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est points teing at the hip, where it is nearly 4 feet high. Entire 

 length, 140 feet; width across the body to the farther end of the hind 

 leg, 72 feet; across the body between the legs, 55 feet; across the body 

 aiid fore leg, 77 feet; across the neck, 40 feet; length of head from back 

 to nozzle, 60 feet; width of hind leg at the body, 32 feet; at the foot, 

 15 feet; length of hind leg, 22 feet; across the fore leg at the body, 28 

 feet; at the foot 15 feet; length of fore leg, 28 feet." 



Fig. 45. — Elephant mouini. aftor Waruer'.s figure. 



Fig. 45 is another view of this mound, which is an exact copy, re- 

 duced to half size, of the original manuscript pencil sketch by .Tared 

 Warner, from which the figure in the Smithsonian Eeport for 1872 was 

 made. 



S"ilEBOYGAN COUNTY. 

 MANITOWOC AND .SHEBOYGAX .MOUNDS. 



There are some scattering mounds on the hills bordering the Sheboy- 

 gan marshes on the north. These are usually isolated, simple conical 

 tumuli, though some are in irregular groups on elevated situations. 



The only one opened (the rest had been previously explored) was 

 situated on a sandy ridge half a mile north of the marsh and 100 feet 

 above it. It was about 50 feet in diameter at the base and 5 feet higli. 

 After passing through 18 inches of surface soil the central mass was 

 struck, which appeared to be compositd of earth mingled with flrebeds, 

 charcoal, ashes, and loose stones. Near the center of this mass, at the 

 bottom of the mound, a large human skeleton in a sitting po.sture was 

 discovered, apparently holding between its hands and knees a large 

 clay vessel, unfortunately in fragments. These were covered over by 

 an irregular layer of flat bowlders. Nothing else worthy of notice was 

 found. 



About 2 miles west of this, on a bluff overlooking the marsh, was 

 another mound of similar form and slightly larger, which had been pre- 

 viously opened by Mr. Hoissen of Sheboygan. It was found literally 



