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Vessel No. 13. — A quadrilateral bowl liolding somewhat over 1 quart, having 

 crimson pigment inside and out. The four corners of the rim project upward nearly 

 one inch. 



Vessel No. 14. — A four-lobed vessel found in fragments. 



Vessels from this mound liad the basal perforation. 



Mound near the Aitcilla River, Taylor County. 

 This mound, on property of Mr. B. F. Lewis, of Monticello, Florida, is in sight 

 of the river, on the right hand side going up. about 2.5 miles from the mouth. A 

 small stable of logs, with an enclosure in front, covers a part of the mound, beginning 

 at the margin on the north side and extending well in to the summit plateau. The 

 mound had been much worn by the trampling of animals, and probably by wash of 

 water, as in time of freshet it is said to be the only place of refuge for stock in the 

 vicinity. The height of the mound, at present, is 6.5 feet, though at one time it must 

 have been considerably greater. The diameter of the base, 64 feet, has been 



Fig. 313. — Handle. Mound near the .\Hcilla river. 

 (Three-fourths .size.) 



Fig. 314. Vessel No. 1. Mound near the Aucilla river. 

 (Full size.) 



increased at the expense of the height. Over the surface of the mound, lying loose 

 or half imbedded in it, are masses of lime rock, varying in size from that of a human 

 head to irregular masses perhaps 1 foot by 2 feet by 1 foot. Tliis lime rock is found 

 otf the shallow Florida coast, beginning east of St. Marks and in the small rivers 

 which enter the Gulf, in that district. 



As it was not our purpose to injure this place of refuge, our investigation was 

 chiefly devoted to the eastern part of the mound, though other parts were accorded 



due attention. 



The mound was curiously constructed, being made in the upper parts of clayey 



