cave 35
Cairns at Sugar Tree Camp 40
Tick Creek Cave 41
Cave in Pool Hollow 41
House mounds near Rolla 41
House mounds near Dillon 42
House mounds near St. James 42
Pulaski County 42
McWilliams Cave 42
Davis Caves 42
Berry Cave 43
Maxey Cave 43
Yoark Cave 43
Graves at Laughlin's 44
Kerr Cave 44
Sell Cave 45
Phillips Cave 51
Bell's Cave 51
Camp-ground Cave 51
Bucher Cave 51
Graves near McKennan's 52
Roubidoux Cave 52
Richland Cave 52
Rollins Caves 52
Mix Cave 53
Double Cave 54
Railroad Cave 55
Bat, or Page, Cave 55
Tunnel Cave 56
Brooks Cave 56
Riddle Cave 56
Lane's Cave 56
Dry Creek Cave 56
House mounds 56
Riden's Cave 57
Saltpeter Cave 57
Miller's Cave 57
Ramsey's Cave 81
Graham Cave 83
Pillman's, or Spring Creek, Cave 83
Woodland Hollow Cave 84
Walled graves at Devil's Elbow 84
Cairns on Helm's farm 87
Ash Cave 89
Clemmens Creek Cave 89
Camden County 89
Along the Niangua River 89
A fossil cave 91
Miller County 91
Wright Cave 92
Wilson Cave 94
Bagnell Cave 94
Bode Cave 94
Luckenhoff Cave 94
Jurggenmeyer Cave 94
Daerhoff Cave 95
Cave near mouth of Tavern Creek 95
Bat Cave 95
Grave at mouth of Saline Creek 95
Stark's Cave 96
House mounds 96
Cairns 96
Maries County 96
Indian Ford Cave 96
Lackaye's Bluff Cave 97
Hurricane Bluff Cave 97
Stratman Cave 98
Osage County 98
River Cave 98
Rock-shelter 98
Steuffer Cave 99
Cairns 99
House mounds 99
"Indian Fort" 99
Cole County 100
Natural Bridge Cave 100
Morgan County 100
Speers Cave 100
House mounds 100