SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE. 4oO 



17, range 18 west, near Indiana State line, Berrien County, from 20 to 50 

 feet across. 



Jenison, O. A. — Sends drawings of Michigan relics, accompanied with 

 descriptions. 



Jones, Joshua. — Describes mound in Livingston County, three miles 

 from Howell, on west bank of Shiawassee River, 40 to 50 feet base 

 diameter. Five skeletons were found in the moui?d. 



Stockwell, G. A. — Has traced out a triple series of mounds along 

 the lake shore, five miles above Fort Gratiot; map in preparation. 



ILLINOIS. 



Adams, W. H. — Describes examination and excavation of mounds, 

 Peoria County. 



Andrews, S. J. M. — Mounds in Effingham County extend over twenty 

 miles on either side of the Wabash. They vary in height from 2 to 15 

 feet. Large trees are growing on them. The bones are sometimes 

 charred, and frequently animal bones are found with them. 



Artes, C. F. — Images, pottery, and stone implements occur in Van- 

 denburg County. A skull found with, one of the images. 



Atkinson, Charles. — Carved image found in Adams County in a 

 mound. Mounds in Calhoun County. Further information desired for 

 the Smithsonian Institution. 



Conly, J. D. — Describes shoe-shaped stone and cemetery in Macoupin 

 County. Promises map of the mound in that region. 



Foster, A. — Reports numerous mounds in Cass, Schuyler, and ad- 

 joining counties. One mound, 25 or 30 feet high, covering nearly an 

 acre, from the apex of which a view can be had of parts of five counties. 

 Within the limit described every form of mound relics is obtained. 

 Cache of chipped implements on the land of Mr. George Trauman, con- 

 taining two barrels of specimens. 



French, G. H. — Mentions stone fort near Carbondale, Jackson 

 County. 



Gettens, W. H. — Shell beds occur near Hamilton, Hancock County ; 

 also a number of mounds. 



Gray, W. B. D. — Lake County is very rich in aboriginal remains. 

 In the northern and northwestern portions, in the lake regions, arc many 

 mounds. One examined contained fifteen skeletons in a circle, face down- 

 wards, heads to the center. There are several trails passing through 

 the county from the Lake Superior region. One fortification, not lo- 

 cated, 200 feet on each side. 



Henderson, J. G.— Antiquities of many new and beautiful forms of 

 stone implements described. 



Hitt, D. — Quite a deposit of hornstone disks was discovered on 

 the south end of the east half of the northeast quarter section 29, 

 township 33 north, range 5 east of third principal meridian, about 

 three miles southeast of the town of Marseilles, about the same dis- 



