318 ANTIQUITIES OF THE ST. FRANCIS, WHITE, 
Various other humps in the field were examined, as were a number of others 
nearby in the woods. But two burials were found: that of a child and indications 
of a full-length burial much decayed. With these were two undecorated vessels, 
and two other vessels also without decoration were found apart from bones. 
It is our belief that the field, which is a comparatively small one, has been 
almost deprived of relics by former diggers and by long-continued cultivation. 
A part of a day spent by us among humps and mounds in woods some distance 
back of the Catfish Mounds was without success. 
Могхрв ABOVE TURKEY ISLAND, Cross COUNTY. 
On the eastern side of the river, about 200 yards above Turkey Island, in 
woods, is a group of low, irregular mounds and rises, beginning immediately on the 
river's bank and extending a short distance inland. Our estimate was that the site 
covered about seven acres. 
These various rises of the ground, all artificial as their composition testified, 
had been subjected to the usual onslaught from seekers after pottery in former 
years, and in consequence were pitted in every direction. The elevation farthest 
up stream (the most northerly of the various rises) was on ground sloping toward 
the water, so that, on the river side, the mound appeared much higher than the 
artificial part of it really was. A measurement taken when the mound was in 
course of total demolition by us, from the summit to the base, showed the artificial 
elevation to be 5 feet in height. The diameter of the circular base was about 35 
feet. This was the most symmetrical mound on the site. 
Two days with nine men to dig were devoted by us to this mound. During 
this time forty-two burials were encountered, as follows: 
Adults z А ; ; А 2 š : 25 
Adolescents 9 
Children 12 
Not determined . 
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Of the undetermined burials, one consisted of small fragments of bone sur- 
rounded by the roots of a large tree, which apparently had absorbed the bony 
material to a large extent. Presumably, however, the burial was that of a child. 
Of the other undetermined burial particulars are wanting in our notes. 
With the exception of remains of small children, whose form of burial was not 
determinable, all burials but one were extended on the back. This exception, 
Burial No. 28, consisted of calcined fragments of human bones, evidently adult, 
deposited in a mass 11 inches by 14 inches by 5 inches thick. A bowl had been 
placed with this burial. 
Included among the adult burials are two aboriginal disturbances and three 
recent disturbances. Recent disturbances at this place consisted of beheaded skele- 
tons where former visitors, having reached the skull or the accompanying pottery 
by the aid of sounding-rods, had dug down to remove the earthenware. 
