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examine the different effigies on the bluffs and compare them with those 

 on the bottom lands and ascertain the character of both. A third object 

 was to ascertain whether there was any effigy on the bluffs which in any- 

 way had resemblance to the so-called elephant effigy on the bottom lanuo. 

 With these three questions in mind, the exploration was undertaken. It 

 was not an easy thing to do, as the gorges were long and the bluffs were 

 steep, but it was accomplished by the aid of a guide who knew the location 

 of all the groups. We take up the groups or lines of mounds on the bluffs 

 in their order, and call attention, to the map of these different mounds as 

 well as the topography of the country in which they were f onnd. We give 

 the names of the people who owned the land, and call the groups by the 

 name of the place. (1) The group on the Kendall place. This is composed 

 of a series of long mounds and effigies which run fi-onitbe edge of the bluff, 

 overlooking the village of Wyalusing, out across land belonging to Mr. 

 Glenn, Sec. 31, to land belonging to Mr. KendaU, on Sec. 32. This group 

 or line of mounds overlooked the gorges on either side, and extended out to 

 the level plateau at the head of the gorges. The line was composed mainly 

 of long mounds, but the effigies were situated at either end of the line, 

 the effigy of a squirrel being at the west end of the line on the edge of the 

 bluff, and three effigies at the east end of the line; a moose, wild cat, and 

 bear. The squirrel was a very unique and interesting effigy, representing 

 the animal as in the attitude of running; the wild-cat was of the ordinary 

 shape, but the moose was the most interesting of all. It was situated on 

 the edge ot the bluff overlooking a deep gorge, south of it, and command- 

 ing a view of other effigies on the other side of the gorge. (See map 1 , 

 the works in Grant Co., also Figs. 4 and 5.) The attitude of the moose was 

 very natural. 



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We call attention to the different effigies found in these groups, as the 

 answers to questions asked will be found in them. It will be noticed that 

 there are no elephant effigies in any of the groups. The effigies as dis- 

 covered are as follows: (1) The squirrel on the bluff overlooking Wyalus- 

 ing, map 2, Section 31. (2) The moose, Fig. 4, situated at the head of the 

 gorge on the Kendall place, Section 32. (3 and 4) The bear and the wild- 

 cat situated in the same group. (5) Raccoon on the Darby place. Fig. 5, 

 Section 31. (6) The buffaloes on the Glenn place. Section 30. (7 and 8) A 

 group of bear and three deer on the Locke place. Section 17. See Fig. 6. (9) 

 Two buffaloes on Section 18, Figs. 7 and 10. A group of turtles on the Scnee 

 place, Section 22. These were just such effigies as are common throughout 



