James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 1James, Edwin
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James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 1
James, Edwin
Indians of North America; Rocky Mountains; United States -- Discovery and exploration; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
No. 10. Distance about N. 74
Base 91
Top 34
Height 8 or 10
No. 11. Nearly square, with a large area
on the top (a brick house is erected at
the S.W. corner). The eastern side
appears to range with the preceding
mounds.
Distance 158
Base 179
Top 107
Height W. side, say 5
Height S. 11
Height E. 15 or 20
No. 12. Nearly square, westerly a little
N. from No. 7. and distant from it 30
Base 129
Top 50
Height 10
No. 13. A parallelogram, placed
transversely with respect to the group.
feet.
Distance 30
Distance from No. 5. N. 10 W. 350
Longitudinal base 214
top 134
Transverse base 188
top 97
Height 12
No. 14. A convex mound, W. 55
Base 95
Height 5 or 6
No. 15. Together with the three
succeeding ones, more or less square.
feet.
Distance N.W. 117
Base 70
Height 4
No. 16. Distance N. 10 E. 103
Base 124
No. 17. Distance N. 78
Base 82
No. 18. Distance, N.N.E. 118
Base 77
The mounds from 14. to 18. inclusive,
are so arranged as to describe a curve,
which, when continued, terminates at the
larger mounds, Nos. 15. and 19. No. 19.
A large quadrangular mound, placed
transversely, and with No. 13., ranging
in a line nearly parallel to the
principal series (from 2. to 11.)
feet.
Distance N.N.W. from No. 13. 484
Distance E.N.E. from No. 18. 70
Base 187
Top 68
(By measurement) Height 23
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