MOUNDS IK BERRlEtt COUNTY, GEORGIA. 853 



the embankment, from e to d, is a ditch 312 feet long. At d is a wash 

 which has taken place since the work was abandoned. From d to e is 

 a distance of 192 feet. The wall /-# is removed inwards, owing to the 

 irregularity of the land* It is 48 feet long and has no accompanying 

 ditch. The gateway e-fis 25 feet wide, and that at </^/t, 04 feet. At 

 the latter gateway the land rapidly descends, and there is a small 

 stream passing through it. That this is not a washout is proved by 

 the fact that the wall h-i with its accompanying ditch, extends down 

 the declivity a distance of 14 feet. This would also show that the de- 

 pression, for the most part, was there at the time when the wall was con- 

 structed. From h toj, is a distance of 424 feet. At i the stream p has 

 encroached upon the wall, carrying a portion of it for a distance of 15 

 feet. The stream at this point is 32 feet below the embankment, pre- 

 senting a perpendicular face, and is still encroaching upon the inclosure. 

 Atj-k is another washout. From Jc to a is a distance of 480 feet. The 

 entire embankment has an average height of 3 feet and a base 24 feet 

 in width. The accompanying ditch is 10 feet wide, with an average 

 depth of 14 inches. At a distance of 288 feet from * is the large mound 

 I, feet in height and 00 feet in diameter at the base. It is encroached 

 upon by the small mound m, 4 feet high and 42 feet in diameter at the 

 base. The former has been partially opened, but no relics have been 

 discovered. 



MOUNDS IN BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA. 



By William J. Taylor, of Alapaha, Ga. 



The Alapaha mound is situated 5 miles northeast of the town of 

 Alapaba, on Alapaha River, on lot of laud No. 328, fifth district of 

 Berrien County, Georgia. It is 38 feet across, feet above the level, 

 and somewhat oval in shape. In the center of the mound was a burial 

 vault feet deep, 3 feet wide, and feet long, north and south. Two 

 bodies were deposited in this vault with the heads pointing south. 

 From the appearance at the time of exploration the bodies had been 

 deposited in the vault and then covered up with a large quantity of 

 ashes and pine coals. The bones were very much decayed, and no im- 

 plements were found with them. 



The Withlacoochee mound is situated 5 miles south of Nashville, on 

 lot of land 278, in the tenth district of Berrien County. The dimensions 

 are 18 feet base diameter and 3 feet in depth. No relics were found in 

 this mouud, and even the bones were so far decayed that it was impos- 

 sible to tell the mode of burial. 



Reedy Creek mound is situated 10 miles northeast of the town of 

 Alapaha, on Reedy Creek, on lot of land No. 24, in the fifth district of 



