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lar oval figure inclosing the rocky summit of the hill, the largest diam- 

 eter of which is 220 paces and the shorter 200. The elevation of the 

 knob, at the center, is 50 feet above the terrace or bench, on which 

 the lines of loose stones are lying. This interior space is principally 

 cleared of loose stone, and shows bare ledges of lime rock, in horizontal 

 layers. 



The hill is covered with an open growth of oaks. There is nothing 

 in this structure suggestive of a fort, except its elevated position, which, 

 however, is by no means inaccessible. The openings are too wide and 

 too numerous to warrant the idea of a defensive work. It is more i)rob- 

 able that it was the scene of imposing public processions and displays, 

 and was approached by crowds of persons from all sides through the 

 openings. The rude wall or line of stones would be the necessary re- 

 sult of clearing the ground of the blocks of limestone once scattered 

 profusely over the surface. 



Near where the railway from Cartersville to Cedarville crosses Petit's 

 Creek, at the base of the limestone bluif, about half a mile east of the 

 "fort," is an artificial pile of small stones, which was once about 18 feet 

 in height. It is now very much injured by persons in search of treasure 

 and of relics, who have formed a crater at the center nearly down to the 

 ground, throwing the stones over the sides. It must have been a regu- 

 lar cone, with smaller heaps attached around its base, which was irregu- 

 lar, and about 160 feet in circumference. This mound of stones does 

 not differ from those raised by the red men over the remains of their 

 dead chiefs except in size. 



A few days before I was at the great mound, a rude stone effigy of a 

 female was plowed out near its base on the north side. It is quite gro- 

 tesque, resembling the uncouth carvings in wood of the Indians of 

 the north. Its height is 14 inches, its weight 36 pounds, and the mate- 

 rial is the limestone of the region. 



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