Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-03-21

The above Figure represents the singular group of
ancient works yet discovered in western America. This
monument of ancient people in the form of mounds,
embaukents butreses and outworks which, commercially
very much resembles forhcaon and in all proba-
biiy constructed for this purpose, by warlke people,
These antiquities, by consent, known the
ruins "cty of Aztaan, and they situated in
furnishing region Of country, destined probably to have in
few years dense and powerful population have
reason TO believe fourshed there in former times
have never personally examined the cy of Aztaan,"
although have been resident Of the mining region since
the time it still under the jurisdiction of Michigan
Having undertaken interesting subject and being desr
Gus Of embracing in with the antiquities of the western
part of the territory those OF the ruins OF Aztaan, could
conceive Of better mode OF acquiring facts concerning
them than soliciting the aid Of friend, in whose probity
and competency every reliance may be placed to furnish
me with a description Of those ruins we'll the charac
of the adjacent country He has given me the follow
ing interesting account which, deprivng it in Of
its epsolary form. VIII here Introduce
In your enquiries respecting the ancient
mains since discovered in the portion of
this territory, known the ruins Of Aztalan, regret
that the limited opportunity afforded me of a minute exam
naon Of the will preclude the possibility of afford
ing you such description this time could wish; al
though have doubt that thorough examination would
throw much light upon this mysterious subject. One thing
I am convinced of, and that is that with others who
have looked upon the different accounts which have from
time appeared, respecting the ancient works in this
widely extended valley, deception and the ephemeral
efforts of pennya-lner, have been mistaken, for is
deception but is well worthy of attention and investigation
Ancient embankmentS and tumull OF different form and
construction are, abundant in
tons of territorv have examined many of these
MAINS but in different researches have not yet dis
covered the objects of the constructions which appeared
first view distinct, which forced upon mind
strongly the conviction Of the existence hereabou of
former race Of beings skilled in the than any Of
thepresent tribes Of sayagcs known the ap
pearance Of the ancient mounds the of
Aztaan The ruins you particularly refer to, to be
found in the midst of beautiful rolling country. convent
emily inerspersed with timber, and waered bv Rock River
and its tributaries the principal remains what has been
termed the walled cv, is situated in township Of
range fourteen, east, in the Milwaukee land district |
know that better idea of the present appearance of
these ruins be conveyed than bv the accompanying
SKETCH prepared time since by Judge Y. F. Hyer,
gentleman who has taken much interest in reference this
subject, and whom am indebted for much interesting
respecting the during hasy amble the
embankments and mounds and through the immediate ad
acent country. The drawing is faithfully executed the
CITADEL there represented, consists of brick wall,
which the base is from twenty twenty-five feet wide,
the present time. and should Judge about five feet in
height the projections Of the wall indicated upon the plat,
have certainly the appearance of buesses constructed
upon military works this day; they also constructed
Of brick. regularly built intervals of from two to five
rods and extending beyond the wall about seventeen feet,
of the height the main wall The Eastern wall,
parallel with and Immediately upon the bank of the river,
of buresse upon the other portions of the
WALL In proceeding upon the supposition that these
the ruins of an ancient forti6cation, may conclude
that namuch as the eastern side defended from egres
bv deep and rapid stream wall and buttress similar c