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melted away, and the surge Of empire, in its flow
to other lands, ebbed from this mural throne
leaving il voiceless and desert.


The height Of the great terrace from its base is
lorty-fve feet by measurement, and of the great
tower above the terrace, thirty-eight feet-makino
eighty-three feet in all, above the plain


/ full description Of the cement that encases
and preserves the bastions; Of the remains of the
supposed subteranean passage or covered way
entering the bastion on the northern side, and
penetrating nearly to the centre of the terrace;
Of the numerous and interesting remains of Indian
pottery found on and beneath the surface, of the
skeletons of aborignes found near the north cas-
tern smaller tower, on the platform Of the mound,
and Of the general features and probable uses of
! the mound will be published in the next number
mo. ~ Of the Southwestern Journal


The great length Of time the skeletons had been


mmured, and the consequent rottenness of The
bones prevented the gentleman from obtaining
many perfect specimens of>,eran6logy. Indeed,
the hope of getting out. whole. one, seemed al
most abandoned, until the diggers came upon the
lower limbs Of full sized male about foot and
a half below the present surface from which con-
siderable earth must have been washed in wears
past. These were followed up to the head, which
by great care and dexterty, was taken unbroken
from its grim pillow, by Mr.. James Tooley, ir.
This acquisition was hailed with acclamation, as
its developments proved its aboriginal origin,
and afforded some probability of what race the
mound builders were. twas compressed skull,
after the Flat Head custom, but with different
fashion Of compression. The forehead was truly
peculiar and imposing, with broad and lofty
field Of intellectuality-b with sad falling Off
behind. Such head should always have been
turned edgeways in hurricane. This skull after
a careful cleaning, will be immersed in chemical
giutinous menstruum to preserve, if possible, and
strengthen the parts entire Drawings of it, we
understand, are to be transmitted to the editor Of
the Crania Americana at Philadelphia.


We cannot, in justice to our own feeling, close
this hasty sketch of an excursion so interesting
and satisfactory to all concerned, without an ex-
preston of gratitude for the kindness and hospi-
taity exhibited to the company by Walter irwin,
jr. Esq. and his excellent lady. A plenteous re-
past was furnished at their hospitabe table, and a
free permission was given toa scientific cohort, to
trample down cotton, or to dig il up for the ad-
vancement of the science. Hands and imple-
ments were also furnished by the same gentleman
and others.


There were also generous invitations extended
to the returning sarans, by w. p. Mellon, Esq,
and others; which crowned a day of pleasing toll,
with the civilizations of friendship.