The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-11

mentioned and below the mouth of Mor- gans creek. Three small mounds on west bank of the Tennessee river at Sublette ferry. near Bellefonte reported to Smithsonian institution by James Mooney. special field assistant bureau of ethnology
 Lauderdale county: The "Douglass mounds" near Lock No. 10 of the Mussel shoals canal, P miles east of Florence. Briefly described in Smithsonian Report Hexagonal mound surrounded by a wall, on the bank of the Tennessee river, near Florence. Figured and described in An cient Monuments of the Mississippi Val lev" pages 109 and 11o. Also noticed in Piokett's History of Alabama Vol. 1, page 16S, and in pr. Palmers field notes for the year 1883. Stafford mound" or shell heap, a mile south of Florence, on the bank of the Tennessee river, EX- plored, figured and described in Smithson- ian Report.
 Madison county: Mounds on Jones' plan tation, near Newmarket Mounds at Ha- gel Green on the old Jeffries place. Re- ported by Gilbert Thompson Shell heaps at Huntsville, reported by Dr. b. Palmer field agent Long shell heap on the north bank of the Tennessee river, near Whites burg, formerly Ditto's Landing. De- scrbed in Smithsonian Report,
 Shelby county: Stone heap, about one mile east of Situria, on the South and North Alabama railroad division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. De- scribed by William Gesner, Smithsonian Report. year 1881, page GIT.
 Talladega county: Old Creek Indian set clement, on the bank of Talladega creek, four miles southeast of the city of Talla- dega, at Cragsdale, Bones. shells, pot , tery and shell ornaments found therein. A short description is given In Smithson- ian Report. An ancient mica quarry, in section F, township % south. range 6 east. Described by William Gesner, In Smithsonian Report. year 1879, page 3S2 also on page 443. And Indian workshops in township IS south, range east on the headwaters of Talladega creek, at the eastern end of Cedar ridge. Mentioned by William Gesner. in Smithsonian Report year 1881, page 617 A group of mounds, orderly arranged" 15 miles southwest of Oxford, on the south bank of Choco- locco creek Described by Elston Lut- treI, in Smithsonian Report, year 1882, page S27. Also reported by John P. Ro- gan and Dr. Palmer. A shell bed at Fort William on the Coosa river. in section 6 or ', township 22 south, range east Mentioned by Michael Tuomey, in his Second Biennial Report on the Geology of Alabama, year 1858, page 157.
 Chiffon county: Mound at Varna, on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, near the old Repito gold mine. on section 16, township H south. range 16 east Re- ported by Dr. Eugene A. Smith. state geologist. Stone heaps in township 23 north, range IA east, of the Stephens me- ridian, and three and a half miles north east of Jemison station, Louisville and Nashville railroad. Described by Will liam Gesner, in Smithsonian Report, year 1881, pages 616 and 617
 Elmore county: "Old Fort Jackson WorlSs.' mounds and house sites, and remains of old French Fort Toulouse and United States Fort Jackson, near the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa, rivers partially explored by Dr. Palmer, and mentioned in Smithsonian Report. Mound at Wetumplka, reported by James D. Middleton Mounds and house remains on the west bank of the Coosa river, about mile above where it is joined by the Tallapoosa river; also a mound on an island in Jackson lake, six miles north of Montgomery; and the Parker mound" |" on the Coosa river, near its junction with the Tallaphoosa. Explored by pr. F. Palmer, and described in Smithsonian Report.
 Dallas county: Ancient ditches at Ca haba. Incidental mention in Pickett S , History of Alabama, Vol. 1, page 172. Macon county: Group of three mounds. 10 miles below Little Tallassee, on the Alabama river. Figure showing position and described in Schoocraft's History of Indian Tribes, Vol. B. page 2sS, pear 1856.
 Jefferson county: Group of mounds in township IT south, range 1 east about four miles north of Birmingham, and west of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road. Described by William Gesner in Smithsonian Report page 616 year 1881. Mounds and furnaces" on Village creek. General mention made by C. Mckinley. Small group of mounds near old Jones' boro on section s, township 19 south. range west, of Huntsville meridian. Explored by James D. Middleton, general field agent of the bureau of ethnology, figured in the general report of the ex- ploration of the mound exploring division, contained in the ninth volume of the Contributions to North American Eth nology," published by the bureau of eth nology, Smithsonian Institution, Wash ington
 Large quadrangular mound. a few miles from Elyton, mentioned in Pickett's His tory of Alabama, Vol. 1, page IFS. This was the most beautiful mound I have ever seen; 1t stood on the left side of the Huntsville Gold Tennessee) road just short distance after crossing the creek, and was as regular in outline as if built under the direction of an engineer. Large trees were growing upon it's summit, and level lands stretched at its base on either side. It closely resembled some of the Aztec mounds of Mexico as seen in pie lures; and may have been used for their religious rites, or council meetings. of great chiefs, or some annual festival. Located close to a beautiful supply of water. and a large open space suitable for the encampment of a multitude of people. it must have been the scene of
 important events No record or legend remains to tell when 1t was built, nor for what special purpose; and though voiceless as the race that has vanished, its monumental beauty stood in silent evidence of past wherein human hands had buided 1t in days we know not of.
 Blount county: A cache of F clipped implements, spearheads, etc, in a field near Blountsville; and a burial cave. known as Camps cave," 15 miles south of Blountsville. Skeletons. wooden trough. bark mating. copper articles. shell orna- ments, etc, have been found in it. Re- ported by Frank Burns, field agent in Smithsonian Report, in the year 1882, page S26. Sometimes the mounds are grouped together and again are half mile apart. In Murphree's valley there is one group from four to seven feet in height In the bottow lands of the Locust fork of the Warrior, there are five distinct groups Near Bountsville there is one mound and in Browns valley one. West of the Mulberry fork there are four groups Besides these mounds. there are many places where heaps of stone mark the graves of Indians, and numerous pieces of broken pottery indicate the sites