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Number 48 is in Sec. 22, T. 10 I^r., R. 2 W., in the southwest part of 

 the northeast quarter section, on the south side of Bath Creek. It oc- 

 cupies the highest terrace formation of the river, about midway between 

 the creek and the road to the south that leads from Fairfield to Colter's 

 Corner and Oxfoitl. It is located on Mr. Amos Cary's farm. The height 

 was originally G feet and base diameter 40 feet. This mound has been 

 under cultivation for the past half century. The author remembers 

 very distinctly going twenty-two years ago, in company with a cousin, and 

 gathering pockets and hats full of fine arrow-points and spear-points 

 from this mound, carrying them to the house, after which they amused 

 themselves by striking them together to see the sparks fly. Even recently 

 have been secured fine specimens of arrow-points, spear-heads, two or 

 three very good axes, several fine celts, and three discoidal stones, the 

 largest weighing eight pounds and six ounces. In digging from west 

 to east a trench 6 feet wide, nothing was found in the shape of orna- 

 ments or domestic implements, but a stratum of ashes, coal, and burnt 

 clay. 



Number 49 is in Sec. 16, T. 10 N., E. 2 W., in the southeast quar- 

 ter section, about midway between the north quarter and south 

 section and county lines. It is 10 rods from east section lines, on the 

 third terrace forraatiou, on Mr. John Sim's farm. This is an oblong 

 mound, height, 3 J feet ; longest base diameter, 40 feet; shortest, 20 feet; 

 composition, compact clay. From this mound can be distinguished Nos. 

 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 53. 



Number 50 is in Sec. 27, T. 10 N., E. 2 W., in the northeast part 

 of the northeast quarter section, about 20 rods from the north section 

 line, the same distance from the road on the south of the mound, and 

 northeast of Mr. C. Master's residence, on whose farm it is located. It 

 lies south of a small stream called Blue Lick, which empties into Bath 

 Creek, and is in the woods about 60 rods from the creek. The height 

 is 5 feet 9 inches; base diameter, 25 feet; composition, burnt clay, coal, 

 and ashes. On the north side of the mound is a large beech tree, whose 

 roots permeate the mound. This tumulus, in construction, is similar 

 to No. 12 in being a protected mound. No. 12 is covered with flat 

 shelly limestone ; this, with cobble-stones. The strata are five in num- 

 ber, the protecting rock, or cobble-stone covering, varying from 5 to 12 

 inches in thickness. The stones were laid symmetrically from base to 

 apex, and were all calcined ; the silex and quartz by the confined heat 

 had become vitrified. This was accomplished by overlaying the rock 

 covering with a heavy deposit of compact clay, thereby confining the 

 heat ; but the most diflQcult problem is how the savages accomplished 

 the feat of arranging these bowlders so evenly while such an intense fire 

 was burning. What was the object in thus protecting such a mound is 

 diflicult to say, unless it was for the cremation of the dead. Upon sink- 

 ing a shaft in the center below the level of the mound, or in digging a 

 trench 6 feet wide from the west to the east side, not a fragment of bone, 



