New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-01

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H.. m.ips were described a. they were e,
..,o,. and such many consider thefs 70 THE d.,f
Int tAe very material Of which the Walls are aicUo
.bovs that this 10 not % Evidently nc "A's sss'r
hut Of loose ri, and could never have been hs~
or .teep enough 70 have answered tho Po'poss ss
iefen,e. Beside this, these RENAME are ussss
found, not on bluffs, bat on plains whSn arc essh
approached on every side. AtCpc'cvhe .nese mn
-, an snparept gateway, and the only entrance tus
The circle vas by that gxsewsy from ne squnNsV
Ths ,onare had seven openings from ehe ootaas
hs,de the one leading into the circle. IN ireot
each opening inside Of the wall was smaii I'ouN
as If to guard each gate. he Cree "A ~ I'D
TO walls the dirt having evidently been @ros Ar1
~, f,or, between the walls. In the cent', VI va 4
o 81 y A . nound described BY writer 10
"Arcbrlogis Americana 40 very .eIs
q" sble ancient mound Of eartn WIZ
pavement Oh it's Eastern nae, neS" ri. me.ost.
t;,sl, removed but the outline oil tho 'euss1
9. a., nl.r rayemept may still be seen 10 martfe
:. n.cas notwlthst.pdipg the dilapidseons 81 nu e..
:. nd those occ. stoned by the hand OF man b 4
There have been found human rcma,ns 1ed
case q Uranium, which had been evoenNy q q
tured by some weapon, and which had "n'e .sF = nj
{" stone arrows in and about bis bones. ihr
have also here and at other places been ae'ecMy
ashes on the top of the m0unds all VI wnich sees"
10 Indicate that these were not fortincsuons
places OF sacrifce like those describes % eh"'snh
in Mexico at the time of its conquest ~ 'sepI
kpaDinrds. -, IA, h"1
circle Of houses about this old circle, and u~ aud
ragged attempt it was, and which, new yensd
aso was absnd, ned for square. Inc sown msS
has . very pretty aspect Had the esiy So ehssn
laid ont square, in the center OF which shoax :"
have been left that circle with its beautiful moasSm
j.. tbs center. the town would have had the mosSrs
beautiful and venerable ornamt mt Of any Town arth
the Western country. Il is ply, ana
"nore ia o pity that is u pity. Inc 'p'eoa.re
remans in this vicinity have mostly been des"Oy~Sc
beyond recovery. ..,... o,a sho
vest of Newark, Un the ailuvisl PLAN for@ee
the junction of the RaccOon with She SCUM ,on~
of the Licking River. In making Q na.y vlW
these. | had no meaus Of measuring tnsul nos
have cot the Smithsonian work AZ nshu ~h'eiv =
contains the most accurate description Of these
ether works ever published. Among tbese worhkw
Is circle, square, an Octagon, aud another VET
irregular figure And 1 have no DOUBT out u .nn
p,incipal derign of these works was OF rebg~u,
nature. and that the matter OF defense was ~
principal To defend the walls ut Newark %si0s
an enemy would require an army IS la.se o.
| covered these singular mounds and areas. assl1
sou of the largest black walous, oaks And Acl nn1
res there growing. and in some Cases Oh inc wan
indicating that long period must nave e,aPsNp0d
since their builder had deserted them. Vn ~ w
| s;oh lands between Newark AID Granville, Ah 81
| .,SJs,tiy the work of the came hands, 10 veI''
| singular line of all, which has received the ns~
~ Pr he Alligator" frnin its fancied resemolnosu1
| IN that animal. In HOwes Ohio, are measures ~
uents of these remains, which are noted IN thts'u7
| region. Howe says: The length Of the heaAe
and neck il 70 tet q Of the body 10 feet; tai.
20 ;1,h frum Il
over the shoulders, lo0teet; hid feet ever tkh
"hips 81 feet: between the egs across the bod
so feet; OF the tail to the body, 10 feet
"hisLt at highest point, feet; whole i.ngth az,
",eet; length Of head neck and body, lO5 ied :.
1T appears to BE- aapy coaIposed OF clay, aod sSs]
| "oyrrrrUvn With grass. Visitors have made ,vUu
path from the BOse along the back ~ where Nssd
tail gins to curl, at which point stands sessk
| "black walnut" These remains in Ljckahd
County are disappearing gradually before tsx q
| pow and shovel. bait
In riding slspg the Scioto Valley, in the vcinig
of Chco. he ana Portsmouth, | saw some eg n,
fine nsupds; also ia the valley Of the HOckboct
| ing, in the vicinity Uf Athens and Lancsstef's'
Many of them owe their permanence TO being tf1'
steep tO pillow, or it is to be feared they woukpn M
have been devoted to contrasting long before thstt
The remains at Marietta called cut the protecsq his
care Of the enlightened settlers Of that tow S.pp
soon as they landed. They not only reserved to,
belt of lesutiful plain on che bank OF the Mud s
| neum for public common, but the mos. intes
esting of the old remains On the upper besch &, e.
lsnd were reserved for public use. In the wertrs
| Of Dr. Hidreth, these consisted first Of al 40
| "vsnced work containing conical mound ne
earth, the base Of which 10 376 feet Ia crcuu<sa
"f.r.nce and 80 feet high 1t s surrounded by dr.
"parapet bank OF earth $50 feet in eircumfei.t
Z" epce aud Is feet thick, within which 10 dteh,
4" Is feet wide and 3 feet deep" Ibis now coo
sfutes the finest ornament Of the beautiful GENE I'D
try. They also reserved in the same maoue end
"tke truncsted PYRAMIDS or elevated square
(which lie within the principal forti6cations 4,
| THESE ale OF earth. Que OF them 9
"neaiy square, and is raised about six feet above
"the surface Of the high paia which it staDlsos
1.-The sides measure 1913 by l3o feet. The top pnl
perfectly smosth and level, and Is reachsd Dad
three Of the rides by regular, graduated HcenN !
about twenty feet wide; while on the fourth, M 81
south side, is MI ihdenred recess Of the sAna n
'wiotb. he other elevated square lice On tbthad
"IoIih.wett side Of the old towa. 1t 10 200 ~
'I24 feet, and feet high. The graduated sseeus ~
"are ankle On all the sides To the latter was o.
"tacLed square containing two acres aud one.
"tbird and to the former acres and twetbifds"'
TLete reservations are lasting monuments Of ~ 4
good taste Of tn, directors VI the Ohio Company nal
The pioneers named the smaller square "Caps3oT
tolium, aid the larger one Quadranovn." Fros0i,
tLis last square and leading grsduniiy to tru
frat bottom " bordering the Muskngum is u s1ah
euiar structure properly called " The Coyent sy]
Way" but Daned by the pioneer directors ~
"Sacravia.' 1LIs Covered wsy 10 made by two
parallel walls, over 200 feet distant from eaer
oiher, and Oh the inside perbaps2O feet high. ~
| length OF these walls is said 10 be 800 ieet Dfns
EnoIcth tuppOete that y, hva they were b.Ht thtoe