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Michigan Ancient Garden Beds
7. Parallel beds, of uniform width and length, with narrow paths,
arranged in plats or blocks, and single beds, at varying angles. (Width of beds, 6 feet; paths, 2 feet; length, about 30 feet; height, 10 to 12 inches.)
8. Wheel-shaped plats, consisting of a circular bed, with beds of uniform
shape and size radiating therefrom, all separated by narrow paths. (Width of beds, 6 to 20 feet; paths, 1 foot; length, 14 to 20 feet.)
LOCALITIES.
I present diagrams of each of these classes or kinds of beds on a scale of thirty-two feet to one inch. Of these only those numbered 1, 2 and 4 have ever before been delineated, to my knowledge. (See figures.) Nos. 3 and 5 are described by Schoolcraft and Blois, while the others are figured as well—1 and 2 by Schoolcraft and 4 by Blois. No. 3, according to the latter, consists of five plats, each 100 feet long, 20 beds in each plat, Schoolcraft does not give the exact localities, and I am unable to state whether beds of the same class have been noticed by other observers. As to their extent, his language is, "The beds are of various sizes, covering generally from 20 to 100 acres." Some are reported to embrace even 300 acres. Plats of beds are undoubtedly here referred to.
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