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another, but no interment was made in the central part of the mound—and that 
part almost surely would have been selected for graves under ordinary circumstances. 
It is to be regretted that the demolition of this mound is out of the question, 
even though our trenches radiating from the sides of the main excavation made, as 
we have noted, the existence of any undiscovered grave in that part of the mound 
under the summit-plateau almost an impossibility. The mounds at the Haley Place, 
however, are a valuable asset as a place of refuge in times of high water; in fact 
they did good service in the flood of 1908, and no doubt were again made use of 
in the still greater flood of 1912, shortly after our investigation terminated. In 
Ета. 54.— Vessel No. 6. Burial No. 7. Haley Place, Ark. Fra. 55.—Vessel No. 4. Burial No. 8. Haley Place, Ark. 
(Height 5 inches.) (Height 6.4 inches.) 
view of the great need for the mounds, not only could their demolition not be per- 
mitted, but permission for the investigation as carried on by us was an aet of 
marked courtesy. 
Doubtless a cemetery exists in the level ground on the Haley Place, but all 
signs of it have been covered by deposits from various floods. Careful digging was 
done in three places where rises above the level ground were noted, but although 
evidence of aboriginal occupancy was present in all these places, numerous trial- 
holes failed to reveal any signs of burial. 
About 1.5 mile back from the Haley Place are two mounds which were visited 
