. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 634 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. collection to other causes. Two years ago I made the acquaintance of a very intelligent gentleman residing near Sumterville. Four years ago he was out deer hunting with dogs on the shore of Lake Charleossos- skie. He was riding over an ele vated hummock s u r - rounded by a large sun-grass- swamp, and discovered traces of old cultivation. Looking about, he discovered a heap of ancient potte
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 634 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. collection to other causes. Two years ago I made the acquaintance of a very intelligent gentleman residing near Sumterville. Four years ago he was out deer hunting with dogs on the shore of Lake Charleossos- skie. He was riding over an ele vated hummock s u r - rounded by a large sun-grass- swamp, and discovered traces of old cultivation. Looking about, he discovered a heap of ancient pottery, which, he assured me, amounted to several cart-loads. He dis- mounted and examined a number of the vessels, and found that a hole had been made in the bottom of each to render it useless. After examining a few of them he followed in pursuit of his dogs. It seems to me that this hummock must have been the resort of a tribe of Indians, and when attacked by enemies they rendered their most valuable utensils, useless to the enemy. He had in the city, some months since, a large molar tooth weighing 9 pounds. It was picked up near Sumter- ville. On some of the tribu- taries of Pease Creek huge bones are visible in the sand bars at low stages of water. Plan No. 1 is an accurate sketch of the locality, show- ing the peninsula, inlet, lagoon, islands, and canals. Plan No. 2, on a smaller scale, shows John's Pass and Marco Inlet. One mile and three-quarters south of Doctor's Pass is John's Pass^ with three inside channels connecting them. Three miles and a quarter south of John's Pass is Little Marco Inlet, with an inside channel con- necting them. The land on the peninsula traversed by the canal is low, and poor pine land, not over 4 feet above high-water mark. From a passing examination of the mainland east of the lagoon it presented the ap- pearance of low pine land unfit for cultivation. It is evident that no. Plan No. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned
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