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others in the delicacy of their pottery and the artistic proportion and 
finish of the same; and above all the accurate delineation of animal and 
bird forms carved in pipestone, which show the striking qualities of a 
master sculptor by presenting the pose and even the facial expression 
of animals and birds, which were at the same time fashioned in the 
form of platform pipes. Along with this are evidences of a nation-wide 
inter-tribal trade, for the mounds contain copper which must have come 
from the great lakes or Mexico; large quantities of mica probably from 
North Carolina; hematite apparently from Missouri; galena ore similar 
to that of Illinois; ocean shells from the Atlantic or the Gulf; and, most 
remarkable of all, obsidian in very large specimens of spear heads which 
could not have been quarried closer than Mexico. In all of this they 
formed a distinct culture far above the Newark stage mentioned. 
At Anderson, a county seat northeast of Indianapolis, is a small 
group of earthworks similar to those at Newark, and are distributed 
over an area of about five acres. They are known as Mounds Park 
and are located on a bluff adjoining a beautiful stretch of White River. 
The park is reached by both traction and street car lines from Ander- 
son; it has a large shelter house and would be an ideal place to invoke 
the inspiration of the leaders of that unknown race, for the archaelogi- 
cal researches now contemplated among these examples of their handi- 
work. One of the circular embankments of this group covers about two 
acres, in the center of which is a small ceremonial mound; it has a 
single gateway with level ground leading to this mound. The earth 
for this embankment was taken from the inside, forming a ditch about 
8 feet in depth, which with the height of the embankment added pre- 
sents from the inside a slope of quite imposing height. This same 
feature of an interior ditch exists at the embankment in the Fair 
Grounds at Newark, Ohio. 
