THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER, FLORIDA. 



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The yield of copper during this second investigation was somewhat disappoint- 

 ing, for while a considerable number of ornaments and implements rewarded our 

 search, but little was found differing to any extent from those met with during our 

 first visit. 



Eleven and one-half feet from the surface was an oblong ornament of sheet 

 copper 2 8 by 3-7 inches. A central perforation was surrounded by a circle of 



Fig. 3. Fragment of "boat-shaped" ceremonial, 

 Mt. Royal. (Full size.) 



Fig. 2. " Celt" with marks of thongs, 

 Mt. Eoyal. (Full size.) 



Fig. 4. " Sinker" or pendent ornament, 

 Mt. Royal. (Full size.) 



projections on one side, indentations on the other. A line of similar design ex- 

 tended from the circle to each corner. Upon one side were remains of a woven 

 vegetable material well represented in Fig. 5. With it lay a circular boss of cop- 

 per 1*6 inches in diameter (Fig. 6). 



It is worthy of remark how widespread is the envelopment in bark or veget- 

 able fabrics of copper in the graves and mounds where its presence has been noted. 

 We see it of frequent occurrence in Florida ; it has been described in Georgia, in 



