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is stated that large numbers o stone implementshave been removed. 

 But I have been unable to examine these or to obtain any definite 

 information concerning them. One mound in this county, examined 

 in 1882 by Mr. W. S. Primrose, of Raleigh, is worthy of mention 

 in this connection, as it resembles in general characters the mounds 

 of Duplin county. This mound is located about ten miles south of 

 Raleigh, on a small plateau covered with an original growth of pines. 

 Base of mound circular, about 14 feet in diameter; height 2 feet. 

 The contents of the mound consisted of small fragment of charcoal, 

 and the bones of 10 or 12 human skeletons, much decayed, and ar- 

 ranged, so far as could be determined, without any reference to order 

 or regularity. No weapons or implements of any kmd were found. 



NOTE ON CASSITERITE FROM KING'S MOUN- 

 TAIN, N. C. 



CHARLES W. DABIS^EY, Jr. 



Mr. Robert Claywell, a student from Burke county at the high 

 school at King's Mountain, on the line between Cleveland and Gas- 

 ton counties, found in a street of that village a piece of mineral, 

 which he sent me for determination, 



A specimen which Mr. Claywell gave Col, S. McD. Tate was sent 

 me by that gentleman along with some other minerals, listed by 



the words, "No , Tin?" Still other specimens fell into the 



writer's hands while in Burke county in July last collecting for the 

 Boston Exposition, which also undoubtedly came from Mr. Claywell, 

 who was the first to recognize it as a new mineral, unknown to him. 

 These specimens were determined by the writer to be massive cas- 

 siterite, the first found in this State. 



It was not known to me at first where the mineral came from, and 

 I supposed they were isolated specimens from the gold bearing 

 gravel. In January, Mr. Claywell communicated to me through a 

 friend the source of the specimens. Ascertaining that there was a 

 considerable amount of it scattered through the surface-soil there, I 

 visited the locality and instituted some explorations. 



