STONE GRAVES AT ROCKWOOD. 



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Southeast of Prairie du Roclier, on the blutt's, is auothcr cemetery of 

 stone graves situated much as the one last mentioued, and uear by is 

 a fine spring. These had all been examined by previous explorers. 

 The arrangement was found to be much like the last, one large grave 

 with the others around it. 



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 STONK GRAVES AT ROCKWOdD. 



These are situated close to the village of Ruckwood on the land of Mr. 

 Eeed, on a high bench or terrace that stands about 75 feet above the 

 bottom lands. 



The larger portion of them had been explored; some had been carried 

 down by a caving of the bank near which they were placed and others 

 removed to make way for foundations of houses. This must have been 

 a very extensive cemetery, as the area over M'hich the remaining graves 

 extend is comparatively large. The surface, which was level originally, 

 seems to have been rounded up somewhat, as though iutended for a 

 low, broad mound, but so much excavating had been done that no posi- 

 tive conclusiou could be reached on this i>oint. 



