Lesser  Trunxated  Pyramid: — This  work  is  seated  near
the  southeast  corner  of  the  'ancient  city/  distant  about  forty  rods
from  the  larger  one.  Its  dimensions  are  as  follows:  Fifty
yards  long  by  forty-five  yards  wide ;  its  height  is  eight  feet  above
the  surface  of  the  plain.  It  has  a  glacis  or  avenue  of  ascent  on
three  sides  only,  viz.  the  south,  west,  and  east.  Those  on  the
west  and  east  sides  are  not  in  the  centre,  but  near  to  or  only  nine


*  Dr.  Hildreth  contributed  to  crania  taken  from  the  mounds,  in  Mor-
ton's Crania  Americana.  See  pp.  219,  220.  and  also  from  the  caves,  pp.
235-6.     None  from  Marietta.
Ancient  Works  at  Marietta,  Ohio.  55

yards  from  the  north  side;  that  on  the  north  side  is  near  the
centre.  On  the  south,  side  there  is  a  recess  pr  excavation  in  place
of  a  glacis.  It  is  sixteen  yards  long,  and  ten  yards  wide,  and
eight  feet  deep.  This  opening  was  probably  covered  by  the
building  which  stood  on  the  pyramid,  and  formed  a  dark  or  secret
chamber,  in  some  way  connected  .with  their  religious  rites.  The
other  three  glacis  are  each  ten  yards  wide  and  sixteen  yards  long.
The  whole  is  in  fine  preservation,  ahd  coated  over  with  a  nice
turf  of  native  grasses.
Via  Sacra/  or  Covered  Way.  —  This  work,  which  exceeds
all  the  others  in  magnitude  of  labor,  is  finely  represented  in  the
drawing.  The  observer  is  standing  a  little  past  the  middle  of  the
work  towards  the  upper  end  of  the  way  next  to  the  truncated
pyramid,  and  facing/upoq  the  Muskingum  river,  which  runs  at
the  foot  of  the  little  ridge  between  the  trees  figured'  on  its  banks.
