On the farm of Mr. M. Biss, three miles from Kingston, on the Tennessee
River, a mound was opened which was so located as to overlook the river,
and at the same time guard the approach from two pieces of projecting
wood. It was 11 feet high, 29 feet wide on the top, and 45 feet in
diameter at the base. It was composed entirely of clay.
Three feet from the surface six very much decayed skeletons were found,
no parts of which could be preserved. The bodies seem to have been
deposited without definite order.
No objects of art were obtained.
Opposite Kingston, on the Clinch River, are three mounds, located on the
farm of T. N. Clark. They are all small, and, with the exception of two
much decayed skeletons and a single arrow point, contained nothing of
interest.
On the farm of S. P. Evans, three miles below Kingston, are three groups
of mounds. The first contains five mounds; the second, a little higher
up, has the same number, while the third has but two. They are all built
of clay, and seem to be without remains of any sort.