406 ABORIGINAL SITES ON TENNESSEE RIVER. 
to compare, however, the description of an almost identical form of stone grave 
found in Ohio, the illustration given therewith very closely resembling the 
grave discovered by us. 
Near the base, yet not far from the surface, as it was away from the center 
of the mound, was a rude flooring of slabs, horizontally placed except two, 
which were upright, having been thrust in to fill small gaps. This flooring, 
which was roughly circular, was about 6 feet in diameter. Next a kind of 
enclosure had been arranged around the flooring, made up of large slabs on 
edge, in double thickness, sloping outward, and projecting upward, a few inches 
on an average, above the stone pavement. The basal diameter of the whole 
grave, still irregularly circular, was about 11.5 feet. 
About centrally on the floored space lay a skeleton partly flexed on the left, 
the head ENE. No sign of slabs or of masses of rock was above the grave. 
In the northeastern part of the mound, 28 inches down, not far from the base, 
slabs had been piled horizontally, often with small spaces between, in one thick- 
ness usually in the outer parts of the flooring, but in two, three, and even four 
thicknesses elsewhere. The flooring, however, was level on the whole, at places 
two or more thin slabs being used to equal a thicker one. 
The outline of the flooring, which was not surrounded by slanting slabs as 
in the preceding case, was somewhat irregular, ranging between 8 and 9 feet in 
diameter. 
Near the center of this flooring, above which were no slabs or masses of rock, 
was the skeleton of a child. 
But one part of this interesting mound was left unexplored, the outer, north- 
ern portion, where it is unlikely undisturbed burials would have been found. 
On the Kimbrough Place, superficially, flint points were numerous, most of 
them probably knives, and showing little care in their manufacture. A few 
slender and graceful, triangular points of flint were found, however, the two 
basal angles projecting downward slightly. One rude arrowhead of quartz 
also was found. 
MOUNDS ох THE WHEELOCK PLACE, RHEA COUNTY. 
There are four small mounds on this place, the largest about 6 feet high and 
50 feet in. diameter, in sight from the landing. Owner, Mr. W. E. Wheelock, 
Chattanooga, Tenn. Permission not granted. 
MOUNDS ON THE GARRISON PLACE, RHEA COUNTY. 
Two mounds on this place, in full view from the river, each about 9 feet 
high (estimated), have been considerably dug into, resulting in the discovery of 
bones only, we were informed by the owner, Mr. J. E. Garrison, who lives on 
the place. We decided to make no investigation here. 
1 Gerard Fowke, “ Archeological History of Ohio," p. 402, Fig. 128, 
