_Prehistoric Mounds of Woodford County, Illinois_
_By Stanley M. East._
Acting upon information furnished Mr. Custer by Mr. L. J. Freese,
president of the Woodford County Historical Society. A number of
members of our club made a trip on July 6th of last year to Spring
Bay, Ill., to investigate some mounds on the farm of Mr. W. J.
Eichorn. We were courteously granted permission by Mr. Eichorn to
thoroughly investigate one of the smaller mounds. This was done both
by surface examination and by making a six foot excavation in the
center. Nothing however was found except a few glacial boulders in a
natural deposite about five feet beneath the mound surface and there
were no evidences of prehistoric human remains to be seen. This mound
has a height of about six feet and a diameter of approximately one
hundred feet. Owing to the fact that it was under cultivation no
further excavation could be made without injury to the corn and indeed
no further excavations appeared profitable.
On this same field and at a distance of perhaps one thousand feet is
a beautiful conical shaped mound about twenty-five feet in height and
with a base diameter of about seventy-five feet. This mound is covered
with small trees and shrubs and makes a novel and pleasing appearance
rising as it does in the cultivated field (see cut.) We have since
been given permission to excavate in this one and it is our intention
to do so at an early date.
The members making this trip were Messrs. Milo Custer, Gus Blumke, C.
H. Robinson, Mark Piper, Homer Haworth, Ed Swann, Thomas Robinson and
the writer.
_Prehistoric Indian Relics Found In The Vicinity Of "Cahokia Mound."_
_By Gus Bluemke_
April 20, 1913, a party of archaeologists from Bloomington and Normal
Ill. visited "Cahokia" or "Monk's Mound" in search of relics. The
weather was ideal and all who availed themselves of the opportunity
were indeed well repaid in the success of the trip and also for the
enjoyment and recreation which these journeys afford.
Our party was composed of the following: Mark Piper, C. H. Robinson,
T. J. Robinson, S. W. LeNeve, Miss Minerva LeNeve, Herman Cox and Milo
Custer. A second trip was made October 12, 1913, and on this occasion
the following members visited "Cahokia": C. H. Robinson, Homer
Haworth, Mark Piper, R. T. Robinson, Wm. Brigham, Stanley East, S. W.
LeNeve and the writer.
Several good specimens of arrow-heads were found, one particularly
rare specimen was found by the writer which is shown in the cut
furnished by me. This point has six notches on each edge, each of
which are one-eight of an inch in depth. The length of this point from
tip to base is one and one-quarter inches. There is also shown in the
same cut a very small arrow point one-half inch in length, and of pink
colored flint. This is a very good specimen of such a small sized
arrow point. There are shown herewith several other types of arrow
points of different sizes.