772 PAPERS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. 



ing been explored. Leaving this place and continuing up the river, we 

 passed a mound on the east bank, 5 miles south of Tocoi, without know- 

 ing it. The next mound that we found was situated on the west bank 

 of the river, about 2 miles north of Pilatka. It was a shell-heap about 

 12 feet high, the eastern edge abraded by the waters of the river into a 

 steep bluff. A large part of this shell-heap had been carried away in 

 boats to form walks and drive- ways in Pilatka and for fertilizing j)ur- 

 poses. 



This practice is very common throughout the State, and is working 

 the speedy destruction of these interesting remains. 



The shells in this mound were mostly fresh- water species. The bot- 

 tom of the mound is washed by the river, and the part that has been 

 exposed to the continued action of the water has formed a kind of cal- 

 careous conglomerate, which is thickly interspersed with human and 

 other bones, broken in all cases that came under my notice. The con- 

 glomerate forms a very hard, apparently durable, stone, upon which 

 extreme age would produce but little effect. 



I am informed by Mr. James H. Fry, of Pilatka, that there is a mound 

 in the swamp half a mile west of the shell-heap. Arriving at Pilatka 

 I found the remains of a small mound, filled with broken pottery, in the 

 southeast part of the town. The fire-bell tower stands upon it, and it 

 is partially demolished. There seem to be kjokkenmodding remains all 

 along the shore here. I was fortunate to meet Mr. J. H. Fry in this 

 place, and I found him well versed in the archaeology of the region, and 

 disposed to give me all the information in his possession. To him I am 

 indebted for the location of a large number of stations, including the 

 following : 



1. A shell mound nearly opposite Pilatka, a little to the north, on 

 the land of Mr. Thew. There is a wind-mill on the top. 



2. A large shell mound, about 9 miles east of Pilatka, on the land of 

 Mr. EoUinson. 



3. A large number of mounds, 20 to 30 miles west of Pilatka, from 

 one of which shells and arrow-heads have t^een taken. 



Mr. Fry had a large collection of relics from different mounds; among 

 them was an earthen bowl holding about a quart, in perfect preserva- 

 tion, which was taken from a mound in Lake Worth, on the east coast. 

 Mr. Fry also informed me that there was a well defined chip-yard, or 

 aboriginal neolithic workshop, with an abundance of rejected fragments 

 of flint, on the east bank of the Saint John's where it leaves Lake 

 Monroe. 



At Pilatka I also met Col. H. L. Hart, to whom I am indebted for the 

 locations of two mounds on Murphy's Island, in the Saint John's Elver, 

 10 miles south of Pilatka, on his land. 



Leaving Pilatka, the next mound on the river, going south, is 4 miles 

 south southeast up a creek. We stopped next at San Mateo, a landing 

 on the east side. 



