Show antiquities OF THE UNITED stat STATES ES the antiquities of america extend from the eastern shores of maine aid massachusetts to the pacific and from the great lakes and british dominions to peru and la plata in south america Ameri cp in fact throughout the extent of both continents immense forests grow over the ruins of large cities and the gigantic size of the trees with indications that other generations of trees s sprang burg up and P grew grew before them prove that the we ruins were in existence before the christian era in every portion of the united states interesting ruins have been discovered ili in the state of new york have been found sculptured figures of one hundred animals of did dit ferent different sg species ecles executed in a style far superior to any thing t rig exhibited by any of the exis existing ti tribes of indians the state of ohio abounds in ruins of towers and fortifications with extensive mounds and pyramids at marietta in this state beautiful u pottery silver and arid capper copper coppen ornaments and pearls pearis pd earis earls of great beauty and lustre have been dug u up from the earth in the caves of tennessee and kentucky mummies have been found in a high state of preservation clothed with clothes and skins of various texture inlaid with feathers like discoveries have been made at carrolton near milwaukee in the state of wisconsin wisconsin huge fortifications appear similar ruins appear in the state of missouri on ti the e south side of the missouri river in the yeston yeal Year torn portion of this state is an inclosure of some five hundred acres which includes the ruin of a building jio no doubt ancient tower with walls one hundred and fifty feet high and eighty feet wide at the base attached to which are a redoubt and a citadel with wilh work much resembling the structure of a tower in europe but it is in the south of mexico that ma magnificent ent and beautiful ruins present themselves e s ia in great abundance |