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them distributed evenly over the surface. In that climate, when not 

 protected, they disintegrate with some degree of rapidity. 



The larger deposit that we examined covered IJ acres ; the height at 

 the point must have been 30 feet. In shape it resembled a bowl turned 

 bottom side up. The upper surface was covered with a vegetable mold 

 from 10 to 10 inches, upon which were growing forest-trees. We meas- 

 ured a live-oak which had a diameter of 32 inches. Six feet from the 

 bottom was a layer of black vegetable mold Ibllowing a course nearly 

 parallel with the surface of the ground. It showed no indication that 

 there were any trees growing in the space occupied by these deposits 

 I)revious to their being transported there. The shells were, without an 

 exception, single, and inside of the pile, where they had not been exposed 

 to the influence of the climate, no signs could be discovered of their 

 having been treated with fire. Large quantities of these shells are being 

 carted off to make roads on the island, so that we had a good chance to 

 see the interior of the pile. We were informed by the cartmen that 

 human skeletons were found occasionally. A gentleman informed me 

 that he had seen a piece of pottery on which was marked " 1707." Ad- 

 joining the above pile was a depression resembling the inside of a bowl, 

 the outside being irregular, and in one place it looked as though the side 

 might have been forced out and that it was caused by a largo body of 

 water which had been inclosed and burst from its confinement. In the 

 center of this deposit the shells were not three feet deep, while the walls 

 were fifteen. 



On another i)art of the island the i)roprietor informed me that among 

 forest-trees of 2 and 3 feet diameter, on the deposits could be traced dis- 

 tinctly the rows and other indications of sugar-cane culture. About a 

 month previous to my visit. Dr. Hall leveled a sand mound in front of 

 his residence, in which were human skeletons, stone implements, and 

 pottery. 



ANCIENT MOUND IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 



By William M. Taylor, of Mount Jackson, Pa. 



This mound is about 35 feet in diameter and 5 feet high. Joining the 

 circumference on the southeast is a projection 35 feet long, of the same 

 height as the main part. This gives the mound a gridiron shape, with 

 a very broad handle. 



The site of the mound is on the Mahoning River, west side, second 

 bench, and about a quarter of a mile from the stream. It is one-third 

 of a mile from the mound back to the range of hills more than a hundred 

 feet high. It is worthy of notice that the projection extends in a course 

 parallel with the river on one side and the hills on the other. 



In leveling this mound a number of graves and skeletons were dis- 

 covered. There were also a few implements, bone beads, mica, &c., 



