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could be obtained, and the same may be said of nearly all of the outcrops 

 of this rock. 



AECH.EOLOGY. 



A proper description of the archajological remains found in this 

 county would require the work of an entire summer devoted to their 

 study. In Fallsburgh, Hopewell, Madison, Newark, Granville, and Jer- 

 sey townships, and perhaps in others, are remains of the earth-works, 

 and other structures of the ancient races, most of them referable to the 

 times of the " Mound Builders,'' all of which deserve a more careful and 

 systematic study than they have yet received. Fortunately, the most 

 important of these monuments were carefully surveyed and platted by 

 Col. Charles Whittlesey, at the close of the first Geological Survey of the 

 State, and thus the form and locations hive been recorded of many earth- 

 works, which have since been obliterated by the plow, but further ex- 

 ploration with the spade is needed to gather all the available facts tend- 

 ing to explain their character and uses. The excavations made in min- 

 ing the chert of Flint Ridge cover large areas, and the exploration of 

 these would doubtless give much information as to the character of the 

 implements used, and the mode of mining practiced by these early races. 

 It is to be hoped that, if no other provision is made for it, the citizens of 

 the county will organize a local society for the purpose of thoroughly 

 exploring, mapping, and preserving these interesting remains. 



