ABORIGINAL SITES ON TENNESSEE RIVER. 411 
MOUNDS ON THE TEDDER PLACE, Roane COUNTY. 
On property belonging to Mrs. Sarah Tedder who lives upon it, are three 
mounds a short distanee apart, two on high land and visible from the river, 
one on sloping ground, a short distance farther back. The two mounds first 
mentioned, 10 feet and 9 feet 3 inches high, respectively, and each about 50 feet 
in diameter, are in a cultivated field, but themselves untouched by the plow. 
The third mound, reduced by cultivation, is 4.5 feet high and 50 feet in diam- 
eter of base. Into this mound, centrally, a hole 12 feet square was sunk to 
the base resting on undisturbed clay. Somewhat away from the middle of 
the excavation was a skeleton extended on the back, not in a grave, apparently, 
but which seemingly had been placed upon the original surface of the ground and 
the mound erected over it. To the left of the skull were twelve musselshells 
(Unio crassidens). 
MOUNDS ON THE DE ARMOND PLACE, ROANE COUNTY. 
On property of the De Armond estate are three mounds in a cultivated field, 
on a ridge overlooking the river, from which they would be visible did not trees 
intervene. The mounds are 8 feet 3 inches, 4 feet 8 inches, and 3 feet 6 inches 
in height, and 50 feet, 45 feet, and 45 feet in diameter, respectively. The two 
smaller mounds have been under cultivation and have been much spread; the 
largest mound had trees upon it and seemingly was untouched by the plow. 
In the central part of the smallest mound a hole 12 feet square was put 
down which came upon small deposits of musselshells, here and there, uncon- 
nected with burials. The mound proved to be of dark soil which seemingly 
had been gathered from a dwelling-site, though the surface of the surrounding 
area, at the present time, shows no sign of admixture with organic matter. 
Probably the soil of the midden site, long since loosened by the plow, has been 
washed away by rain. 
Off toward one side of the excavation was a grave, extending 2 feet below the 
base of the mound, which was 3 feet 5 inches below its highest part. This grave- 
pit was distinctly marked, the dark soil of the mound extending into the red clay 
and gravel of the hills. 
On the bottom of the grave was a skeleton extended on the back, much 
decayed. A small amount of charcoal lay beside it. 
MOUNDS on THE Evans PLACE, RoANE COUNTY. 
The Evans Place, on which is the terminus of a branch railroad which there 
transfers iron ore to a steamer, is under the management of Mr. J. W. Bowman. 
A short quarter of a mile in from the landing at this place are three mounds, 
two of which, 9 feet and 6 feet in height, respectively, and each 45 feet in diam- 
eter, have never been under cultivation and are filled with roots of trees, some 
of great size. 
