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Antiquities of Wisconsin.—Perhaps with some of our readers it may excite a smile to hear us talk about the antiquities of a country so recently brought into notice as this Territory; but nevertheless we ! can assure them there are in this vicinity many remains which seem to indicate that this country was once very densely populated, and that too, by a people very far ■ advanced in the arts. Our object however in noticing this subject at present is not so much to describe any new or inti?resting discovery, as to call the attention of those living near them, to the subject; and to make an earnest appeal to the proprietors of the land on which they are found for their preservation. Many works of this kin^ within the United States are now either entirely destroyed or so much injured as to loose all their interest in the eyes of tho antiquarian. Let us hope that in Wisconsin, the cose will be different—that here at least the future traveller will not have to regret the loss of those records of van ancient people. Now is the time, when the country is yet new, to take the necessary measures for their preservation, which does not require that the land on which they are found should remain useless, for if sown to grass or planted with fruit trees it may be made to yield a rich return without injuring tho ancient works. In
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Wisconsin Democrat
Green Bay, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Dec 22, 1836
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