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pose the handle was split, the tool being placed in the cleft, and then securely 

 bDund with either animal or vegetable fibre." 



Although other mnuuds on the Suwannee river may not be considered coast mounds, yet, as no 

 mound should be investigated without a pubh'c record of tiie fact, it has been tliought best to give here, 

 incidentally, certain work done by us on the river. 



A mound near Jenning's Landing, Lafayette Co., about thirty miles by water from the mouth 

 of the river, just bordering the swamp, about a quarter of a mile in a westerly direction from the landing, 

 was 4. .5 feet high and 62 feet across the base. Careful trenching yielded : foui- small bunched burials 

 and a few scattered bones, near the surface; a, few uninteresting sherds; a mass of chert; a rude arrow- 

 head or knife, of the same material. 



Fannin is at the XW. corner of Levy County (see outline map). About one-third of a mile in 

 a northerly direction from the landing is a mound on property of Messrs. R. L. Tison & Co., of Fannin. 

 The mound, 2 feet 8 inches high, from 46 feet to 56 feet across the base, variously measured, was care- 

 fully dug and trenched by us. One or two sherds only, were met with. 



About one-half mile in an ENE. direction from Fannin is a mound .showing much previous 

 digging. Its height is 4..5 feet; its basal diameters are 46 to 64 feet. Thorough trenching yielded 

 absolutely nothing. 



At Fayetteville, Lafayette Co., about 12 miles above Fannin, is a mound on property of Mr. 

 John E. Moriarty. The mound showed traces of previous digging in almost every part. Its height is 

 4 feet 8 inches; its basal diameter, 64 feet. Practically, every untouched portion of the mound was 

 demolished by us. Remains of a disturbed skeleton were found at the beginning of the body of the 

 mound and, farther in, were four small bunched burials, three with a single skull each, and one with 

 two crania. Another burial consisted of a single skull with another skull immediately below it. These 

 l)urials ranged from .3 feet to 4 feet -3 inches in depth. With one was a "celt" of hard rock, about 5 

 inches in length, and a single chip of chert. Xear the base, in two places, were deposits of mussel-shells 

 (Unio infucatus), unassociated' with bones. There were in the mound also several flakes of chert, and 

 two sherds, one with incised, dentate marking in a punctate field, another with rude line and punctate 

 decoration. 



Within sight of Rocky Landing, Lafayette Co., is a mound of sand, as are all we investigated on 

 the Suwannee river, which had seen much previous digging. Its height is 4 feet; its basal diameter, 40 

 feet. All untouched portions, practically, were dug through by us. Near the center of the mound, 3.5 

 feet down, was a skull in fragments and about 1 foot distant, small fragments of bones with sand tinged 

 with hematite, and a neatly made lance head of chert, 4 inches long. Near bits of skull and decayed 

 fragments of other bones, with charcoal nearby, was a "celt." Another "celt" was found in sand 

 thrown out by one of our diggers. In the SW. part of the mound, about 6 feet from the extreme 

 margin, 3 feet 4 inches down, was a coarse bowl of somewhat over 1 pint capacity, of ordinary form and 

 with the usual basal mutilation. The decoration consists of incised encircling lines below the rim with 

 two additional encircling lines beneath, made up of punctate markings. With this vessel was a mass of 

 fragments mostly of undecorated ware, among which was all or nearly all of a large bowl. There were 

 .also parts of a vessel with a decoration of rudely made incised encircling parallel lines. 



The investigation was continued to Branford with negative results. 



The Suwannee river, famous in song, has flat swampy banks, save in places, as far up as Branford. 

 Beyond this point, we are informed, the river is narrow with less marshy surroundings. We have crosssed 

 the" river at Ellaville, much fai-ther up, where the stream is picturesque and the banks rise considerably 

 above the level of the water. This portion of the stream no doubt invited aboriginal occupation. 



Mound near Cedar Keys, Levy County. 



This mound, in hammock^ land, at the edge of the salt marsh bordering the 

 Gulf, is about 3 miles in a NNE. direction from Cedar Keys, on property of Hon. 

 E. J. Lutterloh, mayor of that place. Great excavations near by, whence sand for 

 the mound wms taken, give to it an appearance of considerable altitude but, measured 

 from the general level, the height is 8 feet. In shape the mound is irregular, with 

 basal diameters of 85 feet and 133 feet. 



' As to the meaning of the word "hammock" see pg. 140 of our second part of "Certain 

 Aboriginal Remains of the Northwest Florida Coast." 



