THE RICH WOODS MOUNDS. 

 Table VIII.— SIZES OF THE MOUNDS— Continued. 



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Table IX.- DIAMETER OF THE HUT RINGS. 



Table X.— SIZES OF THE EXCAVATIONS. 



The first examination of this interesting group on behalf of the Bu- 

 reau was made by Mr. Earle during his visit to this part of tlie state. 

 Subsequently I visited them in company with Mr. Earle and Dr. Kobert 

 Allyn, president of the Southern Illinois Normal University. I found 

 Mr. lilarle'.s description and the plat he furnished quite correct, though 

 the latter has been replaced by the more accurate survey made by Mr. 

 Middleton; but descriptions and plats, though critically correct, fail 

 to convey a true conception of this magnificent group. 



Exploring Xo. 1 (Fig. !).'}), which by a careful remeasurement was 

 ascertained to be 150 feet in diameter at the base and 20 feet high, we 



