The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30

no, u + Hit SURVEYED this old fort "June Sd,
,s7-r and makes explanation as follows:
s'Thls breastwork is supposed to be 1900 years
old, because the mounds snort distance cast OF
II on 'he ,i",s'' o .roooin '"' '"'''' >'"'"'
,,., .,, - ou..,io,s osrirv ,,r,h.- .xnla.
,o,iau a. 20 his theory h, writes.
.ri,hor chorcoo, mr. ashes and sometimes both
are found In these ancient works, meaning the
mounds, and being material OF great endurance,
Tue apsSher y, .no"' th"no t. nIso orea} f,rtv
in the ancient carthworks hcreabouts, and !
don't know but would be inclined to think that
inns Is ,ne oniy !l'9 ,na, 49, nnt ,ou%d"
"nn nr ,hn Other NJ anv rate Also, the trees
standing on the works and in the bitches are OF
the same age as those on the mounds IN .ne VI, u,
..n'ty, anu ,;,h a,sn jrdc.to %reot age Such
also Ia tbc case with the old fort south OF Starved
Rock. visited 1t some years ago, and my recoi,
iecuon 10 TN, lhc.e VIZ oou Tbis suh
iect is an oncn one, and one | think considerable
information can be had from by proper invesu-
CATION
Col. HIT, IL VIII DC ooscNeo' oases MS op'n'""
H. 10 the age oil lniS suPposeu io'' o'' 'ho
ancc or n0h'appehr""cc VI aehcs anu c"a'o :"
the MOUNDS near oy anu INC prop"o'e axe u '"'
trees IN his dra'' he ho'e9 SONIC ce"ar "''s y"
the east blum winch nc 'supposes 10 DC ABOUT
iooV years oiu' "'eA' heavens 'io'' 'o'''
paratlVeiy oVerEro"n Sap'ihss are looo le"'s
Ola, according 10 'oi ii''' . ny """' "'"''
be the age oil lhe olS trees III 'nc iose'''o val.
ley ana other SECTIONS o' 'he ihc''c coaS'' II
the ooioheis theory Is oo'ie''' '''n VIC ga" -"
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eiihP'S I'oe''I "''"'''
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p'".o =" n'' oo'A 'o' D'as ram Vi 'no ancient
rolt'ncauoh a' sia'sei'ies' ou' '"iis W give any
WV, inv, y" '"' SUBJECT luz o'u 'o'
." pan"'o "o'A' ~, 81 many S'"'' o.'"p'eu ny
s"o i''"."' '"Oeo'uns w "a'oo"' 'io"'h aiiu
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'o' ""'io WV N' i'"''' on S''''e" "'.h'
Ahu ''' ~n''n' ~, ''"e "''o vi '"o nuns sou.n'
'o'Ao /" 'of JUST h'o ''n'e Vi hot'ce'-"ni'e
9'"''nR ei,o'o ana '''i's'"'eiheh'' Vi iniPof'an'
''o"'' ~"u 'n'"s' p0''"uo INC "o'A' nu' We
ru''her eoihiue"'s are unnecessary, rs
'ho "o'A 'peah' 'o' ''Seh anu SHOWS Tic au'no'
historian 10 oe ialiie anu 'hos' ia'neh'ao'e
a'Iure' nave not 'he acquaintance OF mr.
eaio"in' never met MN 'hat Kho" OIL ana III
,hese passing remarks on!y speak the sentiments
'ta great majority OF the people OF La sale couh'
" WHO, 30 10 speak, employed Mr. b. 10 perform
certain WORK. out instead oil ooing himself cred
i ana inc people ]ustce' ne mas by occupying
ne 8rouna prevented other or more competent
persons from stepping IN ana giving us a reliable