8 CONTENTS. 



Page. 



The Mound-builders 595- 



General observations 595 



Diflerent opinions 597 



Objections answered 610 



Other objections answered 625 



Inscribed tablets - 632 



The shale tablets 638 



The historical evidence 645 



A comparison of the works of the Mound-builders with those of the Indians . 659 



Architecture of the Mound-builders 660 



Fortifications, etc 667 



Similarity in burial customs 671 



General resemblances in habits, customs, art, etc 680 



Links connecting the Indians directly with the Mound-builders 688 



The Etowah mound — Stone graves 688 



Engraved shells — Stone pipes — Copi)er articles — Stone images 701 



Evidences of tribal divisions — Subsequent use of mounds by Indians 706 



Evidence of contact with modern European civilization found in the 



mounds '. 710 



Copper articles 710 



Other metals 713 



The Muskoki tribes 718 



General observations 722 



