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MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



tious which woukl have to be encountered in 

 the attempt to run a single straight line. The 

 auxiliary line runs westward from station 46 on 

 the chief base. The stations on these lines are 

 numbered from 3.5 to .58, respectively, No. 36 be- 

 ing taken as the starting point, 35 simply in- 

 dicating an after northern extension to connect 

 with mound 18. The positions of the mounds 

 nearest these bases are indicated by lines run- 

 ning at right angles therefrom. The other 

 mounds more distant are located by courses 

 and distances from those determined by means 

 of the base lines. 



Measurements are in all cases to the center 

 of the mound, hut ring, or other work, unless 

 otherwise expressly mentioned. The various 

 measurements made are shown in the following 

 tables. 



Table i contains the measurements of the 

 chief base line; ii, those of the auxiliary line; 

 III, the po.sitions of the mounds by the offsets 

 from the base line; IV, the positions of the 

 mounds by offsets from the auxiliary line; v, 

 the positions of the mounds as determined by 

 lines from one to the other; VI, the courses and 

 distances locating the hut rings; vii, the posi- 

 tions of the excavations; viii, the sizes of the 

 mounds; ix, the diameter of the hut rings; and 

 X, the sizes of the excavations. In order to 

 make a plat of the group, start from the center 

 of Mound 17 and run a line 57 feet 5f . 88° 30' E. 

 This will locate Station 36, from which all the 

 other stations and mounds can be determined. 



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Table I. -BASE LINE. 



