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MOUND EXl'LOKATIONS. 



pointformiishari) iJioniontoiyjuttiiig out toward tlic west, with remark- 

 ably steep and partially precipitous sides on the soutli and west, rising 

 about 150 feet above the general level. This is capped by a sharj) 

 sandy ridge, rising in the central portion another hundred feet. On 

 the crest of this ridge arc^ four mounds, whicli maybe numbered 1, 2,3, 

 and 4. Between 1 and 3 is a somewhat broad and tiatteued depres- 

 sion, in which mound No. 2 is situated. The ridge beyond the point 

 gradually descends toward the east, becoming broadened and tlattciicd 

 as it recedes. On this portion there are 10 small circular mounds in a 

 single line. 



Fill. 7.— Wallod vault iu luoimil, riairio ilu Cbiuu, Wiaimusin, 



Mound No. 1 (Fig. 7) was 0])ened in 1.S76 by Judge lironson, who 

 fouiKl at tlie base of it some six or eight skeletons lying stretched out 

 horizontally, and covered by a. dry, light colored mortar, which had run 

 between and incased the bones and even filled some of th(^ crania. As 

 only the southern portion had been opened, the remainder was carefully 



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Fid. 8. — Bird moiinil, Prairin dii Cliii-n, AA'iseonsin. 



explored. The dried mortal' was very hard and diHicult to dig through, 

 but the pick soon struck some Hat limestone rocks, which, when 

 fully exposed, were found to be i)arts of a rough wall about 3 feet high, 

 from the natural surface of the ground, and S feet long. In the oi)po- 

 site sid^^ of the mound, about 12 feet from this and parallel to it, was 

 another similar wall. 



'rii(> ends of these walls are shown in Fig. 8. Between them on the 

 natural surface had been placed side by side a number of skeletons 



