The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
THOSE MOUNDS,
Excavations Made Yesterday on
Sherid d.n's Dive.
A New Mound Opened ard Sew, al
8 mes Found.

1-sterl1F Jisertto0t t5sf-s sl-.ttl > s-r
idsn's drive, west of Fl ie.ve1sort.'. Th'
parry consisted of DIR. Eobt ). Brown
Hon josiah Keilogg, Prof II. ID
McCaYty, Capt. ". II. Fo.ie-cue
Hon. J. F. Ri;narjs, r snd A. B-iea
Louis Casper, II. J. Hrln-r-, TINES rep
reseu' alive and two sssiants, who Ssrr N
| gsged to do the heavy wora in sxcavstne
some of the mounds that haze been iou"u
on either eide ii the rosd at crowns The
top Of the h. J. On arriving a! POM
about midway between the east and south
ends o. tie "driv-," The party left their car
rias.s, taking with them shoSei-, pick,
| harchets, spades, etc, which had been pro-
\ vided, and started out 10 hnd
"sIGN."
One was soon found that sppeared to indi
Gaze something like mound, ami few
strokes Of a pick made il certain that one
of the now interesting mounds had been
di-covered. IL Was not long until portion
of the party we're hard at work, cleaning
away the underbrush and making ady
for an excavation. Meanwhile others b.
gan work in
A HALF ENcAyATED MOUND,
about fifty feet distant. In this work the
first article Of interest was found by Hon
Josiah Kellogg, who, by industrious work
for iew minutes, had uDesrthed
PIECE oP MICA,
which ia of the same quality that has lesn
found in the excavations Of the results OF
the mound builders in other portions Of the
United States. Shortly after this he. a.
sisted by Prof. McCarty, AID Messrs. Casper
and Beiga, found
SEVERAL BONES
among which wee several pieces OF skulls
and a portion Of q jsw-bone, in which Was
a small. we'll formed tooth. The latter,
however, soon began 10 decay after Icing
brought in contact with the air. Other
pieces were found in this mound, one of
which seemed TO be Il portion OF the high
bone and bore the appearance OF having
been charred. The stones comPosing the
walls also bore evidences of having been at
some time through an intense heat. We,
here, do not advance any theory as TO who
made the fires or who once owned the 'ones,
but We must say that If the evidences Of he
rocks are to be believed, there was at the
time they were burned, heat enough to have
utterly destroyed the bones that were found
within few inches Of Lem.
THE NEW MOUND
was not thoroughly excavatsd but the indi
cations are that some interesting develop
ments will be made as it is one almost o!
the same size as two others, making three
in a line, it being the most compactly
formed, and on the highest ground.
REMARKS.
The gentlemen who composed the parry,
each had something to say about the dis
coveries. Some were inclined to think the
mounds were made by Indians not earlier
ihan a hundred years ago, others again
held to the theory that they were graves
IN ade at a later date, while the third party
found evidences in their judgment to war
rant their belief that they rad found the
work Of pre- historic race, who gave ih. ir
most distingui- ned chiefs or kings this, evi-
deadly, al that tine, ex ,,ensIve burial.
THE MOUNDS
are scarcely noticeable from the road, being
covered by yonpg trees and under brush.
/ he hi hest that was seen was not at the
apex uofe than three feet above the general
surfscs. The las; one opened differed very
litIie in size from he Others. They are all
oval in shape and two i'eing measured with
4 tape linz were found TO vary little The
frs, was sixteen fee; 'ons east and west and
twelve iset wide north add south at the
widest and ougest points. The secnnd was
sixteen feet long and thirteen feet wide.
The WALLS
are perfect as to workmanship, seeming to
hay- been begun IN the c.ntrr and bui't
outwaid forming low ob!ong cone cf min
broad -tonez lsrPsd much in the nsnner
~ shingles are placed on roof In some
places the upper poists Of the s,oues pro-
uuiea through the grouud sad are easily
s.en lfte., tie leaves and rubbish re re-
moved.
TIE BONES AND BURNT ROCKS
hat were found yesterday were preserved
and presented to the Academy Of Science at
its meeting last evening by DIR. Brown
Th- last mound that was opened produced |
nothing of interest having only been par
TALLY explored. 1t will be visited soon
sgain When important Developments may
be looked for.
Whether the mounds we're built by In |
dians or historic race is of course We, |
a matter OF conjecture, and will he the |
subject ofinvestigation, and is Of sufti icient |
to make further disco
veries matter Of Intense interest to every
intelligent mind.