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MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



CHECK LINES. 



These iiiclosures are drawn to a regular scale iu Pis. xxxv and xxxvi. 

 It is apparent from Pi. xxxv, which represents the square according to 

 the resurvey, that the form given in Ancient Monuments, PI. xvii, is 

 erroneous- in that it is much more regular than the facts warrant. 

 Neither side is straight, nor is there a right angle at any point. It is 

 not regular in any sense, but was doubtless intended for a square. 

 Measuring the direct lines from corner to corner the lengths are as 

 follows: That from stations 1 to 5 is 957 feet; from 5 to 7, 791 feet; 

 from 7 to 11 is 962 feet, and from 11 to 1 is 825 feet. Messrs. Squier 

 and Davis say it is a rectangle with a length of 950 feet and a width 

 of 900 feet. 



The circular inclosure (PI. xxxvi) varies considerably from a true fig- 

 ure, the east and west diameter being 1,018 feet, while that running- 

 north and south is only 900 feet, the difference between the two being 

 58 feet. "Nor is the curve uniform, being much sharper at some points 

 than at others. It embraces a little less than 18 acres. 



CEDAR BANK WORKS. ' 



The high bank on the river side is easy of ascent. The dirt is loose 

 and so aflbrds a good foothold, although the bank is as steep as the 

 nature of the material will allow. Were the timber and brush removed, 

 so that the looser soil could be washed off, the case might be different. 



' Squier and Davis : Anc. Mon., PI. xviii. 



