418 ABORIGINAL RUINS ON THE WILLIAMS FARM, TENNESSEE. 



J. — Ten yards wide aud three feet liigli. Coutained uotliing. 



K. — Twenty yards across and six feet high. Coutained nothing. 



L. — Ten yards across aud two feet high. Contained nothing. 



M. — Ten yards across and two feet high. At the bottom found a small 

 stone implement lying alone in the yellow earth, apparently lost there 

 when the mound was being made. There was nothing more. 



N. — Tweuty-five yards across aud eight feet high. At two feet down 

 came upon shells and fragments of pottery in cousiderable abundance. 

 At three feet down, fragments of charcoal were to be seen, and the earth 

 had a red appearance, indicating that it had been intensely heated. At 

 six feet down we found an imperfect stone implement. There was noth- 

 ing of further interest. 



O. — Ten yards wide and three feet high. Contained nothing of 

 interest. 



P. — Twenty yards wide and five feet high. Contained nothing. 



Q. — Eighteen yards wide and three feet high. A few scattering shells 

 were found, but nothing of additional interest. 



E. — Fifteen yards across and four feet high. Found one large arrow 

 or spear-head, but nothing further. 



S. — Twenty yards across and six feet high. Coutained nothing. 



T. — Ten yards across and two feet high. Nothing of interest. 



U. — Twenty-five yards across and six feet high. A few small flint 

 implements were found scattered here and there, as if lost at the time of 

 building. Nothing more. 



V. — Twenty yards wide and five feet high. Contained nothing. 



W. — Twenty-two yards wide and six feet high. There were some 

 traces of bones a few inches below the surface, but they were so much 

 decayed that nothing could be made of them. 



X. — Twenty-three yards wide and five feet high. Three feet down. 

 there was a deposit of black matter, looking as if some perishable sub- 

 stance, as a log of wood, had decayed. There was no sign of bones or 

 anything else of interest. 



Y. — Sixty yards across aud seven feet high. Composed of black allu- 

 vial soil, evidently brought up the bluff from the river bottom. Exam- 

 ined it carefully, but found nothing. 



Z. — One hundred yards across and ten feet high. Composed of black 

 soil from the river bottom, the same as Y. Found traces of bones, evi- 

 dently human, immediately on the solid earth, but the character of the 

 soil making up the mouud liad caused them to decay so badly that but 

 little could be made of them. There was nothing further of interest. 



&. — Thirty yards across and twelve feet high. This mound has three 

 arms running out from it, as shown in the diagram. They were evi- 

 dently for the purpose of affording an easy ascent to the summit — the 

 sides were, probably, too steep to be ascended with ease. Three feet 

 down we came upon some badly decayed human bones, and with them 

 some black substance which seems to have been matting. At seven feet 



