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was entirely dug through. It was composed of light yellow sand, with a slight 

 intermingling of particles of charcoal. Sand of lighter shade indicated the base. 



HUMAN REMAINS. 



The form of interment was the usual bunched variety, and skeletal remains 

 were comparatively numerous for so small a mound. The usual disregard as to the 

 selection of bones of the same skeleton was well emphasized in this mound, one 

 bundle containing fragments of crania, four femurs, and three tibiae. 



In the central portion of the base was a layer of human remains, indiscrimi- 

 nately mixed, a number of square feet in extent, while almost in the exact center 

 of the base was a deposit of fragmentary calcined human bones in sand whitened 

 by the action of fire. In the sand beneath this deposit lay unbroken human re- 

 mains, unaffected by fire, indicating that the interment took place subsequent to 

 the extinction of the flames. 



Several interesting pathological specimens were encountered. 



STONE. 



Nine "celts" were met with, from 3 to 8 - 5 inches in length, as a rule unasso- 

 ciated with human remains and somewhat superficial, though one was from a depth 

 of 5 feet. 



POTTERY. 



Sherds were very infrequent. Plain or stamped alone were met with. 



CONCLUSIONS. 



Nothing indicating White contact was met with in this mound, whose origin 

 may therefore be considered as prior to the Discovery. 



Geiger Mound, Clay County. 



This mound, 3 - 5 miles south of Green Cove Springs, was leveled to the base 

 with the consent of Mr. J. F. Geiger, the owner. Its height was 3'5 feet; its base 

 diameter 65 feet. It had apparently been under cultivation and had suffered by 

 the wash of rains. A number of fragmentary human remains were found, and in 

 one case a bit of Galena within a lower jaw. 



Mound Near Peter's Creek, Clay County. 



This mound, 5 miles northwest of Green Cove, had been considerably leveled 

 by previous investigation. Its height was 4 feet, its base diameter 60 feet. It was 

 leveled to the base. No stratification was noticed. In occasional pockets of pink 

 sand were many shell beads with human remains. Two "celts" of graceful pattern 



