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

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

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

 tion pnblished in the Smithsonian report for 1871. 



MOUXDS IX BARTOW COUNTY, NEAR €ARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. 



By M. F. Stephenson. 



The most extensive and perfect series of tumuli exist in Bartow 

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

 send you : 



A, large mouud, 8S feet liigli. B, circular mouud, 65 feet high. C, peutagoual 

 mouud, 25 feet higli. D, excavation of an acre. F, mounds. I, terrace, 20 feet liigli 

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



It consists often mounds, 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 on the 

 east side 20 feet high and 40 wide; probably sacrifices were ofiered 

 here, as an idol of sandstone was plowed up at this place, 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, aud the western side 100 feet. 



