XXVI ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



Another undertaking, which had been begun during the last 

 month of the preceding year, was a survey of several iiiclo- 

 sures and other ancient remains of Ohio, to test the accuracy 

 of the surveys by Squier and Davis and others. This was 

 continued during a portion of the year. A third item con 

 sisted in completing the list of mound localities to be used 

 in preparing the maps. 



On July 15 Messrs. Middleton and Fowke went to Ohio, 

 where they were engaged about one month in surveying the 

 ancient works of that region. During the same time Mr. Rey 

 nolds was employed in the same State in collecting data tor 

 the archeologic maps. From Ohio Mr. Fowke went to Mich 

 igan, making the tour of the lake border of the United States 

 from Detroit westward to Duluth, at the head of Lake Superior. 

 He made careful examinations of ancient works and aborig 

 inal remains, especially at the following-named points: De 

 troit, Port Huron, Saginaw, Ogemaw County, about Traverse 

 Bay, Beaver Island, Mackinac Island, and the mainland on 

 both sides, Sault Ste. Marie, Marquette, Munissing, the copper 

 region, Ontonagon, Ashland, Bayfield, La Pointe (the old Cha- 

 quamagon), and Duluth. Returning by way of Prairie du 

 Chien, Wis., and Davenport, Iowa, he stopped at Carbondale, 

 111., the point selected as headquarters for the season. After 

 writing a preliminary report of his trip he went to Kentucky 

 to examine certain works in the northern part of that State, 

 and thence to Washington. During May and June, 1888, he 

 was engaged in exploring mounds in Pike County, Ohio. 



From Ohio, Mr. Middleton went to Wisconsin to survey 

 certain groups of works in the southern and southwestern part 

 of that State, which occupied him until autumn. Most of the 

 winter he was engaged in working up the plats and other re 

 sults of his surveys. Before spring he made a survey of cer 

 tain groups in southeastern Missouri and of the Seltzertown 

 group in Mississippi. During April, May, and June, he was 

 engaged in surveying and examining groups in southern Ohio 

 and northern Kentucky. 



Mr. Reynolds, after leaving Ohio, was engaged during the 

 remainder of the summer, and until he went to Carbondale, 



