, 1874-08-17
THE M0UND.BUILDERS.
lh iiiofes;iiais .Qablst, With Inscriptions,
found Ndar Rockford; I'll.
sonict1,ing E FOR tho savhhs to De-
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Special Correspondence Of qt. chieaao Tribune.

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sptetai Correspondence Of Ths chjtaeo Tribune.
Noonfonp. Ill.,, Aug. 10, 1915.
Illinois and Wisconsin abound in those intor-
essin6 mounds. or >tumuli. which havo 80 long
plizzIol Tho learned aud seIcut;tio mon Of Amoti-
Cd. aiid which now 60 i,rlor tho general 1amo Of
u5u,x,,a - ~ s,1 1,,t,, y Alo,;,, 1,,,1,
"oiAa VI t"o a1o"'ia-nti'oo,7: ! A9t,h wv"
Hvor, and its tributaries In ll!lhoia af'a W'scon
pin. these. works abound. Tho KtBhwauklo. lo-
catonica md Suelr Rivera, In Illinois, and tho
y sa,is. e 'ro W ho,nns ~, es
,i,eefesenle to''cs % iacu % uo''e. VI "Aoso
history Gil trace as bcct ioat save tho MOUNDS
Of earth they liad eroctel.
r,,,o oovr,,s aro a,,vnva bu,lt NJ, n ta,,c.,n,,d
,',r 1a i" 80 ss:,sS,o,,.tasa a.so,S, ~
pr htll ncar 70 ana overlooking stream OF "ator
hence mnny liavo argued they woro tho remains
Of ruluol cities or Notifications, ,clhe cases nro
Indeed fnro whore thoy aro found any distance
r.a., - a,ro,,r ~ ,votor,
tfom ss'ea''' u wa.u..'
.., -. 1ilsi3 FORM. .-
Oval, oblorg tho urools croos, tho pyramid, tho
1I7o,.1- tbo f,,rt1o mil tho torr narro,v carth.
~ ~ ssI., NJ. MA =, ,.s,,,,1
WORK, nro ~ rop!eson!ea' ihey Sary III nc'g"'
from W feet 10 tho gentle swell ol 10" lncne8'
md In sfze from 1010 foot to 10 foot in crcnnl-
rnronee.
T,,o t,o,4 t.,,r;,sio, ,,,,,,,,,a ~ roha,,,o 1u
ane men ps1"',',. ron Nv S''o
Grave Creok, W. Va, IN 10 foet high md ], 600 III
ciroumforouco: and tho great aIionisburs. o.,
ro,nd "a Ge feot h,;,h a1 s5o foot III e1rou,ufcr-
.4.a'e ~ ~ ,oos "n 'ss oo T.. no,. tnat
ece lhe9o MSuros VIII snio W nno" ~. ,rnr, tss.'
sno a; woto ~ p'Sua anapa ~ "o'A'
Whatever tle! 4,l.Y nn'u peHn IL. ..,.'a. ssssus''
IT. IT,. oEaEGt un 1aE a. aorr;aS ~, for
ono W no 1rlu' ,s. 81 tasn ,ramnJ 'pora
tnoy toinnh orsa OF r''.noa c'eIen a Mofo VIII, ia
tfoha Which lonG pn4ziea tne ieast4 t. ~ wv
not seem poRAne 1llnt, 1T sanRio 1T aa'nttva,s s,o
snch nug f"nt t y ;,n,a1 unsm ons wnro fnnn
II them prdvea they sio the! the restnF : places 81
tne aoa ~ nuss % ~; sn.n, 'u, a, ! "",1 ,,
spnus " ea Me' 'h,ti v,,naa ro,n";na ot;nu i;nn.
%oiara ~ l.. o;nu, ,,a,stor f,Mcrni: :n;1o W.
tnn' thot & wonlI % bs almost foroyar oniiifinr
THE nooKvoRn Svi'.r MOUNDS; 1,;:.o; 4,o..
GouHsy fo;,nd u i, .roa ncra Isv soso a5o
- = ro;a ;,o,}a ~; hath hon1a ~ tno
toehted 4t vaTons ptna " poan pnnHs VIM .; LUG
m tn ator t ;yr snv
apouhasg rnt.cafiy M ~. o tln a..es 1l4us: Hes.
s gI ,r utu Gt't,i ~ 1ol,n ,n Hcatt;o n Ssmfor M
tnS Gr1nnas =, soa" n lGn'1p, ~, ~ oa'ioro s
"a 10y m,Js ~ petoT 10 u tno ,e1y srsoy afo sety
numerous, s9a nre 70 DC .oIna NJ EfqHpS 5. e9soaa
nS .noseo ttcny " ato n'on''' VI 1sosA 4Nfof'
r ,', q, rooon.s roo sitoa ,,1 ,r,noa H.,
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Ra1ty o. geI.ao,uGs tnet Ga:f ~ uoout 212
mugs tlo!h ~, , H!,a - % eaeoa o o ~ anm ~
on!,t nn ;,n n nn G " ,snat1., ~ ~
aoe! noosU EosS ~ III nu 9 uiee.F
on sno prlnh ~ t,a unu au e'su'onns pScN,
VIII s.once ~ IN ~ m - rns oao ~
1aen GiHoT H.. III I,oa ~ ~ ,o ,vost
a !M3 nnrroanndant sro ,rran,r ~
ston W Eua .va i,,,,ta ,a,;, ~ a, l;u;T Ia
% stapu son" ,a, ,v,,Ia a;,i ntnora atrotn I'M
H.; eae @ aao ac W aartwn, nno +, na,n nt
ne n = INV 40 ,ocna ~ ~ ar"iS
~ e,1ai,1t n" oiont foa Hi, r. ts i;;,eut
~ u. fnot t tro of TX ns 49,. nos
lns uaeM oat. TTn ~ ~ ~ Ase; .s ~
ho;,hta D h. ~ t;acst hc;nc about 10 fcot e
~ a.s, Jo' w. II "a St i,aI,eS "4u
Fna !om o IN ametcr II ~
uy ni tn,. .,utI ~ - ,.o ~ .sne ~
,nv uas nS ~ o"arv III NJ .o1, a n ~
i @ - ;n.t",,oaa 1nr.a ~ nn,r ,ron, 49, , ] ~
~ ~, ti'n,, oisn D'to |'Ao
anE ui @ sno,;, Ihu. ;,o ,,o5, s,ro..o, ,a,t,o :,
o., a ,u;tin1 .fia "
~ as,,. arJ ''s's '"'0 6touV
VI 'aounus nnu ., ..,,,
m wi;os,,ny sat as tSn ,9i, or ~ snoat ,r,r
ro. tor,a1 ~ csrr ;,to ororrtom ,,o 'nnaEcn ~
;1,,tH Ms rnr ;s i;ariv et t
1S'rssu1 ~ nIo;aaoiI ~ i,rar T; " nrn
1 t1oa. =. =. 49, n; 80. fJ e",;, ~ -" IN 1n-
o!y ~ stI nn"1 rr,ns;Iia Moar, an-
w. 1nta.o II Il nam, cd;tor ~ ihn nfogI nocfnsg;I'
1t;yys;,o, 1irrnrai,r Il e T,,nnh oi;or ~ - tmo
Tnc1,f1rd .1ou,nor Ind h7 anccSl invitation fla fla
corrc5nondant NJ tIur Cy,rrAco trn1nuyp. win
fso stt rah@on NJ ~ o tno noyy ,ror "'n
or arriving 1t tue mounds, thoso were selcot.
60 wo staa on " msn, e Lo
%,a 1oni's 4 WIS thol1Gt bear 70 obtain ncrmia. a.
eion to nr,an the MOUNDS: 50 two Of tbe nartv
~ r orn @ ros spa oola @ Tue
usor s;ttinc Il tin s%n, nn;nvinr r;no
1nse,oms. onli,,g wator-meinn On mnlnr Sttu; thc
raoncst i:mnwn hfr. Inv rcnliod cLccrfuiis liz
,sf;arin;nIv. yo,i can hayo pormissjon to do. RI
o,, t,u; thoro ~ nnv I'm En- ~ di''c,,9c Nv us Sy
1,n,,nI Viii lin tbormrmntar NJ I'M 3,,aornos
anf, nra w;il;n, to ta,so yonr INV in ,ion,js {Ga,
era roiics 70 ahead and dic to your hcait,a con-
tant - o.
Th1,a onro,,renod n mound vns so)cctod ond
,,o,h ono,no,,coi Ia II ,rna onnroa anh;"" noo.'