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small moimcl, on the farm of Mr. G. Fisher, (ou North Elkhoru Creek,) 

 from which we obtaiued the copper articles, &c., last forwarded by me, 

 and is one of the series of ancient works mentioned in my communica- 

 tion published in the Smithsonian report for 1871. 



MOUNDS IX BARTOW COUNTY, NEAR (JARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. 



By M. F. Stephexson. 



The most extensive and perfect series of tumuli exist in Bartow 

 County ou the Etowah Eiver, near Cartersville, a sketch of which I 

 send you : 



A, large moimd, 88 feet high. B, circular mound, 65 feet high. C, pentagonal 

 mound, 25 feet high. D, excavation of an acre. F, mounds. I, terrace, 20 feet high 

 P E, mounds outside. T, crossings. Area inclosed by ditch and river, fifty acres. 



It consists of ten mouuds, situated in the bend of the river, and pro- 

 tected from attack on the land side by a moat, which is from 20 to 30 

 feet deep, and doubtless was once filled with water. The central mound 

 is square, and measures 150 feet on top,* with raised platform ou the 

 east side 20 feet high and 40 wide; probably sacrifices were ofl'ered 

 here, as an idol of sandstone was plowed up at this j)lace, with 

 excavated disks or mortars, 6 inches in diameter and of translucent 

 quartz, of elegant workmanship; also a stone ax, a small native copper 

 vessel, a perforated marzenella shell, (which is found in all the mounds,) 



* It is not exactly a quadrangle, but the north side is 150 feet, the eastern side 160 

 feet, southeastern side 100 feet, south side 90 feet, and the western side 100 feet. 



