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Mound on Burford Place, Wilcox county. 



Mounds near Matthews' Landing, Wilcox county (4). 



Mound on Joel Matthews' Place, Dallas county. 



Mound on Hunter Place, Dallas county. 



Cemetery at Durand's Bend, Dallas county. 



Mounds on Charlotte Thompson Place, Montgomery county (4). 



Mound on Rogers Place, Montgomery county. 



Mound near Horseshoe Bend, Elmore county. 



Mounds in Thirty Acre Field, Montgomery county (2). 



Mound in Big Eddy Field, Montgomery county. 



Mound at Jackson's Bend, Elmore county. 



Mound at Twenty-One-Mile Bluff, Mobile County (Mobile River). 



Twenty-one miles above Mobile is one of the few spots of high ground on the 

 low-lying banks of the Mobile river. About three hundred yards west of the land- 

 ing, close to the road, was an unstratified mound of clay, 6.5 feet high and having 

 a basal diameter of 58 feet. A large trench had previously been dug into the center 

 through the southern part of the mound. The remainder of the mound was investi- 

 gated by us with the kind consent of Mr. George R. Dupree of Mobile, resulting in 

 the discovery of parts of two disturbed skeletons. No pits or graves were found. 

 Loose in the clay were numerous sherds, mainly undecorated ; the bottom of a small 

 vessel with four feet ; three stone hones ; one chert arrowhead ; one smoothing 

 stone ; three large glass beads. 



Mound near Twenty-Four-Mile Bend, Mobile County (Mobile River). 



About three-quarters of a mile in a westerly direction from the landing at 

 Twenty-Four-Mile Bend, in a cultivated field, is a low, irregular mound much 

 ploughed down, the property of Mrs. Smith, reported to be a Choctaw Indian 

 of almost pure blood. 



The mound, which is of sand with a large admixture of clay, has been dug 

 through by a former owner in a vain search for treasure. 



A small amount of digging done by us was without result. 



Mound near Little River, Monroe County. 



Little river enters the Alabama about one hundred miles above Mobile. 



In a cultivated field, about one-half mile from the mouth of Little river, on 

 the left-hand side, going up, was a mound long ploughed over and consequently 

 much extended. When investigated by us its height was about 2 feet. Its 

 original diameter of base probably did not exceed 50 feet. The mound was dug 

 through by us with the cordial permission of Mr. T. S. Moore, of Tensaw, Ala., 

 the owner. 



There was no evidence of previous investigation, though sherds of excellent 

 ware and interesting decoration, evidently from burial urns, scattered over the 

 surface, told of wreckage wrought by the plough. 



