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the state, though the attitude of the squirrel and buffalo and stag ov deer 

 were quite unique and interesting. They represent the animals which 

 formerly abounded here. We cannot resist the impression that they repre- 

 sented the animals which were hunted and for which the mounds were 

 erected as observatories. They possibly may have been the " dream gods" 

 or " dream totems," or they may have 

 been "game gods" or "game totems,' 

 both signifj'ing the same thing to the 

 [■ui:erslitious hunters. There was noth- 

 ing which had any resemblance to the 

 elephant or could convey the idea that 

 the elephant or mastodon was hunted or 

 even knov.-n by this people. 



The locality which was next examined 

 was north of the Wisconsin river, in 

 Crawford county. This is a region 

 which has been explored by the assis- 

 tants of the Ethnological Bureau, and we 

 need not dwell upon it in detail. It will 

 be sufficient to say that an interesting- 

 discovery was the result of the explora- 

 tion by the writer. It was found to be 

 the residence of a clan, the swallow be. 

 ing the totem of the clan. We speak of 

 this because it is important, as throwing 

 light on the so-called elephant effigy. 

 The point in mind is this: The swallow 

 which was every^\-here discoverable in 

 all tlie groups visited in Crawford county, ,/' 



shows that this was a totem of this 

 region; and the probability is that 

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