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Page 29
... vicinity . Below the falls of St. Anthony is another cavern , distinguished for its great length , and called , in the Indian language , “ The dwell- ing of the Great Spirit . " The walls are composed of a soft stone , easily yielding ...
... vicinity . Below the falls of St. Anthony is another cavern , distinguished for its great length , and called , in the Indian language , “ The dwell- ing of the Great Spirit . " The walls are composed of a soft stone , easily yielding ...
Page 32
... vicinity of the earthen remains and mounds , and when they are not within tumuli , frequently consist of a rude species of stone coffin , in which the deceased has been interred in a sitting pos- ture . Such are the graves in Missouri ...
... vicinity of the earthen remains and mounds , and when they are not within tumuli , frequently consist of a rude species of stone coffin , in which the deceased has been interred in a sitting pos- ture . Such are the graves in Missouri ...
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... vicinity of the great lakes and their tributaries ; though they may be found stretching at intervals from New - York to Florida , and from the Territory west of the Mississippi to the Alleghanies . A detail of some of the most ...
... vicinity of the great lakes and their tributaries ; though they may be found stretching at intervals from New - York to Florida , and from the Territory west of the Mississippi to the Alleghanies . A detail of some of the most ...
Page 35
... vicinity was a mound or elevation in the shape of a crescent , with its extremities turned towards the fort . At least a hundred of these fortifications have been perceived in this state , stretching from the Delaware , through the ...
... vicinity was a mound or elevation in the shape of a crescent , with its extremities turned towards the fort . At least a hundred of these fortifications have been perceived in this state , stretching from the Delaware , through the ...
Page 36
... vicinity of the mounds upon Grave creek , and continuing at intermediate distances for ten or twelve miles along the banks of the Ohio . They consist of square and circular entrenchments communicating with each other , of ditches ...
... vicinity of the mounds upon Grave creek , and continuing at intermediate distances for ten or twelve miles along the banks of the Ohio . They consist of square and circular entrenchments communicating with each other , of ditches ...
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