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a very flat cone. In one was found the skeleton of a man, with fragments of 

 pottery, &c. 



There are also a few mounds near Lake Maria, at the source of Grand river 

 (sections twenty-five and thirty-six, township fourteen, range twelve). 



The Neenah river is in some places bordered by a high sandy bank, frequently 

 higher near the water than further back. Along the margin of this bank, small 

 indistinct mounds are of frequent occurrence, placed as if intended to guard or watch 

 the passage of the river. They are often of a subtriangular form, the shortest side 

 and highest point being towards the river. They are unusually small, and have 

 but little elevation. 



At a place known as Moundville, are some structures quite perfect in their 

 shape and outline. They are in the oak-openings, on the west side of the river, 

 in township fourteen, range nine ; and consist of several raccoons and bears, with 

 oblong and round mounds, and one animal form (Fig. 27), whose genus and species 

 could not well be made out. 



Fig. 27. 



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At Moundville. Forty feet to an inch. 



