About 5 feet down from the level of the summit a thin, irregular layer of dark sand and charcoal ran through the mound.
Less than one dozen interments were encountered, and these were represented by mouldering fragments.
Sherds were very infrequent, all coming under our notice being undecorated save one having the ordinary square stamp.
Throughout the mound were several whole and fragmentary arrow points, three pebbles, a bit of chert and a piece of mica.
Four and one-half feet from the surface, with very fragmentary human remains, lay fourteen arrow points.
Almost in the immediate center of the mound, 2.5 feet from the surface, was a concavo-convex ornament of sheet copper, 1.4 inches by 1.2 inches, having a narrow margin beaded in the fashion so common in the mound ornaments of copper.
Nothing further of interest was encountered.
MOUND INVESTIGATION ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
Our investigation of aboriginal mounds on the east coast of Florida, south of St. Johns County, occupying three months of the Winter of 1895-1896, included such territory as borders the Halifax river; the Hillsboro’ river, including the Mosquito lagoon; the Indian river and Lake Worth; as well as the tributary streams, Tomoka creek, Spruce creek, Banana river and St. Lucie river.
In addition, certain mounds in the neighborhood of the town of Fernandina were examined and the St. Mary’s river, separating portions of Florida and of Georgia, was gone over so far as the head of navigation. To this work additional time was devoted.