. Augustana Library publications. Scandinavians. THE PAINT CHEEK MOUNDS O 13. Fig. 1. Plat of the moimds on the old village site on Paint creek in McPherson county, Kansas. The plat covers the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section twelve, township eighteen south, range four west of the sixth principal meridian. The dotted lines are contour lines, with ten feet intervals. the group would inclose an area of about twenty acres. The site may have been chosen with regard to con- venient access to water and fuel. There are some good springs in the creek a short distance to the south
. Augustana Library publications. Scandinavians. THE PAINT CHEEK MOUNDS O 13. Fig. 1. Plat of the moimds on the old village site on Paint creek in McPherson county, Kansas. The plat covers the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section twelve, township eighteen south, range four west of the sixth principal meridian. The dotted lines are contour lines, with ten feet intervals. the group would inclose an area of about twenty acres. The site may have been chosen with regard to con- venient access to water and fuel. There are some good springs in the creek a short distance to the south and there is some small timber along its banks. In other respects the choice seems to have been equally fortunate. To the south and west there is a gravel containing boulders of chert, from which darts and scrapers could be made. The southeast slope of the ground would tend to modify the severity of the northwest winds in win- ter. Fishing was profitable in the Smoky Hill river near by to the north. The surrounding hilly slope of the upland and the river bottoms to the north afforded a variety of game at all seasons. It was an ideal vil- lage site for a savage Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill. ); Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill. ). Library. Rock Island, Ill. : Augustana College and Theological Seminary
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