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brook flows past the south end of this line of mounds, and the Cedar 

 lliver about half a mile to tlie west; while a quarter of a mile to the 

 east is located a slough, and a longitudinal depression occurs at the 

 base of the ridge on the west. 



These mounds are in reality situated in the valley of the Cedar River, 

 the true valley side being from half to three-fourths of a mile to the 

 east. 



This entire ridge was originally covered with a heavy growth of oaks, 

 poplars, otc. ; but most of it has long since been cleared away in the 

 opening up of the land for cultivation. 



Mound No. 1 (counting from the south end of the line), 63 feet in 

 length, and 48 feet in width, and 3 feet in height. This appears to have 

 been a natural elevation to which dirt has been brought and so com- 

 pleted the mound. This was partially explored, but nothing found. 

 Seventy-five feet to the west from No. 1 is a circular mound 21 feet in 

 diameter and 1^ feet in height. Unexplored. 



Fifteen feet northwest from the last is another circular unexplored 

 mound, 20 feet in width and 2 feet in height. 



Ten feet from No. 3 is a large curved mound 163 feet in length (follow- 

 ing the outer basal curvature), and varying from 20 to 25 feet in width 

 and from 2^ to 3 feet in height. This mound tapers, and decreases in 

 height toward the northwest, where, at the extremity, it has a height of 

 1^ feet and a width of 8 feet. 



Not far from the northwest extremity of this mound occurs a spur or 

 extension of the main mound. Tliis spur is 27 feet long, and quite 

 rapidly diminishes in height and width (especially in height), until at 

 the end it is less than 1 foot high and only 10 feet in width. This ap- 

 pears to have been an original mound with additions made to it by 

 human hands. Excavations were made in this mound at different points 

 down to the level of the ground at the base of the mound, but without 

 finding anything. 



The north part of this mound is still covered with hazel brush, while 

 the south i)art has been plowed over for many years. 



This mound, as well as mound No. 1, seems not to have been raised 

 for sepulchral purposes, as nearly' all others of the group have been. 



No. rt, a circular mound, 300 feet from No 4, U feet in height, 21 feet in 

 diameter, and surface occupied by hazel brush. Unexplored. 



No. G, a mound 200 feet from the base of No 5, circular, li feet in 

 height, and 21 feet in diameter. This has been degraded by the plow. 

 Unexplored. 



Between Nos. 5 and 6 there is another mound ; but as there is some 

 uncertainty regarding its origin, it is not represented on the map. 



No. 7, a mound about the same in all respects as No. 6. Unexplored, 

 degraded by the plow, and 100 feet or more from No. 6. 



No. 8, a circular mound, 45 feet in dianiet-^r, 3 feet in height, and 50 

 feet distant from No. 7. Degraded an<l unexplored. 



J^o, 9, a mouad 10 feet distant from No. 8, is about 30 feet \u diameterj 



