CERTAIN ABORIGINAL MOUNDS OF THE ALT AM AH A RIVER. 175 



Mounds Investigated. 



Near Darien (5). Fort James. 



Opposite Fort Barrington. Reddish's Landing. 



Near wood landing. Near Matlock Water Road (2). 



Joiner's Island (2). Near Ohoopee River (2). 



Lake Bluff (7). Below Tilman's Ferry. 



Old River (3). Near Iron Mine Landing (2). 



Oglethorpe Bluff. Hell's Shoal. 



Near Mitchell's Lake (5). Buckhorn Bluff. 



Near Beard's Bluff (2). Gray's Landing. 



Mound Opposite Fort Barrington, Wayne County. 



Fort Barrington, in Liberty county, about 23 miles by water above Darien, has 

 opposite to it a landing, about 300 yards in a westerly direction from which was a 

 small mound greatly ploughed down. It was two-thirds dug through by us yielding 

 nothing beyond a few decayed human bones here and there. - 



Mounds near wood landing, Liberty County. 



On the northern, or " White " side of the river, about 27 miles by water from 

 Darien, is a nameless landing used by raftsmen. About 1 mile in a north-north- 

 easterly direction from this landing, in thin woods, was a mound 2 feet 7 inches 

 high and 40 feet across the base. The mound, which was of sand, like all those 

 seen by us on the Altamaha, was trenched and dug centrally without result. 



Mounds on Joiner's Island, Liberty County (2). 



Old landing, on Joiner's island, is about 40 miles by water from Darien. In 

 the " scrub," about 1 mile in a northerly direction from the landing was a mound 3 

 feet in height and 38 feet across. It had been much dug into by treasure seekers. 

 What was left contained one pocket of calcined human bones. 



About 100 yards in a northerly direction from the other was a mound 68 feet 

 across the base and 6 feet 8 inches in height. It was thoroughly trenched, the 

 entire summit plateau was dug out and parts of the sides. It was composed of dry 

 sand unstratified and, to our great disappointment, yielded but two or three sherds. 



Mounds near Lake Bluff, Liberty County (7). 

 In the " scrub," about three-quarters of a mile in a southwesterly direction 

 from Lake Bluff, was a mound on the property of Messrs. J. R. McDuffie & Co., 

 according to some, and of Messrs. Clarke Brothers, of Darien, according to others. 

 Our thanks are tendered to both these firms, from whom we received a general per- 

 mission to dig. The mound, which had been extensively dug into by others, had 

 at the time of our visit a height of 5 feet 10 inches, a diameter of base of 52 feet. 



