104 ANTIQUITIES OF THE OUACHITA VALLEY. 
Мосҳрѕ AT DONOHUE FERRY, CATAHOULA PARISH, La. 
On the crest of a ridge overlooking Donohue Ferry, about 500 yards in an 
easterly direction from the ferry, on property of Mrs. Blanche Walker, of Jackson, 
La., is a very symmetrical mound, a truncated cone in form, whose dimensions are 
hard to determine, it being almost impossible to decide where a ridge upon which 
it stands comes to an end and where the mound begins. 
Taken from the Š. the mound has a height of 12 feet and a basal diameter of 
80 feet; and these measurements will probably answer as well as any others, 
though the question of the size of the mound must be entirely a matter of indi- 
vidual opinion. At all events, the dimensions cannot be smaller than those given. 
The diameter of the summit-plateau is 15 feet, 
Cropping from the sides of the mound are masses of sandstone, and our digging 
into the summit and sides came upon similar masses, and nothing else. 
A few feet from the large mound was another, 1 foot 9 inches in height and 
29 feet in diameter of base. А trench 20 feet long by 6 feet across, running through 
the center of the mound, was put down to a depth extending below the base, with- 
out result, except the discovery of masses of sandstone, smaller than those in the 
larger mound. 
MOUNDS AT NUGENT LANDING, GRANT PARISH, La. 
In woods, on land belonging to the State, near Nugent Landing, are various 
low, circular mounds; a mound that had been 
dug through previous to our visit; and a quad- 
rangular mound, probably domiciliary, about 7 
feet in height. Several of these mounds, includ- 
ing the one last referred to, were dug into by 
us without success. 
In a cleared space, in full view from the 
landing, is a low, irregular mound, composed of 
very dark soil, evidently a dwelling-site. 
Thirteen trial-holes sunk in this site yielded 
human remains in three places, all near together. 
Considerable space surrounding these holes was 
then dug out, exposing other burials, making a 
total of three skeletons at full length on the back, 
one being without bones from the knees down; 
and eight skulls lying among fragments of bones. 
None of these burials, all of which were badly 
decayed, lay at a depth greater than 20 inches. 
Near one of the skulls was a curious little 
vessel of earthenware, shown in Fig. 103, and 
fragments of another vessel of rude design. With 
these were three flat pebbles, one round in out- 
line and two oblong with rounded corners. 
Fia. 103.—Earthenware vessel. Nugent Land- 
ing. (Height 3.4 inches.) 
