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ETHNOLOGY. 



A mound similar to this was seen by me at Oqiieoc Eiver, Lake Hu- 

 ron, [Fig. 7;] and another at Point La Barbe, in the Straits of Mackinac. 

 [Fig. 8.] No opportunity was afforded in either case for a thorough 



Pig. 7 



3IoxiiLd, Oqueoe Biver, JMicMgan. 



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7 6 



10 Miles. 



examination of the contents. In fact, such mounds are frequent all 

 along the lake shore, and seem to be invariably of more recent origin 

 than the first-described works. They are generally quite small ', and it 

 is observable that they are frequently situated in such places as present 

 some features of natural beauty. 



At old Fort Mackinac, opposite Point La Barbe, on the south shore 

 of the Straits of Mackinac, occur several interesting mounds, [Fig. 8,] 

 which have never to my knowledge been thoroughly examined. Long 

 before the European selected this point for a fort, or even the present 



