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pleton's hill are five in number, the same as that of the GlidwcU mound; 

 their width ranges from 24 to 30 feet. The distance from one to another 

 is from GO to 120 feet. Again, it is not likely that three terraces sur- 

 rounding the same hill would measure the same in width and run 

 parallel with each other from one side to another, and be land-slides. 

 Such, it will be noticed, is the case with the second, third, and fourth of 

 those surrounding the Glidwell hill. 



Furthermore, no land slide has been found across any of the hills or 

 bluffs, along the White Water, without a break at least every hundred 

 or two hundred feet. "But such is not the case in any of the above-men- 

 tioned five terraces, which measure from 700 to 900 feet in length, with- 

 out a break or gully, and they are -sufficiently wide to drive two road- 

 wagons side by side from one end to the other. The similarity of the 

 two fortified mounds is almost complete. The measurements of the 

 length of the terraces and the height from the water's edge of the 



Fig. 1.— Copper bracelet from Ghdwel! Mouud. 



Tempieton hill was not taken, but the Templeton hill is much higher 

 than the Glidwell hill, and commands a fine view of the White Water 

 south to Brookville, where the East and West Forks unite into one 

 stream. 



The first time the writer visited the Glidwell mound was in April, 

 1871. It was then 15 feet high and 60 feet in diameter. Mr. T. L. 

 Dickerson assisted in taking these measurements. 

 The composition of the mound is of fine brick or com- 

 pact clay, which has been brought from Wolf Creek, 

 almost three-quarters of a mile from the mouth of the 

 creek and one mile from the summit of the hill or 

 mound. This mound was covered with flat, shelly 

 limestone, one overlapping another, similar to shingles 

 Fig. 2.— Copper riugupou a roof. Ovcr this was a deposit of loam varying 

 from Giid^veii Mound, f^.^^ -j^^ ^^ 3 fgg^_ Qu the wcst side are still standing 



two iron- wood trees about 13 inches in diameter, also a large maple. On 



