New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25
FOTND ~ OHiO MOI NDN.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer.


Ashland. Ohio. March l6-Several miles south OF
his city begins one Of the most strange series
of relics in this part OF Ohio. Evidently but rev OK
the residents of the county know that wlthlh INC
rast year many new additions TO science have neen
made within the borders OF Ashland county ims,,
as other counties of this section OF the state wsS
inha bed during the stone age in the history OF me
human race by race OF people sl,ia 10 ot - c,v
possessing only the most rudimenary IDEAS OF cH
izaton This strange race OF people are now eatIea
the mound builders from the curious mounts W.
have left behind them as monuments 10 mar INV"
sSres Of fort. or intrenchmens in the shape o,
now nearly destroyed mounds runs a line aFouhi
his county Beginning at the forts $50 sup
posed near Jeromeyille this county, as many as
twelve form a line around the north ann sou ~
some large some small. each distinguished by the
elevation from the surrounding low ground n ns,5
tn early settlers hrst came 20 tmis ,oyoroI
and 1914 these mounds were all densely coVerei
with woods which have since Deen Sieartl a"I S
In recent conversation with an od tesiI na az
related how his father had told OF me pecu"s.s
walled intrenchments on these mounds "ne I,c M
by the plough standing on one Of these mounds ~,
one could very easily be seen SO sIsnas 'ou'a
During the summer of 1893 two young gentlemen
interested in such work j. W. Mykrah,n anS
md succeeded in finding in one on the Norris iarm.
stature The bones had become somewhat petrihei
by the peculiar formation of the grounh ana SUI
near Haysve this county, an immense number OF
bones found in fair state OF Pres,eryau1Smc;
came to this country after the mound builders USED
the mounds for burial purposes. one MOUND ope.sn
contained
homes partially destroyed. some OF which showed
marks of violence, and from this II was supposed
that n battle had occurred the place ana an
we're placed I'm "A heap. and then covered. In the
same mound were found one set OF very me scrap
ing stones and some ornaments OF the stone age.
In another one indications were FOUND tnat par
of II had once been used for altar as the grounu
was baked hard for several feet These peoPv,
were evidently woTshppers, ana used Sinai
affairs for sacrifices Near all OF these MOUNDS me
springs of water still running ms they ulu -
hans thousand years ago. In the flelds near thei
flint arrow heads. stone axes ana hatchets nanS
been ploughed up for fifty years, also stranse oS
shaped stones which were. II Is supposed useu LOT
orna ment and during the religious ceremonies nc
ancestors OF these people were evidently o, Aslatc
origin as all through Yucatan and Peru tne rencs
found now tally with those OF the East IL may pe
that they were descendants or the ancient t,hoen.
clans as the pottery of the two; when mas pee"
compared. H. similar, ana also the ioih'' VI w"
shipping their deities. . A., .. ror,,.,ren
named above in opening those MOUNDS also t ,mS
found I'm the country surrounding theHi us
series OF study might find out more that wouiu u1
terest persons who delight in such study thah eoD'
be told here. =, Al. ....,or,snts IN
The work on some of the small flint implements ~,
heyond comparison, and, as II was an uoas u
hand the wonder of the implements increasrs,tt
&c thought that to make one OF the stones VIA nra
were used for neck pieces as ornaments !sas 80
required as the polish could only be at'aihe" W
constant rubbing or use .ora ~ these
mounds will be opened and perhaps new nst s
will be thrown these queer remains oi IN o"N'
owners and possessors OF this beautitui county