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nearly a hollow square, with the opening to the west. The area inclosed 

 is about ten acres. Eeturniug again to our starting point at A, and pur- 

 suing i^, northeasterly cottrse, we fiud the most remarkable set of the 

 system, eleven in number, extending from A in nearly a straight line. 

 This set, with the exception of three, is almost perfectly preserved, ris- 

 ing abruptly from a comparatively level surface to a height of about four 

 feet, round aud symmetrical, and with a base diameter of about 30 feet. 

 The system, as a whole, is well preserved. 



EARTH WORKS OX THE ARKAXSAS RIVER, SIXTEExX MILES BELOW LITTLE 



ROCK. 



By Mrs. Gilbert Kxapp, of Little Eodk, Ark. 



When we came into possession of this plantation thirty years ago, it 

 was an unbroken wilderness. We were attracted to the place by the 

 immense artificial mounds and a wall similar to our levees, from G to 

 10 feet high, inclosing ninety acres, and forming a half circle on the 

 lake bank, which might have been, at one time, the Arkansas Eiver. 

 In the wall are two openings, both deep pools of water. 



Within the area, between the lake (which is three miles long) and the 

 wall, are numerous mounds, but only two of great size ; the heights are 

 variously estimated ; one, which was called 100 feet high, we have cul- 

 tivated for twenty years. It produces more than a bale of cotton, so 

 you may imagine the size. As the years go by, it washes away, and 

 rude relics are picked up. It was certainly a place of sepulture, for 

 human bones are found tier upon tier, mingled with those of deer and 

 other animals. They are of great age, and crumble on being exposed 

 to the air. 



One of the elevated mounds, still covered with trees, sometimes gives 

 forth a ringing sound as if it were hollow, when wagons are driven round 

 it. These two larger mounds are situated sixteen miles southeast of 

 Little Rock, in the alluvial valley of the Arkansas, where the black 

 deposit is 10 feet deep, and no stones or pebbles exist naturally; but 

 the bygone race who made it their home, brought crystals, flints, jasper, 

 granite, and sandstone from Hot Springs. 



ANTIQUITIES OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 



By W. H. R. Lykins, of Kansas City, Mo. 



We have lately made a discovery here of a number of Indian mounds 

 which are evidently of great antiquity. They are situated on the north 

 side of the Missouri River, in the angle of the Great Bend, upon the 

 high bluffs commanding a view of the country about the mouth of the 



