New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-11
MoUNDBUILDERS ~ rnE NORTHWEST
PROFESSOR 7. II. LEWIS EXAMINING THE FORTS
AND CIRCLES IN NORTH DAKOTA

St Panl. Aug. 10 l>pcr.ah Professor T. H. Lewis,
the archaco0g-t, Of -. Panl. la, been exploring tho
country around jamestown. y d.. for relies OF ~"
MouudbIldtr, lie De, surveyed over 200 nonnds
among the blufs bordering the valley. and some
thirty i've around spirit Wood Lake. The finest group
oi car.hWosk, in that region j. on the hluh ab"nt
two .lr, southwest of Montpelier Oh the south sid0
II Beaver Cf,.l. aud west OF tie rvor. The work iN
porsllciopam ia ground plan. and inclo-e' some
twenty acres a. the northeast corner there l. a
couIcll mound. twelve feet high. Al the southeast
corner tle f. trunca',d mound eight feet high. and
u ilc northwest corner there is another OF the same
height Tho" three corner, are connected by EN-
l,nl.ui.uf, that average two icct iu height From
,ie northwest mound there is another cmbnnhlnen of
a'out Tie same height running ~ sOuthrtN dr''-
ton to thr head Of raync forming The thliI -i'''
The north bank oi the ravinc j. steep and defend
tpe south side - that a wall l. unnecessary. III"
p1il, Oh she three side probably Pali'aded anu
There !, an opc.lug or gateway on tnc north aud ah
other on the wet side Il is evident thGt the MOUNDS
,r.,e bullf hr-t ID, monuments. There are thirteen
mounds In addition 10 me Uall, forming thc nco'nN,
and The earth In all Of them vas carried from dis
tarco
circles composed Of hal;hurled bollier'. abound
over a yas. afce u .ilc Northwest from Manitoba o.
the northern Iowa nLc. and from s.. Paul 70 "'"@t
r,ll. Mont Thcy arr particularly abundant along
tnc M.s.ouri Fi1 siouN and Jane River Val
la-. aod n,arl, aIvay- are found near a lax" or
wat.rcpur-e The present lrdinu tribes "i ''
Dakota. Lu.w ro'hing ot their origin. These rinV'
of boulder, SHOW great Antiquity. The c'rp' a'i''N
rur".- REGION is prguit-.iy 'dhp''h l,' lg . '.S
fHr,i and luudr,d 0f yca:e must clhp-" "'i" 10
ii.r ,,r, cryrg.d lbs the ordinary force II naiuc
N,t I'M many - t.i" crio,. ON hgh gpVrN pnl,n'iiin
thc boulder Just visible On the sHrti'c' "lnn,
erc.yation -hov, that many arr buried OUT oi .lsM @
rrt.ly 1uc largo circle Ill covered near an 't'"l
IT,, a. thirkly set stsnc pavement two icct Wlu,
/ I,rlcr,u. the crrle. v!th another circle oi Ihie'
/ i.,ldrr- around tlr outside 4 tie pavement 49,.
In addition 70 these circles. there ar stone n'il
and -r,ort1 undoubtedly used ls largo huIlal pin'
I.twccu Ianc-towu ald LamOurc Professor Lew ''"
INIT mat tarc 500 OF the, sfof" heap lie ~ ~
80, opirrou tlnt they have been lcf iy race Hu'e'
iny ti, original No,Idhuidcrs. wa'-e WORKS AT. -
common I'm that localify. Evidences " N'Hnu
itnd,r. af,. found in t7ircHt"d cone. .'''i
/ s-ntu.l.r fh,-o hav" boon dis yVcfTh u ',pF,'
/ bsirhct a,d oh.srl. IN" caifhworks ana ciniluN
/ rcuts how An advanced knowl'd,' IN Architecture
! q, ilc the pr.csiou with which tho walls arr con
/ .i~ir,.i show. gr-1t Intelligence ard 'ssc. IN cA
} oavatiug the and mounds arc mol ~ pru,.' u, M
/ .n.rtT.i's of bones etc. hut whcr""T q truucAl'U
mud il fourd anv,rh'r' across ~ top. "llhh q
dcrti Of thrc VI four feet. abundant specimens may
r., had ,,os' ~ these mound- arc hicd Win b'l"'
I showing TIC imn.cD.c number ol E"p" Hu, Nv ~
on n'c'e prairie. conccrnius whom history ana tram
/ ton giyva 10 c""