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MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



As will be seen by reference to Mr. Strong's figures, these measure- 

 ments differ considerably from his. This is due in part, but to no great 

 extent, to the wearing down and consequent expansion since the date 

 of his examination. 



The length of the long mound is 120 feet, average width 15 feet, and 

 height from 12 to 15 inches. 



HAZEN CORNERS GROUP. 



The next group surveyed is situated on Mr. B. G. Thomas's farm, 



Sec. 36, T. 8 N"., E. 6 W., at what is known as Hazen Corners. The 



mounds are on the crest of the 

 ridge heretofore mentioned and 

 on both sides of the Black River 

 road, 9 miles trom Prairie du Chieu. 

 This is the group represented in 

 Mr. Strong's Pig. 4. It is mostly 

 covered with a growth of small 

 trees, which confirms Mrs. Thom- 

 as's statement that when her fam- 

 ily first came to this place the ridge 

 here was almost bare of trees. 



The main ridge runs a little east 

 of north before reaching this point, 

 but here it curves and branches, 

 one branch running north, the other 

 eastward. A few of the mounds 

 are on the crest, the rest on the 

 southern slope of the ridge that 

 runs eastward and on the eastern 

 slope of the main ridge close to the 

 junction of the branches. 



The group consists of 24 mounds, 

 1 quadruped, 3 birds, 13 long and 7 

 round mounds, all of which, except 

 two of the birds, are shown in the 

 diagram (Fig. 17); the latter are 

 shown in Pig. 18. 



The dimensions of mound No. 1 

 (([uadruped) are as follows: Total 

 length, 98 feet; mdth over the 

 shoulder to the fore foot, 41 feet; 

 width of body between the legs, 27 

 feet; width of fore leg near the 

 body, 23 feet; width of the hind leg 



near the body, 17 feet; distance between the legs at the body, 32 feet; 



height at highest point, 3 feet. The natural curves of the animal's 



body are remarkably true to nature. 



