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There are also some other slight works in this vicinity, mostly oblong mounds, 

 called breastworks by gentlemen of military associations ; and there are extensive 

 tracts of ground worked into garden-beds, or low flat ridges, as before described. 



There are also some mounds at the foot of the Big Dells, six miles further up 

 the river. 



Following up the valley of the Lemonwier river, a branch of the Wisconsin 

 from the west, the first group of works observed was near One Mile creek 

 (section twenty, township fifteen, range four, delineated on Plate XLIX). There 

 are six embankments of different lengths, three bird-shaped mounds with large 

 bodies, and two small oval tumuli, all arranged on or between two sandy ridges that 

 very much resemble ancient lake beaches. The works are arranged in a direction 

 parallel to these two ridges ; and the wings of two of the birds extend entirely 

 across the low ground between them. On both sides of the ridges the ground 

 descends into low marshy places of considerable extent. 



The two oblong embankments situated upon the sand ridge might be supposed 

 to be works of defence, or breastworks ; but as they are of precisely the same 

 character as the others whose, position between the ridges precludes such an infer- 

 ence, we must, as in other cases, conclude that they were constructed for a different 

 purpose. ' The ground is here occupied by the oak-openings, or a scattered growth 

 of trees. The marshes on each side may formerly have been ponds, now filled by 

 the accumulation for ages of vegetable matter. 



At Mors creek (section seven, township fifteen, range four, east), there is a series 

 of mounds, as delineated on Plate L. They extend along the river at intervals for 

 two miles. The group near the mill (Plate L, No. 1), is much injured by a 

 removal of the earth to form the dam across the Lemonwier river. It consists, 

 as will be seen, of bird-shaped and oblong earthworks. No. 2 of the same plate is 

 an enlarged plan of the two most perfect of these images. Upon excavating one of 

 them, the remains of a human skeleton were found, which had been deposited in 

 the head of the figure. These mounds are here supposed to represent men. They 

 are upon a gentle slope or nearly level space between the river and the foot of a 

 ridge, or second bank, which is but slightly elevated above the water of the river. 

 Several round tumuli are found on the ridge a few rods further west. 



On Plate L, No. 3, is represented a very long-armed figure, situated near Two 

 Mile creek (about two miles above Moss's Mill), where are others quite similar to 

 those exhibited on the same plate, No. 2. These long arms extend quite across 

 from the abrupt bank of the river to some marshy grounds. 



In the same neighborhood is said to be a small circular inclosure (southwest 

 quarter of section twenty-one, township sixteen, range three), and also (on the north- 

 west quarter of section twelve, township fifteen, range three) a series of garden- 

 beds. 



Leaving the main Lemonwier. river, we passed between two isolated sandstone 

 cliiFs, known as the Little BluflCs (section twelve, township sixteen, range two, 

 east), and observed two oblong embankments, or breastworks; but they did not 

 appear to be arranged with any purpose of defending the narrow pass between the 

 bluffs. 



