THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER, FLORIDA. 



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in connection with the skulls. At one spot near the center of the mound, with no 

 long bones in association, at a depth of 6 feet, were 6 crania almost in contact. 

 With them were a lance point of chert and several fragments of pottery. 



The affinity of certain plants for nitrogenous elements was well exemplified in 

 this mound. Masses of roots, in some cases almost solid, filled the skulls, forming 

 a perfect cast of the cavity, somewhat resembling a cocoanut when the laddering 

 remains fell asunder. 



No bones were in condition for measurement. 



With the exception of several arrow points and 2 pots, one semi-ovoid in shape 

 (Plate VIII, fig. 1), nothing of interest was recovered. 



About 100 yards southwest of the burial mound is a low sand mound of 

 unusual shape. Partial excavation yielded nothing. A diagram is appended. 



P/an f Icou Sand Tnoucnd. nt Ar £<W Creek. 



Sand Mound in Pine Woods, Lake County. 



Following the trail from Duval's clearing and passing the two mounds just 

 described, at a distance of about 2 miles in the pine woods we found an unstratified 

 mound of pure white sand containing occasional pockets of red sand surrounding 

 deposits of implements, pottery, etc. Its shape was a symmetrical truncated cone. 

 Its height was 4 feet 4 inches, its circumference 180 feet. It was leveled to the base. 



5 JOUR. A. N. S. PHILA., VOL. X. 



