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art found in Hajwood county, having excited the curiosity of our anti. 

 qnarians, Mr. Emniert was sent into that region to procure, if possible, 

 some specimeii.s of this singular class of articles and to ascertain 

 whether they were ancient or modern. After considerable difi&culty he 

 was entirely successful in his effort. He ascertained that these articles 

 were made from tlie soapstone found in that region by some persons 

 who had learned how to give tliein the appearance of age. This is 

 done by placing them, after being carved, in running water which is 

 tinctured with iron, as most of the streams in that region are. As a 

 proof of the correctness of his statement Mr. Emmcrt had the same 

 ]>arties who stated they had made some articles 

 for Mr. Valentine nuike quite a number of sim- 

 ilar articles for the lUueaii. Some of these are 

 represented in Figs. 1*25, 226, and 227 a, h. 



THK IIU; MOUND. 



This mound, of which a section through the 

 length is shown in Fig. 22S, is near Waynes- 

 ville. It is oblong in form and tiattened on 

 top; the length of the base, 188 feet; width, 

 about 70 feet; height at a. 12J feet, and at &, 

 10 feet. 



Pits were sunk at « and h to the original 

 surface, through dark earth mixed with sand, 

 uniform in character and showing no indica- 

 tions of stratification. Near the top in both 

 pits were found several fragments of soapstone 

 vessels, and at the bottom of pit 2 one celt, 

 one shark's tooth, and several fragmoits of 

 pottery, but no human remains or indications 

 of burial. 



MOIND M.AI; l:l( 1II,AX1> CRKEK. 



This is situated on a ridge half a mile from 

 Richland creek and 2 miles fi"om Waynesville. 

 It is apparently double, 70 feet long, 30 feet 

 wide, and 3^ feet high at each end, but consid- 

 erably lower in the middle. At the bottom, i*'" 

 under the Lighest point of the west end was a 

 bed of dark earth in which were the remains of two skeletons lying at 

 full length side by side. With these were found seven arrow heads, 

 one rude stone axe with a hole drilled through it, one polishing stone 

 of iron ore, two broken stone gorgets, and a small lot of mica. Under 

 the highest point of the east end was a similar l)ed of dark eartli in 

 which were the remains of one skeleton, also stretched out at full 

 length. By this were three flint knives or scrapers and a clay pipe. 



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