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Bollinger county has three thousand and ninety-seven mounds. The largest number are found on Castor river near the Stoddard county line. A very extensive pre-historic settlement seems to have existed here. On Castor river near the railroad bridge a space of 12 acres was inclosed. Here a box-shaped stone cist was found, pottery, and a gourd-shaped vessel filled with pure lead.57 Another group of mounds near Sturdivant, almost four miles southwest of those just mentioned, must have been at least 30 feet high at one time. In this region much broken pottery, stone implements, and arrow-heads have been discovered. Crooked creek, a branch of White-water (Little river) is lined with mounds. 58
Neal, Born Nov. 5, 1785"; e. pt. sec. 22, twenty nine mounds, this is the largest group of large mounds in the state, one is 400 by 200 ft., 25 ft. high, located near Bernie, three miles south of these mounds pottery has been found and jugs and vases being plowed up where there was no sign of mounds; in n. e., n. w. sec. 3, t. 24; r. II, one mound; s. w., s. w., sec. 20, t. 24, r. 12, one mound, 300 ft. diameter, 3 ft. high; s. w. pt. sec. 29, t. 24, r. 12, seventeen mounds; s. e., n. e. sec. 32, t. 24, r. 12, one mound; s. e., n. w. sec. 9, t. 23, r. 10, two mounds; n. half s. e. sec. 15, t. 23, r. 10, seven mounds; w. half sec. 3, t. 23, r. 11, two excavations 50 ft. in diameter, one always dry, one always full of water which seems to be lined with material impervious to water; n. e., s. e., sec. 9, t. 23, r. 11, one mound; w. half sec. 11, t. 23, r. 11, two mounds s. e., n. w., sec. 17, t. 23, r. II, one mound; s. w., s. w. sec. 21, t. 23, r. II, one mound.
57 12th Report Bureau of Ethnology, p. 171.
58 Bollinger county has 3097 counted mounds, mostly located in the southeast part of the county in what is known as Mingo bottom along the foot-hills of the Ozarks, these mounds forming, with the mounds in township 28, range 10, in Stoddard county, around Advance, per- haps the most extensive group of mounds in the United States. A large number of mounds are also found in this county along Crooked creek, a branch of White-water. In s. w., n. w., sec. 14, t. 30, r. 10, ten mounds; s. w., n. w., sec. 7, t. 29, r. 11, eleven mounds; n. w. cor. sec. IO, t. 30, r. Io, two mounds; n. half s. w. sec. 18, t. 29, r. 11, twenty-six mounds; n. e., n. w., sec. 9, t. 30, r. 10, four mounds; s. w., s. e., sec. 5, t. 30, r. 10, six mounds; e. pt. sec. 20, t. 28, r 10, sixty mounds, vicinity of Brownwood; all sec. 29, t. 28, r. 10, twelve mounds, large; n. w. pt. sec. 30, t. 28, r. 10, eighty-two mounds; s. and e. pts. sec. 19, t. 28, r. 10, forty-eight mounds, on south bank Castor river is "Stepp" mound 250 ft. diameter, 15 ft. high, quantity pottery and arrow-heads found here, just east of this another mound 150 by 80 ft., 12 ft. high, a pottery jar containing corn found here about 1876; e. pt. sec. 26, t. 28, r. 9, one hundred and twenty-eight mounds; all sec. 25, t. 28, r. 9, one hundred and twenty-three mounds, generally small with some large mounds; e. pt. sec. 35, t. 28, r. 9, twenty-nine mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 36, t. 29, r. 9, twenty-five mounds, near Sturdivant, a remarkable group of 8 or 10 very large and irregular mounds and ponds, broken pottery, hammers, and arrow-heads found here; w. pt. sec. 34, t. 28, r. 9, twenty-six mounds, in three rows; central pt. sec. 14, t. 28, r. 9, sixty-one mounds, in 4 or 5 rows running north and south; s. w. pt. sec. 22, t. 28, r. 9, fifteen mounds, nearly in line; all sec. 15, t. 28, r. 9, ninety-five mounds, in n. pt. very thick; s. pt. sec. 10, t. 28, r. 9, forty-one mounds; s. e. cor. sec. 7, t. 28, r. 9, seven mounds; all sec. II, t. 28, r. 9, thirty-one mounds; n. w. sec. 12, t. 28, r. 9 forty-seven mounds; e. pt. sec. 16, t. 28, r. 9, seventy-four mounds n. e. pt. sec. 21, t. 28, r. o, sixteen mounds; s. e. sec. 27, t. 28, r. 9, eleven mounds; n. w. sec. 34, t. 28, r. 9, twenty-five mounds; e. pt. sec. 28, t. 28, r. 9, twenty-eight mounds, in two rows through the section; s. e. cor. sec. 17, t. 28, r. Io, thirteen mounds; all sec. 13, t. 32, r. 8, fifty- eight mounds; s pt. sec. 12, t. 32, r. 8, thirty-two mounds; in township 32, range 9, as fol lows; w. pt. sec. 20, thirteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 29, sixteen mounds, one 200 by 100 ft., 8 ft. high, one 150 by 100, 6 ft. high, pottery found here; n. w. sec. 17, six mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 19, nine mounds; w. pt. sec. 8, nineteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 5 forty-six mounds, one near center 150 ft. diameter, 6 ft. high; n. e. pt. sec. 6, cight mounds; in township 33, range 9, as follows: central pt. sec. 31, thirty mounds; w. pt. sec. 32, fifty-four mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 20, sixteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 30, t. 32, r. 9, eleven mounds; s. e. sec. 25, t. 32, r. 8, three mounds; n. e., s. e., sec. 36, t. 32, r. 8, three mounds, one 125 ft. diameter, 15 ft. high; s. pt. sec. 7, t. 31, r. 9, thirty-eight mounds; s. pt. sec. 6, t. 31, r. 9, thirty mounds; n. w., n. w., sec. 18, t. 31, r. 9, nineteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 4, t. 31, r. 9, seven mounds, at fork of Indian creek in bed of limestone were 75 pits 1 to 3 ft. diameter about 1 ft. deep; e. pt. sec. 9. t. 31, r. o, four mounds; n. e. sec. 22, t. 31, r. , fifty-four mounds; s. w. cor. sec. 36, t. 31, r. o. seventeen mounds; s. e., n. e., sec. 1, t. 30, r. 9, four mounds; n. w. sec. 6, t. 30, r. 10, four mounds, near Lutesville; n. w. pt. sec. 31, t. 29, r. 11, thirty mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 36, t. 29, r. 10, fifty-one mounds; s. pt. sec. 30, t. 29, r. 11, twenty-four mounds; In township 29, range 10, as follows: . s. e. pt. sec. 25, forty-six mounds; n. e., n. e., sec. 26, six mounds; e. pt. sec. 24, twenty-three mounds; all sec 13, three hundred and fifty-one mounds, s. e. pt. very thickly covered, mounds larger than or- dinary; s. pt. sec. 14, one hundred and two mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 23, thirty mounds; central
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In Perry county there are a number of mounds situated on high bluffs overlooking the Mississippi river, extending from the southern boundary line of the county to the Ste. Genevieve county line. Near Lithium a peculiar group of fifteen mounds is located. One is square on the west end and 150 feet wide at that end, but only 50 feet wide on the east end. It is 200 feet long, and 30 feet high at the east end. South of this is an egg-shaped mound 200 feet long by 100 feet wide, and 10 feet high; and to the south of this are seven small ones, then another egg-shaped one 200 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 30 feet high. East of these is an elevation some- what in the shape of a tuning fork, 200 feet long by 100 feet in width, and 15 feet high, with a handle 150 feet long. East of this embank- ment are located two smaller mounds. The whole group appears to be very irregular. A ditch leading from the embankment was dug for some purpose not now apparent. Pottery and arrow-heads were found here in abundance. Near St. Mary's a number of mounds containing graves walled in with rock were uncovered inside of mounds, on property belonging to Mr. John Tlapek, and others. 59 These are all located on top of high bluffs and seem in some way connected with the high mounds found in the "Big Field" of Ste. Genevieve, and these again with similar high mounds on the opposite side of the river in the American bottom and extending north to Cahokia. 60
pt. sec. 22, fifty-two mounds; e. and s. pt. sec. 21, forty-seven mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 20, six mounds, near Dongola; w. pt. sec. 28, one hundred and nine mounds; central sec. 32, 100 mounds; central pt. sec. 33, thirty mounds, in rows north and south; central pt. sec. 29, one hundred and nineteen mounds, a fine group in n. e. corner; s. e. pt. sec. 30, ninety-six mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 31, seventy-seven mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 36, t. 29, r. 9, fifty mounds; n. w. pt. sec 21, t. 29, r. 9, fifteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 29, t. 29, r. 9, twelve mounds, near Zalma; central pt. sec. 24, t. 28, r. 9, fourteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 13, t. 28, r. 9, thirty-three mounds; s. e. pt sec. 14, t. 29, r. 9. twenty mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 6, t. 29, r. 1I, thirty-five mounds; s. w. pt. sec. IQ, t. 20, r. 10, thirty-eight mounds; w. pt. sec. 20, t. 29, r. 10, fourteen mounds.
59 Such graves walled in with rock inside of mounds have also recently been uncovered by Mr. Gerard Fowke for the Archaeological Institute in Osage and Boone counties.
60 Other Perry county mounds in the following places, total counted mounds one hundred and forty-nine; n. w. pt. sec. 7, t. 34, r. 14, three mounds, on a hill 100 ft. high; n. w. cor. sec. 6, t. 34, r. 14, one mound, pottery found; n. e. cor. sec. 3, t. 35, r. II, three mounds; s. e. cor. sec. 2, t. 35, r. 10, two mounds; s. e. n. e. sec. 31, t. 36, r. 12, one mound on bluff 150 ft. high; n. w. cor. sec. 2, t. 35, r. II, one mound, on bluff 200 ft. high; n. w. cor. sec. 34, t. 34, r. 9, three mounds; all sec. 33, t. 34, r. 9, fourteen mounds; s. w. n. w. sec. 12, t. 34, r. 9 five mounds; center sec. 28, t. 34, r. 9, four mounds, in a row; center sec. 36, t. 34, r. 8, three mounds, in a row; n. w. cor. sec. 26, t. 35, r. 10, four mounds, in a row; w. pt. sec. 13, t. 36, r. 10, seventeen mounds, mounds large and irregular, noted above; n. e. , n. w. sec. 12, t. 36, r. Io, one mound, prehistoric graves on bluff 60 ft. high, one mound 100 ft. diameter 12 ft. high, pottery and ar- row-heads found here; n. e. sec. 17, t. 36, r. 11, three mounds; center sec. 33, t. 37, r. Io, seven mounds, south of St. Mary's on bluffs 200 ft. high overlooking Mississippi river, tombs of flat stones in a mound 40 ft. diameter, 15 ft. high, in which was burned dirt to a depth of three feet; n. e. sec. 34, t. 37, r. 10, two mounds, on bluff 250 ft. high; n. e. cor. sec. 24, t. 34, r. 13, three mounds, a granite ball found here about the size of 6 lb. cannon ball; n. w., sec. 9, t. 34, r. 13, three mounds, on bluff 75 ft. high; w. pt. sec. 7, t. 34, r. 13, two mounds, site of Indian village on bluff, and trail to Apple creek; n. e. pt., sec. 12, t. 34, r. 12, four mounds, traces of Indian
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Butler and Ripley counties are also full of mounds. On the county line between Butler and Ripley a square rectangular inclo- sure called "Power's Fort" from the fact that this embankment is located on land owned by Mr. Powers, encloses an area of about seven hundred and fifty feet square. A ditch runs outside of this fort, 3 to 5 feet deep with four mounds inside of the embank- ments. 61 Mounds in the counties of Butler 62 and Ripley 63 will be found as noted below.
trail existing; s. e., sec. 11, t. 34, r. 12, one mound; n. w., s. w., sec. 15, t. 34, r. 12, site of large Shawnee Indian village on branch of Apple creek; middle pt. sec. 33, t. 35, r. 12, two mounds; n. w. cor. sec. 18, t. 34, r. 13, one mound, on high ridge; s. e., s. w., sec. 28, t. 35, r. 12, one mound; w. pt., sec. 15, t. 35; r. II, seven mounds; central pt. sec. 34, t. 35, r. II, thirteen mounds, in two groups; central pt. sec. 14, t. 34, r. II, twenty-six mounds; s. w., sec. 15, t. 35, r. 10, evidences of four furnaces, pottery and arrow-heads found; s. w. cor. sec. 35, t. 36, r. 12 one mound, on bluff 150 ft. high; s. e., s. w., sec. II, t. 35, r. 12, one mound; n. e., n. e., sec. 19, t. 35, r. 13, one mound, on bluff 125 ft. high; n. e., s. e., sec. 27, t. 35, 1. 13, one mound, on bluff 150 ft. high; s. e., n. w., sec. 36, t. 35, r. 13, one mound, on bluff 150 feet high; n. e., n. e., sec. 6, t. 34, r. 14, one mound, on a bluff; n. w. cor. sec, 3, t. 33, r. 13, three mounds; n. w., n. e., sec. 36, t. 34, r. 12, three mounds; s. e., s. e., sec. 20, t. 35, r. 14, one mound, on bluff 150 ft. high, near Seventy-Six station.
61 12th Report Bureau of Ethnology, p. 195.
62 Butler county contains 1817 counted mounds. In s. w., s. e., sec. 26, t. 26, r. 7, three mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 35, t. 26, r. 7, sixty-five mounds; in township 25, range 7, as follows: n. w. pt. sec. 2, sixty-seven mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 3, fifty-three mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 30, thirty- nine mounds; central pt. sec. 10, twenty-eight mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 16, sixty-one mounds, arrow-heads found; all sec. 11, one hundred and five mounds; s. w. sec. 14, ninety-five mounds; n. w, sec. 21, forty-six mounds; n. w. sec. 20, thirty-five mounds, arrow-heads found; s. e., n. e., sec. II, t. 24, r. 6, one mound, pottery found; n. pt. sec. 21, t. 24, r. 8, twenty-one mounds, pottery found; n. w., s. w., sec. 32, t. 25, r. 8, three mounds, pottery and spikes found; e. pt. sec. 6, t. 24, r. 8, seventeen mounds; e. pt. sec. 7, t. 24, r. 8, eighteen mounds; central pt. sec. 17, t. 24. r. 8, fifteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 15, t. 24, r. 7, three mounds, on Caledonia ridge south of Blue-spring; w. pt. sec. 12, t. 24, r. 7, seven mounds, pottery found; e. pt. sec. 24, t. 25, r. 7, twenty-one mounds; central pt. sec. 13, t. 24, r. 7, eighteen mounds; n. e., s. e., sec. I, t. 23, r. 7, one mound; s. w., n. w., sec. 6, t. 23, r. 8, four mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 25, t. 24, r. 7, five mounds; n. w. sec. 30, t. 24, r. 8 nine mounds; w. pt. sec. 18, t. 24, r. 8, eleven mounds; all sec. 15, t. 22, r. 5, ninety-six mounds, pottery and arrows found; In township 22, range 5, as follows: sec. 3, e pt., thirty-one mounds; sec. 10, e. pt., forty mounds, pottery and arrows found; central pt. sec. 22, thirty-three mounds; all sec. 27, thirty-four mounds, some large mounds, pottery found; all sec. 9, forty-four mounds, nearly all large, average 75 to 100 ft. diameter, 8 to 10 ft. high, one 200 diameter, 10 ft. high, pottery and arrow-heads found; n. e. sec. 16, ten mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 8, thirty mounds, nearly all large mounds, pottery found; s. w. sec. 4, nineteen mounds; s. e. sec. 5, nine mounds; central pt. sec. 36, t. 23, r. 5, twenty-four mounds, mound in s. e. cor. 150 ft, diameter, 35 ft. high, near Indian burial ground, quantity pottery found; s. e. pt. sec. 20, t. 22, r. 5, ten mounds, in s. e. cor. is "deep-sink " or pool, 300 ft. diameter, 75 ft. deep, on plateau 10 ft. above common level, always contains water; s. w. sec. 31, t. 23, r. 5, six mounds, on s. w., s. w., in a slough is a circle of rocks, no other rocks nearer than 3 miles; in township 23, range 5, as follows: sec. 16, s. e. cor. eight mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 15, twenty mounds; s. pt. sec. II, sixty-two mounds; all sec. 12, fifty-nine mounds; e. pt. sec. 7, twenty-one mounds; n. w., n. e., sec. 6, t. 24, r. 6, one hundred and four mounds; w. pt. sec. 18, t. 23, r. 6, ten mounds; n. e. cor. sec. 19, t. 23, r. 6, ten mounds; all sec. 23, t. 23, r. 6, eighteen mounds central pt. sec. 17, t. 23, r. 6, fifteen mounds, one mound 300 ft. diameter, 8 ft. high, pottery found; in township 22, range 6, as follows: n. pt. sec. 3, thirteen mounds; central pt. sec. 2, thirty mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 15, thirteen mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 22, sixteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 21, twelve mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 28, fourteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 29, fourteen mounds; w. pt. sec. 14, six mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 5, t. 23, r. 6, eighteen mounds; n. w. sec. 24, t. 24, r. 4, five mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 3, t. 25, r. 5, four mounds; in township 25, range 5, as follows: sec. 31, s. pt., six mounds; middle pt. sec. 5, seven mounds; w. pt. sec. 9, twelve mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 16, ten mounds; w. pt. sec. 22, six mounds; s. e. sec. 3, t. 24, r. 5, four mounds; n. w. sec. 23, t. 24, r. 5, five mounds, Indian grave-yard on n. e., n. w .; s. e. sec. 30, t. 26, r. 6, twenty mounds; n. e. sec. 31, t. 26, r. 6, fourteen mounds; s. e. sec. 3, t. 23, r. 5, ten mounds; s. e. sec. 34, t. 24, r. 4, four mounds.
In sec. 7, t. 26, r. 7, e., standing upright on solid rock is a rock 18 inches square, 2 feet high on top of this lies a flat rock ahout six feet square, 6 inches thick. dressed smooth on top; two and a half miles south of Wappapello.
63 In Ripley county five hundred and six mounds were counted, generally located along creeks and water-courses. In all sec. II, t. 22, r. 4, e., fifteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. Io, t. 22, r. 4, e., thirty-eight mounds, this is a fine group of large mounds, pottery and arrow-heads found; n. w. sec. 15, t. 22, r. 4, e., twenty-four mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 16, t. 24, r. 4, e., thirty mounds; s. w. sec. 16, t. 23, r. I, e., eight mounds; n. w. sec. o, t. 23, r. 1, e., four mounds; n. e. sec. 33,
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In Wayne county most of the mounds, as might be expected, are found along the St. Francois river. A large mound-builders' settlement existed in section 27, township 27 north, of range 6 east. Another such settlement also seems to have been located on the farm of Captain Leeper near Mills springs. On Otter, Bear, Big, Clark, Mckenzie, Peachtree and other creeks discharging their waters into the St. Francois and Black rivers the mound-builders also left evi- dences of their residence. 64
In Madison county two miles northeast of Fredericktown are a large number of mounds about three feet high and rather remark- able because of the unusual circumstance that they are built in
t. 24, r. I., e., twelve mounds, on 29-24-1 w., a granite wheel 7} in. in diameter, 22 in. thick, concave 1 in. on outer edge, was found; n. e. sec. 20, t. 24, r. 1, e., twelve mounds; n. e. sec. 20, t. 24, r.I, e., about 200 mounds, laid out with remarkable uniformity in a square, stone implements found; n. e. and s. w. pts. sec. 13, t. 24, r. I, w., seventeen mounds; n. w., cor. sec. 24, t. 24, r. 1, w., four mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 17, t. 23, r. I, e., twenty-four mounds; n. w. pt. sec. 29, t. 23, r. 2, e., seven mounds; s. e., s. w., sec. 31, t. 22, r. I, e., twelve mounds; e. pt. sec. 16 t 22, r. I, e., eight mounds; n. e., cor. sec, 16, t. 23, r. I, w., five mounds; n. e., cor. sec 29, t. 23, r. 3, e., thirteen mounds; s. w., cor. sec. 33, t. 24, r. 3, e., fourteen mounds; s. w. cor. sec. 20, t. 23, r. 4, e., six mounds; middle pt. sec. 20, t. 23, r. 3, e., twenty-four mounds; w. pt. sec. 14, t. 23, r. 4, e., twenty mounds; sec. 23, t. 23, r. 4, e., twenty-three mounds; s. w., s. w., sec. 19, t. 24, r. 4, e., fifty Indian tombs on bluff overlooking river, made of square flat socks ;. s. pt. sec. 10, t. 23, r. 4, e., eighteen mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 9, t. 24, r. 4, e., six mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 4, t. 24, r. 4, e., fourteen mounds; n. pt. sec. I, t. 24, r. 3, e., seven mounds; n. e., pt. sec. 2, t. 24, r. 3, e., six mounds; s. pt. sec. 33, t. 25, r. 3, e., six mounds; n. e., pt. sec. 34, t. 25, r. 3, e., nine mounds; central pt. sec. 27, t. 25, r. 4, e., eleven mounds.
€4 The mounds in Wayne county are found principally along the St. Francois river above Wappapello, and on Black river, being apparently a continuation of the mound settlements found on Black river in Butler county. Total number of mounds counted in Wayne county, 1, 180. In central pt, sec. 35, t. 27, r. 7, an Indian burial ground; n. e., s. e., sec. 27, t. 27, r. 7, one mound, 300 ft. in diameter, 20 ft. high; n. w., n. w., sec. 2, t. 26, r. 7, one mound, vicinity of Wappapello; n. w. sec. 28, t. 27, r. 7, twenty-eight mounds; w. half n. w. sec. 33, t. 27, r. 7, four mounds; s. half s. e. sec. 32, t. 27, r. 7, five mounds; w. half s. w. sec. 19, t. 27, r. 6, sev- enteen mounds; s. w. sec. 31, t. 27, r. 7, eight mounds; central pt. sec. 6, t. 26, r. 7, five mounds; s. half sec. 30, t. 27, r. 7, fifty-three mounds, larger than average, arrow-heads found; s. half sec. 24, t. 27, r. 6, six mounds, Indian burial ground; n. half sec. 25, t. 27, r. 6, eleven mounds; s. e., n. e., sec. 21, t. 27, r. 6, four mounds; s. e. sec. 20, t, 27, r. 6, fourteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 27, t. 27, r. 6, eighty mounds, a fine group in s. e. pt. of sec .; s. w., n. w., sec. 20, t. 27, r. 6, seven mounds near a pond on higher level; e. half s. e. sec. 17, t. 27, r. 6, forty-seven mounds, in s. e. pt. a fine group, some large; n. half s. w. sec. 16, t. 27, r. 6, nineteen mounds; n. pt. sec. 18, t. 27, r. 6, fourteen mounds, near Taska; w. pt. sec. 7, t. 27, r. 6, nine mounds; s. e. sec. I, t. 27, r. 5, six mounds; s. w., s. e., sec. 12, t. 27, r. 5, eleven mounds; s. half s. e. sec. 11, t. 27, r. 5, fifty-seven mounds; w. pt. sec. 13, t. 27, r. 5, thirty-seven mounds; all sec. 6, t. 27, r. 7, twenty-seven mounds; w. pt. sec. 4, t. 27, r. 7, twenty-eight mounds; s. w. cor. sec. 18, t. 27, r. 7, fourteen mounds; s. e., s. w., sec. 23, t. 27, r. 6, ten mounds; w. pt. sec. 26, t. 27, r. 7, fifty-three mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 5, t. 27, r. 5, forty-nine mounds; e. pt. sec., 6, t. 27, r. 6, thirty-one mounds; w. half n. e. sec. 31, t. 27, r. 5, eighteen mounds; s. pt. sec. 22, t. 27, r. 4, five mounds; n. pt. sec. 27, t. 27, r. 4, seven mounds; central pt. sec. 33, t. 27, r. 4, fifty-four
mounds; e. pt. sec. 32, t. 27, r. 4, twenty-eight mounds; n. pt. see. 4, t. 26, r. 4, twenty-five mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 34, t. 28, r. 3, forty-two mounds, a fine group on farm of Capt. Leeper ;- s. w., n. w., sec. 9, t. 27, r. 4, thirty mounds; n. w. cor. sec. 2, t. 28, r. 3, thirteen mounds; cen- tral sec. 4, t. 27, r. 4, three mounds; central pt. sec. 15, t. 27, r. 4, ten mounds, stone hammers and many arrow-heads found, Indian burial ground; s. e. pt. sec. 24, t. 29, r. 3, fifty-one mounds, a group of fair size in 5 rows 5 miles n. e. of Piedmont, pottery and arrow-heads found; s. e. pt. sec. 24, t. 29, r. 4, seventeen mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 25, t. 29, r. 4, sixteen mounds; n. e. qr. sec. 26, t. 29, r. 4, fifteen mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 19, t. 29, r. 5, seven mounds; n. pt. sec. 14, t. 29, r. 4, thirteen mounds; s. e. pt. sec. 6, t. 29, r. 4, seven mounds; s. w., s. e. sec. 13, t. 29, r. 3, six mounds; s. w., s. e., sec. 9, t. 29, r. 4, five mounds; central pt. sec. 19, t. 29, r. 5, seven mounds; n. e., s. e., sec. 32, t. 29, r. 5, twelve mounds; s. half n. w. sec. 33, t. 29, r. 5, fourteen mounds; s. e., n. e., sec. 31, t. 29, r. 5, nine mounds; s. e., s. e., sec. 34, t. 29, r. 5, nine mounds; n. e., n. w. sec. 13, t. 29, r. 4, thirteen mounds; s. w., s. e., sec. 27, t. 20, r. 7, nine mounds; n. w., n. e., sec. 26, t. 29, r. 7, eight mounds; n. pt. sec. 24, t. 27, r. 7, sixteen mounds, south st. Francois river Indian burial ground; n. half sec. 23, t. 20, r. 3, thirty mounds; n. w., n. w., sec 29, t. 27, r. 5 eleven mounds; n. e. pt. sec. 30, t. 27, r. 5, sixteen mounds.
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straight rows. In this county the Little St. Francois and the neigh- borhood known as the "Creek Nation" seems to have been the center of a considerable prehistoric settlement. Here the mounds are larger than others in this county. 65
In St. Francois county mounds are numerous on Flat river, on Wolf creek, the Terre Blue, and on and along the upper reaches of the St. Francois and Big rivers. 66
The most conspicuous object in the ancient "Big-Field" of Ste. Genevieve is a group of mounds situated about two miles south of the town ; one of these must be at least 25 feet high, and is surrounded by a number of smaller ones. For nearly two hundred years this "Big-Field" has been cultivated, and the work of the plow has greatly reduced these mounds in size. Undoubtedly they were originally much higher and more conspicuous as landmarks. This group of mounds manifestly was connected in some way with those in the American bottom on the opposite side of the river. The mounds
65 A total of 687 mounds are found in this county, principally around Frederick town and Mine la Motte on Little St. Francois river, and streams emptying into the St. Francois. In e. pt. sec. 5, t. 32, r. 7, sixteen mounds; n. e., qr. sec. 30, t. 34, r. 7, eleven mounds; w. pt. sec. 8, t. 33, r. 7, twenty-one mounds, pottery found; In township 33, range 7 as follows: n. w. cor. sec. 17, three mounds; n. e. qr. sec. 2, two hundred and twenty-nine mounds n. e. Frederick- town; n. w. cor. sec. 7, eleven mounds, one mound 100 ft. diameter, 10 ft. high, pottery found; n. e. cor. sec. 6, thirty-three mounds, arrow heads found; in township 33, range 6, as follows: all of sec. 2, forty-three mounds, near St. Catherine mines; n. w., n. e., sec. 1, three mounds; s. w., s. w., sec. 24, three mounds; s. w. pt. sec. 14, one hundred and fifty mounds, larger than the average mounds; n. w. cor. sec. 23, forty three mounds, larger than average; e. pt. sec. 21. thirteen mounds; central pt. sec. 22, thirty-nine mounds; in township 34, range 6, as follows: s. e. pt. sec. 22, twenty mounds; w. pt. sec. 23, nine mounds; central pt. see. 26, two mounds; s. w., s. w., sec. 25, site of Indian village north of Mine la Motte; s. w., n. e., sec. 21, t. 33, r. 8, four mounds; s. w., s. w., sec. 28, t. 33, r. 8, one mound on high bluff, great quantity arrow heads found; n. half n. w. qr. sec. 2, t. 32, r. 7, four mounds; e. half s. e. sec. 15, t. 32, r. 7, twelve mounds; w. pt. sec. 14, t. 33, r. 7, twelve mounds; e. pt. sec. 15, t. 33, r. 7, eight mounds; s. w., s. e., sec. 16, t. 31, r. 8, seven mounds; n. w. sec. 36, t. 31, r. 7, ten mounds.
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