Telegram-herald., 1888-04-22

Ne DAY. several years ago, While
HAashinx for grsyling. IN The head
fsafsrs OF the Little Asnistee hser.
- vim q companion. ws stove hole
"a ths rotten httis sxia which ~ had
.uof-a uo me river a. far - vs. eoaid 60.
ne soat .as rsndered sseless. and As l
a.d 40 wading snit with me I determined
"a push oat through the woods for the old
xf.ni.t-s road. While nv c0mpaaion "sdsc
-, m rixsr. Neither Of Is had a coaa-
.... bat We knew tnzl se we're sone~hsFe
4, an. nsars Of Lake county, and not very
far from Wolf Lake. beautiful sheet o.
VAR set dsep n the forest, with neither
,stlsr nor inlet I BAD visited the lake TIE
v-.r before. At orr last <rayling nshing. Ia
"A. hone Of hudiag -Ons ducks. not
.aiv esuod the docks. but picked ap on
he rssdy, iron- -rustsd shores Two or three
stone hammers and some small BITS OF pot
,.rv of ancient make which ne al mar
veled A. greatly. The season was Tar ad-
..nesd and our sum -nsr's outing bad been
.,teod.f beyond al limits. therefore We
had 10 tins for f1rthsr Investigation, out
/ had deserminsa 70 make another trip 10
ths laks a. sne Hfst opportunity. Several
,inss during the i0arnsy up The LAttle
Msaistes had alluded - the circumstances
Of the stone hammers. The pottery snd The
Decuilar appearance OF tie wstsr II Wolf
Axe. and BAD tried % arouse IN nv COM
panion Sufficient curiosity 20 have him
MAKE th8 trip with me. He cniy poon
poohed A. the idea. He was cat for gray
Ing. and nothing else - when oar boat
vas disabled vas delighted. for bad al
excuse Zoe Leaving my friend without max
Ing one. About twelve miles doSn the
RIVER from where We then we're We knew
th~ "oid Manistes road touched It's banks
a. spot Just above al old moss grown
beaver darn. Here it wss decided we should
meet and camp FOR the night 10 was
shout n o'clock IA the forenoon when We
TOOK a parting lunch and I strapped my
smooth bore and lancerood rod together.
and with nv crsei at my side, plunged into
tas forest das southwest IN the
direction q WOLF Ike and
sas old road. bad gone bus httle more
than nile when began 70 climb con-
site-abls bill. AZ its top discovered what
appeared % be = huge circus rinS-the
earth having been thrown up in tas form
Of circle having a diams,er of four or i've
hundred leer. SIT squarsly IN the centre . {
these earth Torss vas sn al mound. l
rsmsn bsr that ths fac. then impressed ms
fass bad seen nothing exactly ike i n
tac works 0f the ancient Mound Builders.
Ia some places the earth ring raised TO
heirhra of three feet. bat great trees wers
growing both in the trench ani the eieys-
ton. showing toe earth works 10 be OF
sncisnt origin. The morning had been
very warm bct the skies bad ciouied and
ths Wind vas blowing a gale. heavy
srorrn vas coming up and. however much
tsssrsd 20 examine the curious spot
hsd reached felt that I muss keep
On to to lake and the road.
vafx.d bat once snd half around the circle
sod then uaads OF down the bill 70 the east
when should have gone 10 the west
rrndrcd an nour Or nso-s oefors 7 discov.
sfsd the a irsction bad taken. - absorbed
-as ( ia ry thoughts. j attempted to 70
race nv steps bat the skies had grown
more and mors threatening and fhe August
afsrrooa Vas actually growing bitterly
sald. snd began 81 wish bad keps down
the river with my friend. Z was walking at
= pretty good xsit. ss 7 calculated due west
~hsn { notsd that ths face OF tbs country
over Which I VS. passing bad materially
changed Kicking a. tas caves ar tue
srsss-ior there vas peculiar wiry grass
bsneafh my fest. noted hat toe SOL had
. rs,ldish hue. The s<ies ware continually
rowing darS-r and suddenly was coa-
f-nrtsd with hank II Earth That rose np
ike wsll tent straight IN mr. path. paused
isst n 'front.' ~ ths bsnk or hsd Of -
rsfsr. velvety moss. Et one corner Of waicf
wzs . crrious stone. spotted rel and black
sd ~ the sire Ct rslf oasael measure
looked about everything appeared N.
rannT. Dorn the decline distance @
s.rhfT rods or lnars az = large. black log
sad crouchinx beside Is ssw q hungry
iookinx wolf eyeinz ne furtiveiT. quickly
u1s,rsnpst rv 6shi1g rod from the ga
s1d rs-iTnei hsllst 81 t0p ~ the chsrgs
~ sBot IN lhs Old sn,oofh-ho-s 4 put on'
uesrv ioet en- tna spotted stone. and I coris
swear thst the rocs guivered and sank :
iittis a. pulled The trigger. & believe lbs
~clf ,arrei thirty feet INTO ihs sir--but
s.n snow. he events thsf beloved n,
~.,ltir~ II thst frIZear seem ncw ixe a hcr