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A poetIcal correspondent of the Louis.
vile Journal gives the following descrip-
tl9n, Of some antiquities Of this State, which
he makes The theme of several creditible
verses.


" In the southwestern part Of franklin
county, Mississippi, there is platform or
floor composed of hewn stone, neatly po
lished, some three feet under the ground.
1t is about $50 feet long aud so feet wide
Ii extends due north and south. and its
snrfhce is perfectly level. Tho masonry
Is said to be equal 10 it not superior to any
work Of modern times. Tho land above
It is cultiga'ed, blt thirty years ago it was
covered with oak and pine trees, measu.
ring from two to three feet in diameter.


It is evidently of very remote antiquity,
as the Indians who reside in the neighbor
hood had no knowledge of its existence
previous 10 lis recent discovery. Nor is
there any tradition among hem from
which VIC may form an idea Of the object
of the work, or of the people who were lis
builders. There is also n canal and well
connected with it. but they baye never
been explored. suberranean mansion
may be underneath, Further explorations
may throw some light upon is orgin.p