THOMAS. 1 



ARKANSAS. 



233 



MONROE COUNTY. 



No explorations were made in this connty, bnt two large stone pipes 

 were obtained, shown in Figs. 138, 139, 140, and 141, which are repoited 

 to have been found in the upper part of a laige truncated mound near 

 Clarendon. 



The former (Figs. 138-140) is of quartzite, smoothed and partially pol- 

 ished, 8 inches high to the top of the head, 7 inches long and :i inches 

 thick. It represents a kneeling, naked individual; Fig. 138 is a side 

 view; Fig. 139 a front view, and Fig. 140 a view of the top of the head 

 showing the carving. The latter (Fig. 141) is of a species of white 



Fig. 138. — Image pipe, Monroe county, Arkansas. 



marble, polished, 4 inches high, 4i long and 2J thick, a squatting figure 

 with pipe bowl in the lap. There is no doubt as to their authenticity 

 and that they were obtained as reported. 



PHILLIPS COUNTY. 



Several miles of the lower portion of the St. Francis river valley are 

 included in this county. In portions of this stretch, especially opi)osite 

 Phillips bayou, the river, in cutting into the high bottom, is constantly 

 unearthing ancient pottery and human bones, many of the latter being 



