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66 St. Francois county has 652 counted mounds along the headwaters of the St. Francois and the south slope of the crest of the Ozark range, some mounds are also on on the north side of the crest on the headwaters of Big river. In township 35, lange 4, as follows: w. pt. sec. 28, thirty-six mounds, in a row, arrow-heads found; n. w. sec. 23, eleven mounds; central pt. sec. 18, twenty-six mounds, in two straight rows; s. e. sec. 7, ten mounds; s. w. sec. 6, seven mounds; central pt. sec. 28, t. 36, r. 6, twenty-seven mounds; s. w., s. w., sec. 27, t. 36, r. 6, three mounds; n. w. sec. 33, t. 36, r. 6, seven mounds; s. e. sec. 34, t. 36, r. 6, fifteen mounds; in township 35 range 6, as follows: central pt. sec. 4, twenty-seven mounds; s. pt. sec. 8, eighteen mounds; s. e. sec. 5, sixteen mounds; n. w. cor. sec. 17, five mounds; e. pt. sec. 7. twelve mounds; in township 35, range 5, as follows: s. w., s. w., sec. 11, six mounds; s. pt. sec. 12, forty-three mounds; n. e. sec. 13, thirty-seven mounds; s. w. sec. 18, t. 35, r. 6, forty-seven mounds; n. w. sec. 29, t. 35, r. 6, fourteen mounds; n. w., s. e., sec. 16, t. 34, r. 5, three rocks, base 4 ft., top, 8 ft., 15 ft. high, known as "The candles"; w. pt. sec. 20, t. 35, r. 6; one hundred and thirty- one mounds, some as large as 60 ft. diameter, 5 ft. high; s. e., n. w., sec. 36, t. 36, r. 5, five mounds; n. w., n. w., sec. 15, t. 37, r. 5, one mound, several Indian graves with flat stones; in township 36, range 5, as follows: n. w., n. w., sec. 11, twenty-two graves; n. half n. w. sec. o, eleven mounds; n. w , n. w., sec. 16, three mounds; central pt. sec. 32, t. 37, r. 4, eight mounds, on Big river, some large mounds, one 350 ft. diameter, 12 ft. high, pottery and arrow-heads found; s. pt. sec. 16, t. 36, r. 4, twenty-five mounds; s. pt. sec. 36, t. 37, r. 4, four mounds, near Desloge; central pt. sec. 4, t. 36, r. 4, six mounds; s. w. sec. 21, t. 36, r. 4, nine mounds; central pt. sec, 35, t. 37, r. 5, five mounds; s. e., n. e., sec. 33, t. 37, r. 4, skeleton of mastodon found at depth of 14 ft .; in township 35, range 5, as follows: central pt. sec. 4, thirty mounds; central pt. sec. 6, twenty-seven mounds; central pt. sec. 5, seven mounds; s. w., n. w., sec. 5, t. 37, r. 4, two mounds; s. e., s. w., sec. 16, t. 36, r. 4, thirteen mounds; in township 37, range 5, as follows: n. w., n. e., sec. 7, ten mounds; n. pt. sec. o, twenty-six mounds; s. w., n. e. set. 10, one mound; in township 35, range 4 as follows: sec. 6, twelve mounds; central pt. sec, 8, fourteen mounds; s. pt. sec. o, thirteen mounds.
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on some of the high bluffs commanding a wide view of the country along the west bank of the Mississippi river may have been partly intended to be used in conveying, by signal, information from one to another of the various settlements of the mound-builders. 67
A number of mounds in Jefferson county are located on the Jo- achim and Big river.68 In Washington county the most conspicuous one is found in section 31, township 40 north, of range 2 east, near Little Indian creek. This mound is about 150 feet in diameter and 25 feet high. All along Cedar creek in this county 69 as well as in Iron,70 the mound-builders seem to have had settlements. West of Iron in Reynolds,71 on the middle fork of Black river, a large group
67 In Ste. Genevieve county have only been found thus far thirty-eight mounds, although a closer investigation will undoubtedly locate many more. The "Big-Field" south of Ste. Gene- vieve contains four mounds, one 200 fl. long, 25 ft. high; s. e., s. e., sec. 19, t. 37, r. Io, one mound on bluff; n. e., n. e., sec. 32, t. 37, r. 10, one mound on bluff, salt spring here; s. e., s. e., sec. 12, t. 37, r. 9, one mound, pottery found; s. w., s. w., sec. 15, t. 35, r. 7, three mounds, pottery found; s. e., n. e., sec. 12, t. 36, r. 6, four mounds; s. w., s. w., sec. 30, t. 36, r. 8, three mounds, stone axes found; s. w., s. w., sec. 36, t. 37, r. 5, cight mounds in circle, one in center; s. e., n. e., sec. 21, t. 38, r. 9, three mounds on bluff; s. w., n. e., sec. II, t. 36, r. 9, six mounds in circle; s. e., n. w., sec. 28, t. 36, r. 9, four mounds. I am satisfied that many hundred mounds are located in the Saline valley and tributary creeks and not visited by Mr. Bean.
68 In Jefferson county mounds are as follows, a total as counted of 64: s. e., s. e., sec. 35. t. 39, r. 4, one mound; in township 40, range 5, as follows: n. e. sec. 19, three mounds; s. half s. e., sec. 18, eighteen mounds; n. w., s. w., sec. 17, one mound, 50 ft. diameter, 6 f. high; e. pt. sec. 9, eleven mounds, on Joachim creek; n. w., n. e., sec. 18, t. 41, r. 4, one mound, on Big river, pottery found; n. e., s. e., sec. 11, t. 42, r. 3, one mound, on Big river; e. half s. e. sec. 26, t. 41, r. 5, twelve mounds, on Joachim creek; n. e., n. e., sec. 13, t. 41, r. 3, one mound, on Big river; in township 40, range 5, as follows: w. pt. sec. 29, seventeen mounds; e. pt. sec. 30, eight mounds, on Joachim creek; s. e. sec. 35, six mounds.
69 The 307 mounds of Washington county are on the headwaters of Big river mostly, near Caledonia and around Potosi. In sec. I, t. 35, r. I, sixteen mounds on Brock creek, pottery and arrow-heads found: e. half n. e. sec. 2, t. 35, r. I, ten mounds, on Brock creek; in township 35, range 2, as follows: sec. 12, e. half s. e., eighteen mounds; central pt. sec, 13, forty mounds, on Cedar creek, stone hatchets and arrow-heads found; in township 35, range 3, as follows: all sec. 6, sixty-three mounds, on Cedar and Goose creeks, stone hatchets and arrow-heads found; central pt. sec. 7, fifteen mounds, on Ceder creek; n. w. sec. 18, thirty-one mounds, on Cedar creek; s. e. sec. 24, t. 36, r. 2, ten mounds, on Big river; in township 36, range 3, as follows: w. pt. sec. 18, fifteen mounds; s. half sec. 19, thirteen mounds, on Big river; s. e., n. e., sec. 28, five mounds, on Hughes creek; w. pt. sec. 29, seventeen mounds on Cedar creek, some mounds 50 ft. diameter, 5 ft. high, stone hatchets and arrow-heads found; s. half sec. 31, nineteen mounds, on Cedar creek; n. w., n. w., sec. 32, seven mounds, on Cedar creek, stone hatchets and arrow-heads found; n. w. sec. 4, t. 37, r. 3, six mounds, on Mill creek; in township 37, 1ange 3, s. e. pt. sec. 8, eighteen mounds, on Mill creek; e. pt. sec. 17, twenty-one mounds; central pt. sec. 10, thirty-three mounds; central pt. sec. 33, t. 38, r. 3, fifteen mounds; n. w. sec. 34, t. 38, r. 3, six mounds; n. w. sec. 31, t. 40, r. 2, one mound, on Little Indian creek, 150 ft. diameter, 25 ft. high.
70 The 336 mounds counted in Iron county as follows: in township 31, range 4, as follows: s. w. pt. sec. 3, twelve mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 10, eighteen mounds, on Crane creek; n. e. pt. sec. 15, seven mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 14, fifteen mounds; central pt. sec. 26, t. 35, r. 2, e., twenty- eight mounds, on Cedar creek; e. pt. sec. 30, t. 35, r. 3, twenty-three mounds; in township 32, range 3, as follows: n. e. pt. sec. 34, seven mounds, on Big creek; e. pt. sec. 27, twenty-nine mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 22, nine mounds; e. pt. sec. 15, sixteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 14, eighteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 11, seventeen mounds; w. pt. sec. 2, twenty-one mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 22, t. 33, r. 3, ten mounds; n. pt. sec. 23, t. 33, r. 4, twenty-two mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 5, t. 33, r. 4, eighteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 32, t. 34, r. 4, six mounds; in township 34, range 3, as follows: s. e. pt. sec. 32, six mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 13, fourteen mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 24 thirteen mounds n. e. pt. sec. 12, seven mounds; e. pt. sec. I, twenty-six mounds.
71 340 mounds counted in Reynolds county, as follows: In township 32, range 2, e., as fol- lows: e. half n. w. sec. 22, nine mounds, on e. fork of Black rivir; w. pt. sec. 15, fifteen mounds, on e. fork Black river; central pt. sec. 16, sixteen mounds, on e. fork Black river; s. w. pt. sec. 17, seventeen mounds, on middle fork Black river; s. e. pt. sec. 18, forty mounds; s. half s. e. sec. 13, t. 32, r. I, e., fourteen mounds; in township 32, range I, east, as follows: e. half sec. 23, thirty-five mounds, on w. fork Black river; e. pt. sec. 19, thirty-six mounds, on w. fork Black river; w. pt. sec. 20, fifteen mounds; s. e., s. e., sec. 29, twelve mounds, vicinity Centerville,
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is found, evidently the remains of a large settlement. Another group is located on the west fork of this river in the same county. In one of the mounds near the center of section 31, township 31 north, of range 2 east, on the east fork of Black river, a stone vault was un- covered in which skeletons, two stone hammers, and a quantity of wampum was found. In this county we first meet with a mound the surface of which is covered with small stones. It is found in section IO, township 31, north, of range 2 east, being thirty feet long and fifteen feet high, and situated on a bluff about 100 feet high.
The great mound near St. Louis has been a subject of much discussion. The precise location of this and others, long since ob- literated by the great city are fully given in various publications, and it is not necessary therefore to mention them more particularly here. Near Fenton on the Maramec prehistoric stone graves, or cists, were found in mounds which at the time caused some controversy.72 Ashe also mentions "a valley of bones" near St. Louis. 73 A number of mounds are located near Florissant. In Franklin county many prehistoric relics have been discovered, although there are not many mounds in this county. A few are found on St. John's creek and some on Big creek. In a hole which afterwards proved to be an iron mine, on the Bourbeuse, section 15, township 42 north, of range 3 west, thirteen hundred hammers made of iron, stone, or flint, and many arrow-heads were discovered ten feet below the surface. What seemed remarkable to Mr. Bean was the fact that these ham- mers after having been placed in this hole were covered with stone which seemed to have been carried to the place for a distance of half a mile. 74
In the Ozark region, Oregon and Howell counties appear to have arrow-heads found; s. w., s. w., see. 6, t. 32, r. 2 e., fifteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 1, t. 32, r. I e., thirty-two mounds; s. pt. sec. 29, t. 33, r. 2 w., twenty-seven mounds; w. pt. sec. 25, t. 33, r. 3 w., twenty-six mounds; central pt. sec. 7, t. 33, r. 3 w., thirty-five mounds, arrow-heads found; n. w., n. w. sec. 29, t. 30, r. I e., one mound, 60 ft. diameter, 9 ft. high; n. e. sec. I, t. 30, r. I e., twenty mounds, on Sinking creek; middle pt. sec. 31, t. 33, r. 3 e., three mounds, on e. fork of Black river, one mound contained stone vault, stone hammers and wampum; s. w., s. e., sec. 10, t. 31, r. 2 e., one mound on bluff of Black river, 30 by 15 ft., 5 ft. high, covered with small stones.
72 Missouri Gazette, Nov. 6, 1818. And other articles in Schoolcraft's "A View of the Lead Mines of Mo.", pp. 284 et seq., (N. Y. 1819). Long's Ex- pedition, vol. 1, pp. 59 et seq.
73 Ashe's Travels, vol. iii. p. 123.
74 The 67 mounds counted in Franklin county are situated as follows: in n. w., n. e., sec. 4, t. 42, r. I w., one mound; s. w., n. w., sec. 5, t. 43, r. I e., one mound; w. pt. sec. 35, t. 43, r.I w., two mounds; central pt. sec. 27, t. 42, r. 2 w., one mound; s. e., n. e., sec. 22, t. 43, r. 2 w., two mounds; central pt. sec. 4, t. 42, r. 2 w., 10 mounds; in township 43, range 3 w., as follows: s. e. cor. sec. 27, six mounds; s. w. cor. sec. 26, three mounds; central pt. sec. 34, six mounds; in township 42, range 3 w. as follows: s. pt. sec. 8, six mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 9, five mounds; n. e. sec. 16, five mounds; central pt. sec. 15, t. 42, r. 3 w., iron mine contained quantity stone hammers, etc .; all sec. 23, t. 42, r. 3 w., eighteen mounds; near central pt. sec. 23, t. 43, r. 4 W., one mound
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been the centers of large settlements of mound-builders. The mounds are principally located in the bottoms of small streams and creeks in these counties. They are found on Dry French creek and on Eleven Points river in Oregon county,75 on Jack's Fork in Shannon county, 76 and on Bennett's bayou, and on the Warm fork of Spring river in Howell county.77
The precise location of mounds in Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Cedar, Dade, Barry, Benton, Polk, Greene, Morgan, Christian, Taney, Miller, Lawrence, Laclede, Webster, Dallas, Douglass Ozark, Osage, Maries, Pulaski, Phelps, Texas, Gasconade, Craw- ford, Dent, and Carter I give in a note below. 78 In these Ozark
75 The 830 counted mounds in Oregon county are located as follows: In sec. 2, t. 22, r. 4' s. e., s. w., part of section, one mound 35 ft. diameter, 6 ft. high, pottery found; in s. w. cor. same sec. twenty-five mounds; in township 24, range 4, as follows: n. e., s. e., sec. 33 eleven mounds; central pt. sec. 35, sixty-four mounds; central pt. sec. 28, sixty-three mounds; n. W. sec. 29, six mounds; s. w. sec. 3, t. 22, r. 2 w., one mound, 250 ft. diameter, 25 ft. high; n. e. sec. 30, t. 22, r. 2, eight mounds; in township 22, range 3, as follows: n. pt. sec. 12, twelve mounds; n. pt. sec. 2, sixteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 3, ten mounds; middle pt. sec. 4, eleven mounds; e. pt. sec. 17, t. 23, r. 2, thirteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 16, t. 23, r. 2, eleven mounds; in township 25, range 2, as follows: w. pt. sec. 27, nineteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 22, fourteen mounds; in township 23, range 3, as follows: center of sec. 14, twenty-seven mounds; n. w. sec 26, fourteen mounds; n. pt. sec. 27, twenty-one mounds; n. e. cor. sec. 28, eight mounds; cen- tral pt. sec. 21, twenty-two mounds; central pt. sec. 6, one mound, arrow-heads found; in town- ship 24, range 3, as follows: s. w. cor. sec. 30, six mounds; n. w. cor. sec. 31, five mounds; in township 24, range 4, as follows: diagonally, twenty-four mounds over sec. 25; s. w. cor. sec. 24, fifteen mounds; s. e. sec. 23, sixteen mounds; s. w. cor. sec. 13, thirteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 14,
twenty-three mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 3, seventeen mounds; in township 25, range 3, as follows: central pt. sec. 34, sixteen mounds; e. pt. sec. 28, twenty-two mounds; e. pt. sec. 21, fourteen mounds; in township 25, range 4, as follows: n. pt. sec. 3, thirty-six mounds; n. w., n. e., sec. 4, nine mounds; e. pt. sec. 35, t. 24, r. 5, twenty-one mounds; central pt. sec. 3, t. 22. r. 2, twelve mounds; n. w. sec. 5, t. 24, r. 5, thirty-three mounds; central pt. sec. 31, t. 25, r. 4, forty-one mounds, arrow-heads found; s. w. pt. sec. 32, t. 25, r. 5, twenty-nine mounds, stone hammers and arrow-heads found; central pt. sec. 6, t. 24, 1. 5, thirty-five mounds; w. pt. sec. 35, t. 25, r. 6, fifty-eight mounds; n. e., n. w., sec. 22, t. 25, r. 6, Indian burial ground, pottery found central pt. sec. 25, t. 25, r. 6, thirty-five mounds; s. pt. sec' 22, t. 23, r. 6, six mounds.
76 The 81 mounds counted in Shannon county are located as follows: s. pt. sec. 29, t. 27, r. 4, twelve mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 31, t. 27, r. 4, twenty-two mounds; s. w., s. e., sec. 9, t. 29, r. 2, eight mounds; n. w., s. e., sec. 28, t. 31, r. 4, ten mounds; s. w. sec. 8, t. 28, r. 4, ten mounds; n. w. sec. 17, t. 28, r. 4, ten mounds; n. e., s. w., sec. 9, t. 28, r. 5, one mound, pottery found: w. pt. sec. 12, t. 27, r. 5, eight mounds; w. pt. sec. 19, t. 31, r. 6, two bushels of arrow- heads found in one hole.
77 In Howell county 1, 182 mounds were counted, located as follows: In center sec. 6, t. 24. r. 8, forty-four mounds; n. e. sec. 26, t. 23, r. 10, fourteen mounds; in township 24, range 8, as follows: s. e. sec. 21, twenty-eight mounds, pottery found; all sec. 26, one hundred and forty- nine mounds; all see. 27, one hundred and four mounds; s. w. cor. sec, 25, eighteen mounds; n. pt. sec. 36, twenty-five mounds; s. w. cor. sec. 31, t. 24, r. 7, eleven mounds; in township 24, range 9, as follows: s e. pt. sec. 27, twenty-mounds; s. pt. sec. 33, fortv-seven mounds; some 50 ft. diameter, 6 ft. high; s. pt. sec. 32, thirty-two mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 6, t. 23, r. 9, forty-five mounds; n. e. pt. sec. I, t. 23, r. 10, twenty-three mounds; s. pt. sec. 36, t. 24, r. 10, sixty mounds; central pt. sec. 2, t. 23, r. 10, forty mounds; w. pt. sec. Io, t. 22, r. IO, twenty-seven mounds, some 60 ft. diameter, 6 ft. high; in township 22, range 10, as follows: e. pt. sec. 19, twenty-three mounds; e. pt. sec. 18, twenty-three mounds; middle pt. sec. 7, twenty-seven mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 30, twenty-four mounds; middle pt. sec. 29, twenty-one mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 14, eighteen mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 23, twenty-five mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 22, fifteen mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 27, thirteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 24, thirty-two mounds; central pt. sec. 36, twenty mounds; central pt. sec. 2, t. 21, r. 10, sixteen mounds; s. w. pt, sec. 6, t. 21, r. IO, eleven mounds; in township 22 range 9, as follows: e. pt. sec. 32, nine mounds; n. w. pt . sec. 33, thirteen mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 35, sixteen mounds; central pt. sec. 36, eighteen mounds; central pt. sec. 34, t. 22, r. 8, thirteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 22, t. 22, r. 8, thirteen mounds; central pt. sec. 9, t. 22, r. 8, twenty-four mounds; n. pt. sec. 31, t. 23, r. 8, eight mounds; n. w., s. e., sec, 31, t. 24, r. 8, eight mounds; e. pt. sec. 33, t. 23, r. 9, eighteen mounds; n. e. pt. sec. Ic, t. 22, r. 9, eight mounds; e. pt. sec. 17, t. 24, r. 8, thirty-seven mounds; s. e., s. w., sec. 33, t. 27, r. 9, four mounds.
78 Jasper county, 20 counted mounds, as follows: In s. w. cor. sec. 1, t. 28, r. 30, ten mounds; s. e., n w., sec. 28, t. 30, r. 31, three mounds; s. w., n. e., sec. 15, t. 30, r. 32, seven mounds.
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counties the mounds are generally located in creek or river bottoms, just as in the other Ozark counties named. At the junction of Cow-skin and Casto creeks, in Douglass county, there is a group of
Newton county, 82 counted mounds, as follows: In n. w. cor. sec. 35, t. 27, r. 33, three mounds; n. w., s. w., sec. 31, t. 27, r. 32, one mound; s. w., s. e., sec. 4, t. 26, r. 31, two mounds; n. e., s. e., sec. 27, t. 27, r. 31, six mounds; s. e. cor. sec. 22, t. 27, r. 31, fifteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 30, t. 26, r. 29, twenty-one mounds; s. w. cor. sec. 34, t. 27, r. 33, ten mounds; n. w., n. e., sec. 34, t. 24, r. 34, eight mounds; n. w., n. w., sec. 35, t. 24, r. 34, seven mounds; s. w. cor., sec. 36, t. 27, r. 33, nine mounds.
McDonald county, 229 counted mounds, as follows: In township 21, range 34, as follows: all sec. 9, twenty-one mounds; all sec. Io, twenty-six mounds; all sec. II, seventeen mounds; all sec. 14, nineteen mounds; all sec. 15, sixteen mounds; all sec. 16, twenty-three mounds; all sec. 21, nineteen mounds; all sec. 22, thirty-three mounds; all sec. 23, thirty-one mounds; n. w. sec. 34, t. 23, r. 32, twenty-one mounds; n. w., n. e., sec. 1, t. 21, r. 32, one mound; n. e., s. w. sec. 34, t. 22, r. 34, one mound; s. w., n. e., sec. 12, t. 22, r. 34, one mound.
Cedar county, 98 counted mounds, as follows: s. pt. sec. 12, t. 35, r. 27, twenty-six mounds; s. e., s. e., sec. 17, t. 36, r. 27, eight mounds; s. e., s. w., sec. 18, t. 36, r. 27, five mounds; n. e., n. w., sec. 20, t. 36, r. 28, fifteen mounds; n. w., s. e., sec. 19, t. 36, r. 28, eleven mounds; n. w., s. e., sec. 24, t. 36, r. 28, nine mounds; s. e., s. w., sec. 35, t. 36, r. 28, nine mounds; s. e., n. w., sec. 19, t. 36, r. 26, fifteen mounds, one 50 ft. high covers 3 or 4 acres.
Dade county, 17 counted mounds, as follows: In s. e., s. e., sec. I, t. 30, r. 27, one mound; a rock here with Indian and bow and arrow cut on it; s. w., s. e., sec. 29, t. 32, r. 27, two mounds, evidently an Indian fort; w. half of e. half sec. 32, t. 32, r. 25, seven small mounds, pottery found; n. w., n. e., sec. 29, t. 32, r. 25, three mounds; s. w., n. e., sec. 30, t. 31, r. 25, one mound; s. w., n. e., sec. 3, t. 32, r. 26, three mounds; pottery found in last three sections.
Barry county, 101 counted mounds, as follows: In township 26, range 27, as follows: s. pt. sec. 33, twelve mounds; all sec. 34, sixteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 35, eleven mounds; all sec. 36, eighteen mounds; e. pt. sec. I, t 25, r. 27, six mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 3, t. 25, r. 27, eight mounds; n. e., n. w., sec. 29, t. 25, r. 27, seven mounds; s. w., n. e., sec. 12, t. 24, r. 27, twenty mounds; n. e., s. e., sec. 20, t. 23, r. 27, one mound.
Benton county, II counted mounds, as follows: n. w., n. e., sec. 2, t. 39, r. 23, site of Kicka- poo trading post; n. e., n. w., sec. 12, t. 39, r. 23, five mounds, on bluff; s. e., s. w., sec. 13, t. 42, r. 22, three mounds; n. w., s. e., sec. 14, t. 42, r. 22, three mounds.
Polk county, 148 counted mounds, as follows: n. e. pt. sec. 14, t. 33, r. 23, eight mounds; s. e., s. w., sec. 36, t. 34, r. 23, one mound, 200 ft. diameter, 30 ft. high; in township 35, range 21, as follows: s. w. sec. 36, seven mounds; s. pt. sec. 35, twelve mounds; central pt. sec. 34, eigh- teen mounds; s. pt. sec. 29, sixteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 28, ten mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 27, four- teen mounds; s. w. sec. 26, t. 33, r. 23, eleven mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 26, t. 32, r. 24, seventeen mounds, great quantity arrow-heads found; s. e. pt. sec. 29, t. 32, r. 24, twenty-three mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 5, t. 32, r. 23, eleven mounds.
Greene county, 354 counted mounds, as follows: n. pt. sec. 3, t. 29, r. 20, seven mounds; middle pt. sec. 5, t. 20, r. 20, nineteen mounds; s. e., n. e., sec. 22, t. 29, r. 22, site of Kickapoo village; s. w. sec. 29, t. 20, r. 21, eleven mounds; w. pt. secs. 6 and 7, t. 28, r. 21, forty-three mounds, arrow-heads found; e. pt. secs. 1 and 12, t. 28, r. 22, forty-eight mounds, arrow-heads found; n. w. sec. 6, t. 29, r. 22, twelve mounds, arrow-heads found; s. w. pt. sec. 18, t. 29, r. 22, fifteen mounds, arrow-heads found; central pt. secs. 13 and 14, t. 29, r. 23, fifty-five mounds; secs. 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, t. 28, r. 23, battle-field of Wilson's creek; e. pt. sec. 34, t. 31, r. 20, twenty-two mounds; all sec. 35, t. 31, r. 20, fifty-three mounds ;. s. w. sec. 2, t. 28, r. 23, four mounds; n. e. pt. sec. I, t. 29, r. 21, eight mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 5, t. 29, r. 21, eight mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 33, t. 30, r. 21, seventeen mounds; s. pt. sec. 35, t. 30, r. 20, ten mounds; n. pt. sec. 20, t. 30, r. 20, thirteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 31, t. 29, r. 23, nine mounds.
Morgan county, 67 counted mounds, as follows: In central pt. sec. 4, t. 42, r. 19, thirty- two mounds, in circle; s. e., n. w., sec. 20, t. 44, r. 19, lignite mines; in township 44, range 18, as follows: s. pt. sec. 9, fourteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 12, seven mounds; central pt. sec. 15, six mounds; e. pt. sec. 4. four mounds; central pt. sec. 8, four mounds.
Christian county, 198 counted mounds, as follows: s. e., n. e., sec. 12, t. 27, r. 20, Indian burial ground; n. half n. e. sec. 9, t. 27, r. 20, Indian burial ground on bluff 100 ft. high; n. e., n. e., sec. 25, t. 27, r. 21, cave seems to have been inhabited from great quantities of ashes; in township 27, range 22, as follows: s. w., n. w., sec. 18, site of Delaware trading post; n. e., n. w., sec. 10, five mounds; s. e. sec. 9, six mounds; e. pt. sec. 16, seven mounds; n. w. sec. 15, eight mounds; n. w., n. w., sec. 7, t. 27, r. 23, nine mounds; w. pt. sec. 7, t. 27, r. 23, eleven mounds; in township 27, range 24, as follows: n. e. sec. 22, twelve mounds; s. e. cor. sec. 28, fourteen mounds; n. pt. sec. 32, fifteen mounds; n. e. sec. 3, twenty-seven mounds; central pt. sec. 19 thirty-four mounds.
Taney county has 82 counted mounds, as follows: s. half s. e., sec. 24, two mounds; n. e. sec. 15, twenty-one mounds; s. e., s. e., sec. Io, nine mounds; s. w. sec. 2, twelve mounds; n. w. cor. sec. 4, twelve mounds-all in township 24, range 20; s. w., n. e., sec. 26, t. 24, r. 21, one mound; n. e., s. w., sec. 3, t. 23, r. 20, sixteen mounds; s. w., s. e., sec. 14, t. 21, r. 19, seven mounds; s. e., s. e., sec. 26, t. 24, r. 17, two mounds.
Miller county has 15 counted mounds in s. half n. w. sec. 6, t. 41, r. 15,
Lawrence county has 240 counted mounds, as follows: In s. pt. sec. 3, t. 26, r. 25, eighteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 4, t. 26, r. 25, nineteen mounds; n. e. sec. 6, t. 26, r. 26, twelve mounds; s. w. sec. 2, t. 27, r. 27, eleven mounds; s. e. cor. sec. 12, t. 27, r. 27, nine mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 13, t. 28, r. 29, sixteen mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 12, t. 28, r. 29, eighteen mounds; s. w. cor.
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HISTORY OF MISSOURI
one hundred. In Dade county the so-called Indian fort in section 29, township 32 north, of range 27 west, deserves notice. It consists of two semicircular earth embankments about 150 feet in diameter
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