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MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



Mduncl 2^0. 1 iiieasured but '25 feet in diameter and 4 feet iu lieiglit. 

 Ndtbing was found in it except a hard, central, or inner core of liffht- 

 colored clay wbicli, when tlnown out, api)eared like dry mortar mixed 

 with charcoal, ashes, and stone chips. No traces of b(mes or indica- 

 tions of burial were observed. 



No. 2,30 feet iu diameter, 4 feet high; resembled No. 1 in internal 

 arrangement and contents. 



No. 3, 40 feet iu diameter and 4 feet high ; gave the same results as 

 1 and 2. 



No. 4, similar iu size, diifered from the others only iu the fact that 

 at the bottom, in the center, was found a bushel or more of chai-coal 

 and ashes. 



In Fig. 107 is presented a group of this character near Harviell, 

 which is given as a type of the groups of this class of mounds which 





Fig. 107. — Mouud group ncir Harviell, Butler county. Missouri. 



literally dot all the land iu this region except the cypress swamps. 

 They are uniformly circular, seldom exceeding 50 feet iu diameter, or 

 4 feet iu height. 



The seven of this group marked 1, 2, .'5, 4, .5, (!, and 7 and quite a 

 number of other groups were excavated, the uniform result being to 

 find the nuiin portion composed of very hard clay with charcoal and 

 ashes mixed in greater or less quantities and fi-equently, but not always, 

 fragments of very rude pottery and rude stone scrapers or skinners. 



POWKH'.S FORT. 



This is an ancient indosure, connected with other works on the farm 

 of Mr. Power, on alow ridge which runs between Little Black river 



