Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-03-16

which said at that place there aoGS buried
great animal, and whose remains they were
anxious 10 protect, and keep the whites of.
On digging, the remains were found as de-
scrbed. With them were also found In
dian arrow heads of much larger than the
usual size, and the remains oil man OF
extraordinary size. The animal is put to-
gether, and Of vast size. A band Of music
IS sealed bettoeen his ribs, and and at
height Of ten or Twelve feet; his length is
twenty or thirty feet, and he belongs with
out doubt to the amphbious class. Ills
tusks are of enormous size, and notwlth-
standing they are curved inland partly bro
ken, measure ID fee: from tip 10 tip. The
most singular part of his formation is, that
the joint Of his hind leg turns outwards.--
This creature is rs much larger than the
mammoth, as the latter than the OK.
I'd. 1t is also fact that on one of the
highest hills Of Missouri, are found a great
quantity OF the Mammoth Bones or skeie-
tons, indicating that at the delugo or some
other great flood these animals had retreat
ed to the tops Of the hills, and there per-
ished.
Sd. The Pc'riGcd Forest. OF this we
had some doubts. but Of the general fact
there is no question. Over considerable
space of tho ground parts Of the trunks of
trees, and fragments of limbs are found
perfectly petrfied.
4th. The city Of A-talan, which year
or two since was announced as existing on
ono of the branches Of Rock River, at
Wisconsin, is reality, far as ii relates
10 the extensive remains of ancient works.
Our informant examined this work thor
oughly. II consists of parapcts of earth,
like the Indian Fortficatons Of Ohio, with
some things peculiar to itself, covering ID
acres Of ground. No evidences of a high
er civilization than that which exists in the
Ohio works were found, except it may be
some brick burnt. in the ancient rude way.
These were found in certain projections
from the parapets. They were evidently
brick, but made with straw in the old mode,
and rudcly formed. 1t is said, however,
that the Indians OF the Rocky Mountains
Go now make brick.
Within two Of the angles Of this work
are found two towers and mounds, intended,
as our informant believes, for watch tow
ers, and also for burial places.--Through
one lie dug, but found nothing. In the
other he found a regular vault, about the
SIZE Of common room, but much longer
in ono way than the other.--liere he found
many bones OF human beings. 1t was ev-
identity tomb. He says that the Indians
of the far north west say that they have
seen the common Indian mound built, and
that the process is, first ard iliustrious chief
is buried, and that in mark Of their respect
others, as they go by, deposit some addi-
tonal earth and that thus the mounds grow
to their present size.
There is undoubtedly much evidence to
show that more civilized race once inha
bitcd North America, but in tracing out
the links Of that evidence there is one yet
wanting. The ancient remains in the West
have not yet shown evidence of arts or sci
ence superior TO what the Indians of this
day might not have had. The existence
however, Of these remains, and even of the
people themselves, still! involves an inscru-
table problem; problem upon which We
hope The forthcoming work Of Mr.. Stevens
may throw some light.