Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-29

the war, and continued to keep up reg u.
lar services till about 1878.
| A postoffice was established at the
residence OF John r Joseph, in 1859 or
or 1860. his wife acting az postmistrsss.
The first mill erected in the town was
saw mill erected by FL. l.. Turner. in
1856, which was located on section "a,
and was furnished with power by the
waters OF the Kickapoo river. In 1857
Mr.. Turner added grist mill, the ma
chinery of Which he purchased in Buffalo,
New York. He operated the mill till
1864, when he sold to A. G Cushman.
who operated the combined saw and
Touring mill l.til 1879, when he built
another mill known as the Viola Mills.
Another early saw mill was put in oper.
alton by William @. Groves, on section
4, which continued in operation q num-
Der OF years.
DEsCRIPTIyg OF THE MOUNDS.
There are pumber OF Indian mounds
in the town, located on section "a.
township IL. range west. In some
respects they are the most remarkable
OF any In the state, as yet discovered.
Va give sketch OF them, which ia
probably the first one published In any
newspaper In the county:
There are thirty-two mounds on the
place. Scattered around in Qrocpe OF
one or more on about 100 acres of land.
of dry, sandy, soil, being above aish
water mark, the mounds are alwa 70 on
good dry land. They are Of an even
texture OF earth throughout, showing
that they are built OF soil from the
surface where they are constructed.
They are Of various forms and sizes |
Some are round, some are long, straight
mounds OF earth; some are in the form
or animals and some Ut birds. All are |
very distinct, and chow clearly what |
they are; but they vary from the ami |
mails and birds OF the present time. The
first group consists of three mounds. |
Two Of these are nearly ia the form of |
deer lying on their sides, facing each |
other, their heads about two rods apart
They are about six rods long in their |
bodies; their tails six or seven rods in |
length. The knee joints OF both for. |
ward and hind legs are bent back, the |
tails being very long for deer. The
other mound is in the form Of a bsar |
lying on its side, and is about I've rods |
long.
About fifty rods northwest of this |
group are the second, consisting Of two |
mounds in the FORM OF bear living |
down, the knse joint of the fore and |
hind legs bending back. They are some |
ak rods long, with legs toward each |
other. They are about six rods apart, |
one about its length ahead of the other.
About forty rods to the north of this |
group 10 the third group, consisting of |
thirteen round mounds in two rows.
One OF the rows is straight; the largest |
mounds are in the. middle. The other |
row Is in a curve. in which there are |
eeven mounds. From this group, in |
southwest direction about forty rods. ia |
the fourth group, consisting OF two
mounds, one straight mound Of earth |
about four rods long, the other round |
and directly in line with tho other.
About fifty ro3s to the southeast 10 |
the fourth group, which are represented |
in the forms OF cages, hawks, wild |
geese, beaver and other animals. The
mounds conform in size to those already |
described and comprise six groups.
On the same section in the Kickspoo
valley are numerous earthworks in an
other locality. The average height OF |
these mounds was, when the country
was 6rst settled, two to three feet.