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two hundred and seventy-nine feet, and from the top of the head to the end of the 

 trunk, one hundred and eleven feet. Its shoulders, head, and breast, are elevated 

 four feet. In the centre of the breast is quite a depression, probably once used as 

 a place of concealment for provisions by the French, called a cache. About a mile 

 to the north of this figure is another of human shape and like magnitude, accom- 

 panied by a large group of works. Among them is a large mound two hundred 

 feet in circumference, and fifteen in height." 



Number 3. — This group occurs upon the English Prairie, within the limits of 

 Iowa county, Wisconsin. "In the vicinity of these are many other figures of 

 various forms and dimensions. To the eastward commences a series of mammillary 

 mounds, varying from one to two and a half feet in height. They are beautifully 

 and with much regularity arranged at intervals, and extend to the distance of about 

 fifteen hundred feet, terminating abruptly in a mound eighteen feet in height, and 

 two hundred and twenty-five in circumference. To the north and south of the 

 figures, and parallel with them, are numerous embankments with passage-ways 

 through them." 



Number 4. — This group is also situated in the vicinity of English Prairie. 

 But half of the figures are represented ; the remainder are of the same forms, 

 supposed to represent birds. 



Number 5. — " The site of this remarkable work is upon an eminence, near 

 Eagle Mills, Richland county, Wisconsin. It seems to be a combination of two 

 figures, one representing the buflalo, perhaps, and the other a man. Immediately 

 to the south-west, and within twenty feet of the head of this figure, commences a 

 series of mounds, mostly conical." 



Number 6 is near Blue river, English Prairie. Its outlines are very distinct ; 

 probably designed to represent the otter or a lizard. Figures of the kind are quite 

 common. 



Number 7 is in the village of Muscoda, county of Grant. Its length is two 

 hundred and sixty-four feet ; height thirty inches. 



There are many rectangular and some circular figures in addition to the animal- 



_^,,„ shaped efligies of which so many examples have 



^mmmimJ %mimmaiiJ bceu givcu. Fig. 26 rcpreseuts the manner in which 



they are often combined. This example is from the 



great group on the English Prairie. Individual 



figures might be multiplied, but enough have been 



,..,„ og presented to convey a general idea of the character 



of these singular monuments. A complete survey of the field of their occurrence 



might disclose a dependence between the various groups, and go far towards 



explaining the mystery of their origin and purposes. 



