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of the surrouiuling surface has been washed away siuce the mound was 

 built. 



Mound No. 2 (not shown in the figure) stands about 40 feet west of 

 the base of No. 1. It is oblong in form, 58 feet long north and south, 

 41 feet wide, and 6 feet high. A large shaft had been sunk in the 

 middle by some previous explorer, hence investigations were confined 

 to the eastern and western sides, which presented one or two peculiari- 

 ties. With the exception of the top layer of soil, 1 foot thick, the 

 remainder on the east side con- 

 sisted of river sand, with particles 

 of charcoal and vegetable matter 

 mixed througli it, while on the west 

 it was comjiosed of small masses 

 of red clay and dark earth. In 

 this, at the depth of 2^ feet, were 

 thebonesof a single adult skeleton. 

 These were packed together in a 

 space 2 feet square and 18 inches 

 deep; the skull was placed face 

 down and all the other bones piled 



1 , .. T TXT ,, Fin. 104.— Plan of mound No. 1, Kembert irroup. 



about it. Immediately over the 



bones was a layer of red clay 2 inches thick, burned hard. Resting on 

 this layer were the remains of a pretty thoroughly burned fire. A few 

 fragments of pottery and a small clay pipe were found. 



RICHMOND COUNTY. 



While this report was being prepared Mr. Henry L. Reynolds, one 

 of my assistants, was sent to certain points in Georgia and South Caro- 

 lina to make examination of some works to which my attention had 

 been called. The result of this examination is given in the following 

 report, made by him. This includes the Hollywood mound of Rich- 

 mond county, Georgia, which proved to be of unusual interest, and the 

 McDowell mound, Kershaw county. South Carolina. 



THE HOLLYWOOD MOUND. 



There are two mounds situated in a bend of the Savannah river, 

 in Richmond county, Georgia, 3 miles east from Hollywood, a small 

 flag station on the Georgia Central railroad about 10 miles below 

 Augusta and 5 miles above Silver bluff. This latter, which is on the 

 South Carolina side, seems to me, after a special investigation of this 

 question, to be the most probable site of the ancient town of Cuti- 

 'fachiqui, where De Soto and his army were so generously entertained. 



The mounds are situated on the lowest river land, which is annually 

 subject to inundation. The overflows of the Savannah are very destruc- 

 tive, particularly at this point. Cattle are drowned, the rich riparian 



