The sun., 1873-04-17

plumb. II go. they are probably the oniy, race
o. fsavaees that has used the instrument. whit
feldt suggested that the Indians were Free
Masons, and that the plumb was masonic EN-
blem which they had buried with the dead. He
afterward presented me with the plumb az a
token for the first newspaper man that had viz
tied the Indian river country.
OTHER INDIAN MOUNDS.
Between Titusyile aud Sand Lake a beautiful
Indian mound raises itself among the pines
north of the road. 1t is covered with circular
rows Of trees, but IL entirely free from under
growth. This mound has never been explored
II is one of the largest In that part Of Florida
and seemed to be perfect In its cone-lke forma-
tion.
A mile above Enterprise stands what is called
shells resembling snail shells. The country
thercabout Is covered with these shells. This
mound has been partly overhauled A few beads
to light. An immense sulphur spring stands
within WITHIN one hundred and htty yard, zoo, oi ,, th-
and a hundred Yards in circumference. The
water h ade icatc green in color =" a lovely color
Tor silk dress a lady remarked wnen she first
saw II. About Thousand gallons a minute pouis
from this snrin1, lts depths reveal schools 81
sulphur. The spring Is In the woods, surrounded
by cabbage palmettos and half Dlled With sui
ph u-Narnishcd logs.
OLD CONES STARTLING THEORY.
An Indian mound, known a. the orange
Mound. stands on the banks ~ the ~. Johns, "a
few miles above Lake Harvey. II Il fairly
sort for Cone, the alligator hunter. SAYS Conc
I've ketchcd the biggist gators ioun that
thar Orange Mound Nv any place on the 81.
Johns But want you to rememher one thing.
These here fclcr- what per'enda TO know every
thing about these here Indian mounds don't
know nuthin about 'em. Now, they're always
a sayin' that these here Indians buried their
dead Indians in tlcse here mounds. What
want to know Is II them thar Indians had rifles,
because il they had rilea old Cone Is wrong AID
them thar fpller- l. right"
NO" | said, the mound builders were all
dead before Runpowder was invented"
Then replied the alligator hunter, them
thar fellers II wrong an old Cone is right. an
you cant git shut NV II, I'll tell YOU why.
Because two weeks ago dug up a skull an 1t
hHd built hole IN IL. an when picked Ii up
the bullet was there, too, rattlin around IN the
skull tell you thcm was white men buried
thar, an YOU cant git shut NV IT,
TON HEEvEss DISCOVERIES.
There was no doubt ~ the truth of Cone.
story for he dropped into his skin, which was
towing astern the steamboat, and produced the
skill. IL mas have been the head ~ AN old Span
Uranium " some poor victim of the Seminole
war, but there IL no doubt that the owner was
Killed 10y a bullet, and that Cone dug up the
bones at the Orange Mound
There are two Indian mounds on the right
bank ~ the st. Johns, just above Lake Monroe.
Capt. Tom Reeves. Of New York, who has spent
eighteen winters In Florida 10 avoid suffering
from asthma, has dug over these mounds for
hours. Arrow heads and beads he has found In
profusion, but nothing else except bones.
such are the Florida mounds. IL IL estimated
that there arc over hve hundred Of them scat
tered throughout the State. They even
All but one have been used as burial places.
Turtle mound stands alone with It's oyster shells
No bones have been discovered beneath its sur
,%ei u looms up On ne eastern shore Of
alone; hut II IL could speak, IL might tell story
a. old IA the siege of Troy, IL not as Interesting