, 1875-05-31
AN INDIAN ERRTHNQRK.

Correspondence ef Iae OAica0o Tribune,
nATTLE CHEEK, Mich, May 2g.-Ju6t Bouth Of
b Ia citY about miles lies tho Laas Gonuac,
ono Of the many beautiful lalloo that surround
this city. Located In tho cohtro Of Goguao
Prairie, and on an elevation overlooking tho oity
II is fasotitc resort for our otizenA for rocrca-
ton and pleasure. Tho chief ATTRACTION at pres.
cnt Is the remains of an earthwork that have
been discovered on what iB known ns Grogors's
Point,-a point, or ptomoutoEv, teaching far into
tho lak0 from the western sbor,. TIE eartlwork
is about one-fourth Of = mils In longth, reaching
from shore to shore across tho point, and fH
nbout4 feet wldo across tho top, upon which
gigantic oaks Aro at preseut IN full Leaf. Many
copjtctures bnd aurr,!aea aro made AZ TO tho
origin aud tile purpopo Of tt,.s primitive worA,
Tbs moat popular olMnion hQoat ia that ut ono
tins tho lakn was dry, being IN immense valioY
or raylne and tails oarthwork was but road.
Nay through. tho ravins and Acro's the point.
But The natu!o Of the ground precludca tho idon
tho point AZ 1t would be to travel over is; and,
IT road, H. would bare been laid III
. a:raigat line, instead Of curying
to the chst, a. 1t does. on ths
immense mound. built by tho alound-Uulldors,
and have dug largo holes iu the embankment.
expecting 10 fisd some solution Of TIN orlRtu aud
object Of such an cxtcnBtve piccs Of enelneoling.
Your ooFrespondcnt. N company With other
gentleman, wishing to tind, II i'ossible tho truo
cause Of such an uplieavng al earth. yiHtlcd tho
Indiun Reservation situated about 20 miles south
Of hore, and interviewed John Mo2ango, soa Of
PHI tp atoaango, descendant from long limo
Of PottawatomIs Ch'efa. We found John roaay
CONCERNING tho work. at 0aguno. ho anatAurerrs-
odonokado, hls tribe-iutcIproter, volunteered
to accompany ns back to doguao aud oxplain the
whole matter to uH. We found, by steady Inquiry,
$Anr1 frH &n.k,l IL 1t
many years. ago, during tho caIef.alpcy ofJohu'a
Rroat-Rsaudfathos, WoppoAlsko, the tribes from
tho East wa2od q derco waE agninBt ll,oae In tho
West +; aud, after = long, neayy fight, astiug
Two great huns Worpollako's people woso driven
TO great extrelnitios, toox refupa on tlis point,
mud throw thls 1mmenBo ombaakmcut up Tor
proteotlon,-tho war1,ols remaining on tue
punt, and soutllng tho sq,lswa over on what il
now kuown as Wards is. md the bsayo. ILL.,
tonding. iu tLe last e1tromiLv. 10 take to their
can ,es and followtho squaws "a TIN attaching VAR
siusH we're not pioV!oed with canooa or othor
moana Of crossing. Uut bapki!y, In tlhs fight
Woplokisko'B waErlors won tho day, and wore
successful in rorelling Tho invading foo, and
couutrY,-the terms Of peaca beIng made aud tho
calumet smoked in o grove on tho Hpok
whero tha Potter House, In this city, now stands.
Woppohtsko waB ovcr aftor ons OF tho most
after hte doatl. tho tlibe selected Savoy sar
tholE Chief, bravo from nov family, whose
descendant IL now the ruling Chief =: tno regor.
vation. Las! year tho.o was IN attompt to place
our informant John Mosango, in tho position
Of Chsof he being tho only dosoeadant OF Wop.
poaisko entitled to tho place. Tie effort failed
through tho tsoachory Of Chlppowa ha,f-hrcod.
Mogango informed iii that the whns embank-
nent was thrown up with stioka and shells aud
BY working With thoir bands In the dirt. It IL
truly marvellous how such stupeudous work
could have been dono with such smpls meann
We measured tho stump Of &n oa4 growing on
top Of tlis cu,oaakment; and found il to DO .
feot tn diameter. Tho lac4llty is being .yisitel
by largo number Of people csol, day ali eager
to t1l'tcss An opinion OF d doubt Is tho cass
may DO. ClrAu1Es Il. Mann,