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creek, because of the great quantity of red ochre found in its banks," 

 Later on the same day they crossed another creek called " in the 

 Saponi language, Ohimpa-moni, signifying jumping creek, from the 

 frequent jumping of fish during the spring season." It would now 

 be interesting to know if the name Jumping Branch, applied at the 

 present time to a branch of Hardware River, in Albemarle County, 

 perpetuates an ancient Siouan name. 



Mooney was of the belief that Monasukapanough was possibly 

 " the original of Saponi." There is little reason to doubt the correct- 



FiG. 5.— A section of the Rivanna Valley, in Albemarle County, Virginia, 

 showing the position of Monasnkapanough and lesser sites. 



ness of this belief. Lederer stated that he " arrived at Sapon, a village 

 of the Nahyssans." The latter, as previously shown, were the Mona- 

 hassanugh whose name appears on the map of 1624. Therefore it is 

 quite evident that at the time of the settlement of Jamestown, 1607, 

 the site on the banks of the Rivanna was occupied by the Saponi, 

 closely allied with the Monahassanugh or Tutelo, whose village stood 

 on the bank of the James some miles away in a southwesterly direction. 

 Had it not been for the work and interest of Jefferson, no account 

 of the great burial mound which once stood at the ancient village of 

 Monasukapanough would now be available. It would have disappeared 



