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ever, is worthy of thought for caches and corn fields indicate 

 village residence. 



2nd. The situation of the village with relation to lookouts 

 and means of defense is worthy of notice. The reader 

 will examine the map and compare it with the map 

 at Great Bend and notice the occupied points in 

 both. There are near the village high bluffs as at 

 Great Bend. On these bluffs there are also emblematic 

 mounds, which possibly were used as lookouts. Two of 

 these groups overlook the village site; one which is not seen 

 on the map is situated 1^ miles north of Waukesha. Dr. 

 Lapham has described this group and a diagram is taken 

 from his work. He says: " On a high and very command- 

 ing position" are three round mounds in front of four 

 " lizard mounds." They are at the crossing of the old Mad- 

 ison road in the southwest quarter of Sec. 26 A. A sentinel 

 stationed on them could give warning to the inhabitants on 

 the approach of any hostile force long before they could 

 reach the village. The lizards as in most other cases have 

 their heads toward the south. ''■' The general situation, dis- 

 tribution of the mounds as well as the topographical features 

 of the country will be represented in the map." It will be 

 noticed that they occupy three levels, those in the lower part 

 mostly conical (probably Indian burial places those on the 

 upper are on what may be called the second bank, others are 

 ■on the high land east and south of the village. 



We have referred to the turtle mound as forming a look- 

 out. One of the most remarkable specimens of the turtle was 

 found by Dr. Lapham at this place. The location of this 

 would indicate that it was designed as a lookout to protect 

 the village from approach by way of the river. The high 

 bluff, called bird hill^ is situated about one mile east of this. 

 A description of this bird hill and its effigies has been given 

 and does not need to be repeated. The village site was upon 

 the grounds of Carroll College. 



3rd. The form of the enclosure and the character of the 

 -ground are very similar to those found at Great Bend. Dr. 

 Lapham says, the mounds form a quasi enclosure, and hence 

 like many other groups of works, has been, by casual ob- 



