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PLATE XXX. No. 1.* 



This work is situated four miles south-west of the town of Hanuhon, Butler 

 county, Ohio, on S. 10, T. 1, R. 2, between the Great and Little Miami rivers. 

 It is indicated by the letter C, in the Map of a section of the Miami valley 

 (Plate in, No. 2). 



The ground upon which this unique work is built is the level bottom of the 

 Miami river, at a distance from any high lands. The principal or square portion 

 of the work is constructed of an embankment of earth, about four feet high by 

 fifty feet base, unaccompanied by a ditch. The walls of the circular or irregular 

 portion of the work, towards Pleasant run, are considerably heavier, and have an 

 interior ditch. The work is not an exact square, nor are its gateways disposed 

 with the usual degree of regularity. The walls, at the western angle, terminate . 

 in a large oblong mound, and a small mound occupies the centre of one of the 

 attached circular works. 



At a short distance from the enclosure, towards the south, are two large 

 mounds, placed one hundred and thirty-five feet apart. They are each about two 

 hundred and fifty feet in circumference, and fifteen feet in perpendicular height, 

 and are in part composed of large stones. These mounds, as also the larger 

 portion of the enclosure, are situated in timbered land, the forests presenting the 

 usual primitive aspect. The trees growing upon the walls are of the largest size, 

 and are surrounded by the fallen and decayed trunks of their predecessors. From 

 this work to the Miami river, the distance is now about half a mile ; the intervening 

 bottom is low and of comparatively recent formation. It is probable that the 

 river once washed the Avork, at the point now bounded by Pleasant run. 



For reasons which it is here unnecessary to recapitulate, this work is deemed 

 of rehgious origin. 



PLATE XXX. No. 2.* 



This work is indicated by the letter F, in the map of a section of the Miami 

 valley, and is situated on the right bank of the Miami river, seven miles below 

 the town of Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, on S. 27 and 34, T. 3, R. 2, E. M. 



Little can be said respecting it, except that it is a circle of considerable size, 



* From the Survpy and Notes of James McBride, Esq. 



