476 MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



stiaiglit. The soil within this iuclosiue seems less fertile than at the 

 other works; at least the growing corn is not so large or thrifty. An 

 abnndance of yellow clay is ou the surface of the tield to the north, close 

 to the northeast corner of the iuclosure. The north and east ditches 

 drain several acres of ground. In the woods on the north side, the 

 greatest elevation of the wall iibove the bottom of the ditch is about S 

 feet. 



In regard to the square, flat tojiped mound to the south of the iuclo- 

 sure, it is to be noted that the topography is not as shown in the plate. 

 The point on which it is situated does not reach out to the terrace 

 below, the ravines on the two sides uniting before going that far and 

 allowing only a narrow strip of the bottom to be seen from the mound, 

 which is lower than the ground to either side of the nmin ravine below; 

 a fine view, however, of the valley and the hills beyond can be had 

 from the south side. The point on which the mound stands is smooth 

 and rounded, as stated by Squier and Davis, but no more so than many 

 others similarly formed and situated, and has no indications whatever 

 of having been artificially worked off. 



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Between the circle and the square, west of the level area connecting 

 them near c d is an excavation; another is on the other side of the wall 

 within the square. 



The smaller circles and jjarallels are about effaced. Those farthest 

 south can be partially traced. The wing wall from the smallest one 

 (in the group marked J) to the bluft', has been plowed away; the larger 

 circle, howcA'er, and its wing wall can be seen, and it is plain that the . 

 latter is only an irregularly curved endianknient running out to the bluff, 

 and was never continuous on a part of the terrace that has disappeai'ed. 



The walls of the circle and octagon are still quite ])rominent and are 

 respecti\"ely 2 and 5 feet high. 



This circle is very similar in size and other respects to the " observa- 

 tory circle " at N^ewark, and, like that, is connected with an octagon, 

 though the relative sizes of the two inclosures differ in this respect — 

 the octagon of the Newark works is larger than the circle, while that 

 of the High bank works is smaller than the circle. We see in this 

 group the tendency to combine circles, octagon, and parallels as at 

 Newark, making it probable that the works at both points are due to 

 one people. According to Messrs. Squier and Davis, this circle is a- 

 perfect one, the diameter being 1,050 feet, which, as will be seen by 

 what follows, agrees very closely with the result of the resurvey. 



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