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present height of 15 feet; it has been considerably lowered by persons 

 digging into the top of it. 



Fifteen feet southwest of tliis (measuring from margin to margin) is 

 mound 3, 80 feet in circumference and about 8 feet high. Like No. 1, it has 

 been lowered by searchers. The first 5 feet from the bottom was found 

 to be u mingled compact mass of earth and stones; above that, stones 

 only. Possibly the entire mound was of earth and stone at first, the 

 former having gradually settled into the spaces between the latter. 

 An elevation around the margin of this mound indicates an encircling 

 wall of earth. 



East of 3 is an earth mound (2) 100 feet in diameter and 5 feet high. 



Surrounding it is a circular ditch 1 foot deep and outside of this is 

 a circular embankment 2 feet high. 



The slope from the top of embankment to bottom of the ditch is 

 unbroken, the plow having destroyed the original lines. From the 

 center of the included mound to the top of the wall surrounding it is 

 120 feet, showing the diameter of the inclosure to be 240 feet. 



Northeast of 1 is 4, an earth mound 2 feet high and .'jO feet in diam- 

 eter. It has also been long cultivated. 



Large trees are growing on the stone mound, but not even a bush on 

 the largest earth mound. 



THK NEWARK WORKS. ' 



As the ancient works at this place have become noted the following 

 facts, in addition to what is given by Squier and Davis in their excel- 

 lent work, may be of interest to American archeologists. 



The northern parallels, marked g h on their plan, a copy of which is 

 shown in our PI. xxx, extend eastward to the brow of the upper 

 terrace, but if they ever went down the slope and out on the next ter- 

 race, as shown in their plan, there is not now the slightest indication 

 of it, nor does any one we were able to find in Newark remember them 

 as so extending. Col. Whittlesey, by whom the original survey was 

 made, is noted for his accuracy, and possibly the plan is correct in 

 this respect, but all the evidence we could obtain is against such con- 

 clusion. 



There are two large excavations immediately north of the octagon, 

 from which it is probable the dirt was taken for the walls. There are 

 also slight depressions along some of the walls and at a few points 

 within and without them, from which dirt was also taken. Under the 

 terrace, near the creek, immediately north of the opening at the north- 

 ern corner of the octagon, is a strong .spring of cool, limpid water. 



There is considerably more space between the small circle marked G 

 near the east end of the northern parallel, and the southern line of these 

 parallels, than the plan of Messrs. Squier and Davis allows. This fact 

 is worthy of notice, as within this space is the singular work shown in 



' Squier and Davis, Anc. Hon., PI. xxv. 



