The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12


by Charles Whittlesey in Smithsonian re-
| port, page e2S. year 1881 Two mounds
| north of Gainesville and cave at Ladd's
| lime works, near Cartersville. with the
| entrance walled up. Reported by ]. T.
| Rogan. Three large mounds on Mr.. Lew
| is Sans farm. south of Etowah river,
nearly opposite the Etowah group, on the
| Tumlin farm Explored and reported by
| T p. Rogan. Fully described in the
| Smithsonian report. Vault on William
| Rureess's farm, two miles from Stiles
| borough, on Raccoon creek. Copper spec
| linen and stone image found. Reported by
| ]. P. Rogan.
| sides, probably pottery kilns. De-
| scribed by G. c. Jones, antiquities OF
southern Indians, page 452.
| The "Dtowah Group" on Tumlin
| farm. Georgia, has been the subject OF
| discussion In scientific circles In Eu-
| rope and the United States, as 1t ap-
| pears to be the remains of an extern
| sive manufacture of pottery, located In
| the midst of very popuous communi-
| ty, and probably the largest and most
| important Industrial center among all
| the southern Indians in prehistoric
times. The numerous mounds testify
| to the region having been very thfckly
| settled. and tho fort doubtless erected
| to protect the main village and fac
tory. Earthenware pots were the only
| cooking vessels possessed by the In
dams, until tho coming of the white
race with their iron utesils. They
| either stewed or boiled their meats ana
| vegetables, and baked their corn meal
| 'h oe cakes" on a hot stone or rolled in
| cabbage leaves, in the ashes. Very Oft
| en- they barbecued and broiled their
| meats. AS every family needs must
| have cooking and wash pots and basins
an earthenware factory must have been
| profitable. They also used many urns
| In their cemeteries, as numbers have
been found in the explorations of the
mounds.
| In Early county, Georgia. are the
"Messier Group" including mounds
walls, and other ancient works. on
| Colomokee creek about ~ miles east Of
| the Chattah oochee river. Plates and
| measurements by william Mckinley,
| in Smithsonian Report, year 1872, pages
| 424-426 described and figured In
| Piokett's History Of Alabama. volume
/, pages 16S-16s. Copied into Whites
| Historical Collection Of Georgia, page
| 425. Full description and diagram by c.
| C. Jones, in Antiquities of Southern In
dams, pages 1es-172. The size and i'm
portance of these remains have at
| tracted wide spread interest among an
| tiquarians. In Coweta county, Georgia,
| there is an old fertilization of cir
cular form on lot 112. Fifth district. on
the land of Major Cochrane. Mentioned
| In whites Historical Collection of
| Georgia, page 41s. In Douglas county,
Georgia, there are ancient fortifca-
| tons on the western bank Of the Chat
tab oochee river opposite the village OF
Campbellton; described in Whites His
| tory, page 293. In Ebert county, Geor-
| gia. are ancient Tumuli on the Savan-
nah river, visited by the noted writer
and traveller, William Bartram, In the
| year 1875. 1t is situated on the west
| bank of the Savannah, about four miles
| north of the mouth of Broad river;
| fully described In Bartram's Travels.
published in London In the year 1871,
| page 324-325: described chiefly from
| Bartram, and figure by c. c. Jones. in
Smith sonian Report. year 1877, pages
| 2S3-286; explored by John p. Rogan
| and described and figured in Smith
| sonian Report.
In DeKa1b county, Georgia. are the
remains of rock wall about half way
up Stone mountain, described by c. c.
| Jones In Antiquities of the Southern In
dams, pages 2o7-20S. In Floyd county.
Georgia, there are two concentric stone
circles inclosing an area of about two
I acres with walls two feet high, on a
branch of Silver creek. about seven
| miles south of the city of Rome. Also,
a stone Enclosure with walls about
| three and a half feet high. area one
| fourth of an acre, formerly on the west
side of Silver creek, seven and half
| miles south of Rome; reported by
James Mooney of the bureau of ethn6f-
ogy. There was a stone cairn on a hill
near the large stone circle A stoAe
| cairn with two concentric stone cir
cles formerly stood on the north bank
of Etowah river, Just below the mouth
| of Dykes creek. mound with cir
Gle trench around 1t in Horsesh oe Bend.
on the north bank Of Etowah river.
two miles above Dykes creek. 1t was
| discovered in the year 1884. There Is
| also a noted mound on the Turner
farm on the northwest bank Of the
Coosa river, short distance below
| Rome. All Of the above reported by
I Mr. James Mooney. In Greene county,
| Georgia, are three mounds on the east
side of the Oconee river about one and
/ q half miles north OF the Fontenoy
mills They were explored and found
| to contain human and animal bones,
beads, pottery, ornaments, pearls, ETC.,
described with diagram by G. G. Jones
| in Smithsonian Report, year 1877.
pages 286-2SS. Stone mound on the
| farm of Robert M. Grimes, near the
southeast line of the county; also an
earth mound to the west of the stone
mound, described by Benjamin W.
| Kent in Smithsonian Report, year 1882,
page TIL. mound on the Oconee
| river, due Swest from Greensborough,
/ reported by John p. Rogan. large
l circular mound on the right bank of
| the Oconee river, about one and half
miles above the mouth of Appalachee
| river described by c. C. Jones in
| Smith sonian Report, year 1877, pages
| 288-2S9. In Loundes county, Georgia,
are the ruins of an "Old Town" within
a few miles of Troupville. with roads
plainly discernible, which are wide ana
straight. A full account in White1
Historical Collections Of Georgia, page
| Sal. In Columbia county. Georgia,
| there are large shell mounds ON Stall
| ling's Island in the Savannah river,
more than two hundred miles from its
mouth. Also shell heaps on the Savan-
| nah river near the mouth Of Great
l Kfokee creek. All fully described by
| G. c. Jones in Antiquities Of Southern
| Indians. In Gilmer county, Georgia,
| are extensive mining excavations Of
| preh istorfc origin at Whitepata. Also
circular earthenworks near east bank
| of Elliiay river on Dillingham; farm.
two miles above Ellijay; and a stone
cairn ON Parks farm on the west bank
| OF Ellifay river, three miles below ELI
tay: reported by James Mooney %
chronological bureau
In Gordon county, Georgia, there Is
| trench about three feet deep, and inclos-
inr about % acres, found at first &C.
| cunancv in the year 1885, on the land OF
william Bailey, on the east side OF