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he found that a wall had been built up to a height of about 4 feet, 

 forming a practically square inclosure. The space within was fJled 

 and the structure entirely covered with rocks of various sizes. He 

 removed the stones as he reached them, and consequently did not 

 notice whether the outer face of the wall was straighter or smoother 

 than the inner face, or whether there was any particular difference. 

 In all, he took away not less than 40 wagon loads of stones. 



On the level top of the hill from which the spur extends is a 

 village site, where mortars, pestles, quantities of flints, and much 

 broken pottery have been found; but no shell. 



Stark's cave (36) 



Six miles south of Eldon, on a farm now owned by George Irvin, 

 is a cave which is continuous with a small ravine leading up to 

 it. The entrance is 45 feet wide and 16 feet high; a small stream 

 flows from it, along the foot of the left (northern) wall. This 

 skirts a thin deposit of damp earth, which lies along the southern 

 wall, gradually narrowing as it extends inward, until at 50 feet 

 it runs out at the edge of a shallow pool reaching nearly across the 

 cave. The bottom, except for the earth mentioned, is rocky. 



The cave was never fit for occupancy. 



HOUSE MOUNDS 



In an old " History of Miller County " mention is made of a large 

 group of small mounds on a certain man's farm, without giving the 

 locality. It is believed by old residents that this man " lived at one 

 time 2 or 3 miles west of Ullman." If they existed, they were no 

 doubt house mounds. 



CAIRNS 



Several graves, in a group, were formerly on John Tillman's land, 



6 miles south of Eugene. The stones have been entirely removed. 

 When the ground was plowed bullets were found under the sites 

 of the cairns. 



MARIES COUNTY 



INDIAN FORD CAVE (37) 



This is a fourth of a mile up the river from the bridge crossing 

 the Gasconade, 2| miles east of Vienna; It is near the top of the 

 hill at the head of a shallow ravine. The entrance, 35 feet wide, can 

 be reached conveniently only near one wall, as a pile of talus imme- 

 diately in front completely closes the opening; behind it the roof is 



7 feet above the floor. If this accumulated material, which has in- 



