. The Antiquarian [serial]. ield position, leaving the moresubtle questions to be settled by betterjudges. We had been working for some monthsin the Little Miami Valley in Warren coun-ty (Ohio), and, becoming convinced thatfurther exploration of the stone graves wasunnecessary, we decided to move into thefamous Scioto region. If my memoryserves me correctly, we had dug up morethan a hundred stone graves, not only atFort Ancient, but at Oregonia. All thesepresented similarity of construction, it be-ing possible to divide the whole hundredinto three types, and even these were closelyrelated. We
. The Antiquarian [serial]. ield position, leaving the moresubtle questions to be settled by betterjudges. We had been working for some monthsin the Little Miami Valley in Warren coun-ty (Ohio), and, becoming convinced thatfurther exploration of the stone graves wasunnecessary, we decided to move into thefamous Scioto region. If my memoryserves me correctly, we had dug up morethan a hundred stone graves, not only atFort Ancient, but at Oregonia. All thesepresented similarity of construction, it be-ing possible to divide the whole hundredinto three types, and even these were closelyrelated. We loaded our camping outfit into threewagons, and, taking the best of our workers,discharging those who lived in the neigh-borhood, we traversed the country lying be-tween Oregonia and Mr. Hopewells farm.*I shall never forget that pleasant Augustevening when our tired teams, turning fromthe thoroughfare and pulling across a broadfield, heavy with fragrant clover, just atdusk, halted near a magnificent spring. •Eighty 116 THE ANTIQUARIAN. While the cook prepared a hasty supper, webarely had time to put up our largest tentbefore darkness set in. The cook slept un-der a wagon, some of the men under an-other, and the artist, the clerk and myselftook possession of the tent. The next morning dawned bright andbeautiful, and, as we stepped out upon theterrace, the low embankments and the high,imposing mounds of the group stood out indistinct outline. We located our camp onthis terrace some thirty feet above the sur-rounding plain. We were distant about 50yards from the FIGURE I. The map of the Hopewell group here-with presented is taken from Plate 10 ofSquier & Davis volume. I have added 4mounds omitted by Squier & Davis, beingNos. 18, 19, 21 and 22; I have also markedthe village site, our camp site and the springlocated near same. Clarks Work; North Fork of PaintCreek.* The work here presented is one of thelargest and most interesting in the SciotoValley. It has many
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