ABORIGINAL SITES ON TENNESSEE RIVER. 403 
Dissociated in the mound were two or three small arrowheads or knives, of 
flint. 
MOUND ON THE Luty PLACE, RHEA COUNTY. 
The Luty Place adjoins that of Mr. McDonald and belongs to Mrs. James 
Luty, of Rhea Springs, Tenn. This mound, in view from the landing, has been 
plowed out of shape by long-continued cultivation. Its height at the time of 
our visit (when it was covered with a growing crop) was 6.5 feet; its diameter, 
about 90 feet. The obstacle to investigation encountered at this place, namely, 
the presence of growing grain, while resulting in no inconvenience in this instance 
(as the mound, which seemed to have had a flat top, presumably had been a 
domiciliary one, and, moreover, seemed practically to form part of a group 
we had no desire to expend additional time upon), was one we had to face from 
this time, about April first, until the end of the season. 
MOUND ON THE KEYFORVER PLACE, RHEA COUNTY. 
On the crest of a low hill overlooking the river, on the verge of woods, is a 
mound on the property of Mrs. Ellen Kyle, who lives upon it, which is visible 
from the water when the foliage does not obstruct the view. The mound, 
never under eultivation, on a slope, depends considerably, as to its height, on 
the point from which measurements are taken, one about midway on the slope 
giving an altitude of 4 feet 8 inches. The diameter of base is 45 feet. 
A hole, 10 feet by 10 feet, showed the mound to be of yellow clay of almost 
the same color as the underlying ground. A line, seemingly that of the base, 
was encountered at a depth of 4 feet, and on it a small amount of charcoal was 
found. No artifacts or bones were discovered, though the bones, presumably, 
had disappeared through decay. 
MOUNDS on THE KIMBROUGH PLACE, RHEA COUNTY. 
The Kimbrough Place, belonging to Mr. R. B. Kimbrough, who lives upon 
it, is on the left-hand side of the river, going up, opposite Piney Island. 
Shortly after passing the lower end of the island a remnant of a mound is 
visible in a cultivated field on the Kimbrough Place, possibly a foot in height 
and 40 feet in diameter. From it, we were informed by Mr. C. C. Brown, who 
lives nearby, two similar objects of copper, one of which subsequently was lost, 
were plowed up by his sons. The other, obtained by us from Mr. Brown, is a 
ceremonial axe, such as were found by us in considerable numbers at Mound- 
ville, Ala., and especially resembles those referred to in a previous report.’ 
These ceremonial axes, made of native copper hammered in the usual way, on 
which parts of the wooden handles in some instances remained in place when 
found, resemble long chisels with flaring edges, the edges, however, bearing 
ceremonial notches. 
1 “Certain Aboriginal Remains of the Black Warrior River," Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 
Vol. XIII, pp. 154, 157, 162, 163, 173; Figs. 284, В, 33, 61. 
