240 ABORIGINAL SITES ON TENNESSEE RIVER. 
clay, probably had been quadrangular, with a flat top, but had been plowed 
over so continuously that it no longer possessed a definite outline. 
Two large trial-holes reached the base of the mound at respective depths 
of 6 feet 9 inches and 6 feet, the latter hole being on the slope. "These holes 
and others, sunk on the sides of the mound, encountered no burials or artifacts. 
The field surrounding the mound is covered with quantities of pebbles, 
broken and whole, and many chips and fragments, all of flint. Among these 
were some broken points but whole ones were rare. No shells and but little 
pottery were apparent. This dwelling-site presumably had grown up around 
the mound to some extent, which accounts for the diserepaney in height as taken 
from the outside and from the inside of the mound. 
In the same field, about one-half mile SW. from the other, is a remnant of a 
mound, about 4 feet in height and 35 feet in diameter. The presence of a large 
stump on top of this elevation presumably has kept it from being plowed away. 
A thorough examination accorded this remnant failed to discover bones, 
but eame upon one arrowhead or knife, of flint, and three masses of galena 
(lead sulphide) placed together. The largest of these, which had been rubbed 
down to a discoidal form, was 2 inches in diameter and one inch in thickness. 
The deposit of lead carbonate on these masses, which, being white lead as we 
have stated, the aborigines sometimes used as paint, was thicker and whiter 
than we have noted before on galena found by us, and would, with the addition 
of bear's grease, make a perfectly white paint. 
DwELLING-SITES NEAR COLBERT CREEK, COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA. 
All on property owned or controlled by Mr. William Rutland, of Cherokee, 
Ala., are three dwelling-sites visible from the river. 
One, about one mile below the mouth of Colbert creek, was dug into by us 
to some extent, but was found to be so solid a mass of crushed shell and soil, 
and digging progressed so slowly, that it became evident a very long time would 
be required to investigate the site, so work on it was discontinued. 
'The next site in order going upstream, on the north side of the creek, at its 
mouth, was made up of material similar to that found in the other site, and 
its investigation was abandoned for the same reason. "The skeleton of an adoles- 
cent partly flexed to the left, the head N., was encountered 13 inches below the 
surface. At the outer side of the left elbow was a small bowl having loop-handles. 
Immediately across the creek is another dwelling-site, much smaller than is 
either of the other two. At one side of this site is a small elevation, probably 
intentionally made as a place of burial, as its material, dark alluvial soil, had 
no admixture of midden debris. 
Four large trial-holes sunk into this elevation, which proved to be only a 
remnant of a mound, came, in one instance, at a depth of 15 inches, on the skele- 
ton of an adult, partly flexed to the left, the head SE. Above the left elbow 
was half of a bowl, and a bottle with wide mouth having had a most unusual 
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