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4 A large earthwork several miles southeast of Gowanda is at 

 Point Peter (Cheney, p. 40). The earth wall is now obliterated. 

 On the west side of the stream Point Peter reaches Cattaraugus 

 creek in an abrupt bluff, on top of which is a half circular work, the 

 open side being on the high cliffs above the creek. This work of 3 

 or 4 acres is on a level plateau, back of the narrow point. 



5 Some pits are on John S. Ackerly's farm (Adams, p. 20, 270). 



6 A burial mound in Dayton, 120 feet around and 10 feet high, 

 was explored in 1889 by H. L. Reynolds, but the exact spot was not 

 given. 



7 In the towns of Leon and Conewango a number of burial mounds 

 have been explored. " On either side of Conewango valley a chain 

 of fortifications may be traced for more than 20 miles, interspersed 

 with numerous mausoleums " (Larkin, p. 4). The mound described 

 was on a hill above the valley. The interior mound approached an 

 ellipse being 61 by 65 feet, with an altitude of 10 feet above the 

 lower mound, which was 3 feet high. Eight sitting skeletons formed 

 a circle within, and there were fine relics. The fields around showed 

 ancient cultivation (Cheney, p. 40, pi. 3). 



8 In the town of Napoli, one-half of a mile west of the Narrows 

 on a high hill, 600 feet above the Conewango there is a mound 120 

 feet in circumference (Larkin, p. 16-17). On the west side a 

 stream flows to the Allegheny. Dr Frederick Larkin, who conducted 

 the writer to the site, described the mound as having a stone hut 

 some 6 or 8 feet high within it. He found several skeletons within 

 the cavity and many fine spearheads, " several amulets, gorgets and 

 some axes." The mound is now discernible but has been levelled to 

 a large extent and the flat stones that composed the vault lie scattered 

 about. 



9 Mr Cheney reported two rectangular excavations on lot 49, 

 Leon, now considered natural, but there were relics, hearths and 

 traces of ancient cultivation (Cheney, p. 40). Many of these 

 so-called hearths are burnt places covering one-half of an acre. There 

 is an enormous mass of burned stone and charcoal in a layer more 

 than a foot deep in many of the sites described by Cheney. 



10 In Randolph village, west of the Conewango and partly 

 inclosed by it, was a bank across the level terrace, 60 rods long. 

 More than thirty caches were formerly seen (Cheney, p. 41, pi. 4). 



11 Mound near Randolph station. Doctor Larkin adds notes 

 of interest, it being his home. Blocks of mica and stone hearths 

 were found, and thousands of relics occurred within a mile around 

 (Larkin, p. 10). Doctor Larkin commonly used the term " thou- 

 sands " and " bushels," which may be true if broken flints, fire- 

 burned stone and pottery fragments are counted. 



