MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. 553 



HENRY CO. 



„ CAMBRIDGE 



A ^ 'B 



Part of KNOX CO. 



jf 



Plat No. I. 



Part of PEORIA CO. 



lu the corporation of Toulon, marked F, from a very low mound were 

 taken two axes and some white flakes like enamel. Judging from the 

 deposits, as well as from the mold, a body had been interred here. 



In the northeast of 

 Henry County, at a 

 point marked G, are 

 immense sand-hills 

 and swamps. The 

 mound-builders evi- 

 dently made this a 

 rendezvous for game 

 and fish, the sand- 

 banks abounding in 

 all kinds of relics. 

 This is the Winne- 

 bago swamp, and 

 scattered through it 

 are many evidences of 

 ancient inhabitants. 



As mentioned above, 

 Plat No. 2 is in en- 

 largement of point A 

 in Plat 1. The mounds 

 will be described in 

 the order of the numbers in the figure. 

 1. The mound was opened and a polished agate was found, about the 



size and shape of a hen's e}:i;g^ but 

 more pointed.' Both this mound 

 and ^o. 2 are still coveied with 

 timber. 



3. K'othing but nshes was found 

 in the bottom of this mound. 



4. At the bottom, the stump of 

 a crab-apple tree was discovered, 

 which had been felled by a blunt- 

 edged tool. Another tree had 

 grown on the surfaceof the mound, 

 and the roots completely sur- 

 rounded the ancient stump be- 

 neath. Another mound formerly 

 located at this point has since 



been obliterated. 



5, 6, 7. Permission to open these could not be obtained. 



All the mounds mentioned in this paper are about the same size, 30 

 feet across, and 2^ feet high, and are built of material found on the spot. 

 The last named are on the land of Peter H. Nilson. 



Plat No.2. I Mile Square. 



