Appendix. 



AN INTERVIEW WITH SQUIRE HADDIX. 



The gentleman was found at his fireside; he is 87 years old, and 

 his faculties remarkable well preserved. At the age of 11 years he 

 moved with his father to Osborn, where he has been a constant resi- 

 dent for 76 years. The "hill" was his "play house," and upon it Mr. 

 H. discovered the embankment during the first year of his residence 

 at Osborn. He states that numerous wandering Indians of the Shaw- 

 nee tribe were entirely ignorant of its existence. 



The sq^iare mound (no longer to be found) at the N. W. brow of 

 the hill was described as looking 70 years ago like the foundation of a 

 house, made of earth, raised, and flat. 



Mound (a), according to the gentleman's account, was once opened 

 as early as 50 years ago; but nothing extracted beyond some charred 

 bones. 



About -10 years ago Mr. H. discovered the stone mound (d) under 

 the following circumstances: he had a wagon made, and in pay for it 

 was digging a well, intending to avail himself of the stones ready in a 

 pile for the construction of the wall. But almost at the very top he 

 struck upon a skeleton : he covered it up again and picked his stones 

 from another place on the hill. 



The stone pipe, and needle made of a tooth were found in this same 

 stone mound during the summer of 1877, and generously donated by 

 this gentleman to the Museum of the Central Ohio Scientific Associ- 

 ation. 



Mr. H. also mentioned the existence of lines of earthworks (no 

 longer traceable) south of mound (c), extending clear across the hill 

 and dividing it into two distinct parts, each division being provided 

 with an excellent descent to the water (which Mr. H. supposed sur- 

 rounding the hill then), or to springs, and bearing evidence, he 

 thought, that two "camps" inhabited the hill. 



Mr. H. tells us that wrestling was quite a regular sport among the 

 you:ng Shawnees, and practiced in a particular manner. He engaged 

 himself in the exercise and practically demonstrated how it was done. 

 The "hold" was in this wise. The right hand passes under the oppo- 

 nents left and firmly grasps the belt (or top of clout) behind. 

 The opponent does likewise. Then the left hand joins the opponent's 

 left in front of the chest: The object then is to raise the opponent 

 with hand or hip, or both, from the ground and to throw him. This 

 was the extent of Squire H.'s information. 



