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20 rods long, reached a stream at a height sufficient to carry the 

 wfater within the walls, inside of which were hearths, caches, pottery 

 and arrowheads (Larkin, p. 53). Mr Reynolds reports these rather 

 differently. The one on the Tower farm is 80 rods south of the 

 others, and is a circle inclosing 2.^/2 acres. Accurate surveys of these 

 sites have been made by Obed Edson, Esq. 



31 An elliptic work is on a plateau 150 feet above Cassadaga 

 creek and on the north side of a small stream. The bank is 495 

 feet around, with a gateway 10 feet wide. A trail leads to the 

 stream and in the center of the work is a large and deep pit. 



32 Another work is on high land 160 rods from Cassadaga creek, 

 with a small stream on the southern side. Many skeletons within 

 had horizontal burial. Within and without were vast quantities of 

 implements and large caches were near. From the gate in the 

 northeast part a trail led to a cemetery 50 rods away. Here were 

 three large rectangular graves with from thirty to sixty skeletons in 

 a " sitting posture " (Cheney, p. 45, pi. 8, fig. 2). 



33 In " the village of Bucklin's corners was an ancient cemetery 

 where a great number of human skeletons have been exhumed " 

 (Larkin, p. 50). Bucklin's corners, or Gerry Center, is now in the 

 village of Vermont. 



34 Three-fourths of a mile south of this was an elliptic work 

 of 7 acres, on high ground overlooking the Cassadaga valley. 

 Much of this was visible in 1880, according to Doctor Larkin. 



35 Two miles southeast of Sinclairville was a circular work 

 (Young, p. 19). 



36 An oval work was 3 miles south of Sinclairville on Shepard- 

 son's farm (Reynolds). 



37 An earthwork is on a precipitous hill 125 feet high. It is 

 in the form of a parallelogram, 290 by 627 feet. In the center of 

 the south wall is a wide gateway, " with elevated mounds upon each 

 side to guard the entrance . . . Along the buttress, extending upon 

 the northern side of the hill, were vast masses of stones, apparently 

 for defense. Great quantities of relics have been found " (Cheney, 

 p. 43, pi. 7). The site is on the Boyd farm, 2 miles above Ellington. 

 There are stone relics (U. S. Bur. of Eth., p. 508). The walls yet 

 remain but have been reduced by plowing (see map, fig. 74). 



38 Two circular works 52 rods apart, are i l /2 miles above Elling- 

 ton. Each is about 650 feet around, and the ditch seemed inside 

 (Cheney, p. 43). Two circular works were on the north side of 

 Clear creek 2 miles above Ellington, on F. Lawrence's farm. One 

 was 190 feet in diameter. Opposite these, on the south side of the 



