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24 and hickory. Immediately in front there are very few trees, but whether they have been removed by the builders of the earthwork, by a more modern race, or have never existed, I am unable to state. The valley,



before cultivation, was a succession of mounds, crowded closely together, and the remains of many are still plainly visible. Some of these have been excavated, and in most cases found to contain skeletons, which, upon being exposed to the air, rapidly crumble away. In some cases stone