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KMUAN'KMENT ON THE SWEET-BRIER FARM. 



On Brimmer's " Sweet-Brier Farm," 2i miles from Geuesee, 60 or 70 

 rods south of the road leading to Jones's bridge across the Genesee 

 river, are the remains of an ancient fortification. Two parallel ravines, 

 the northern about 100, the southern 60 or 6.5 feet deep, with precipit- 

 ous sides, cut through the highest portion of the land. From one to the 

 other stretch two breastworks ; the eastern one is 03 feet long, and there 

 appears to have been a ditch on each side of it. The western one is 87 

 feet long, with an exterior ditch. The ravines curve in such a way as 

 to widen the space between the walls; and the land to the west slopes 

 gradually for about 80 rods to the bank of the Geuesee. No relics have 

 been found here. 



A circular inclosnre is reported to have been situated on the Hats 30 

 rods north of the residence of the late Col. Wm. Jones, which was 2 or 

 3 feet high. No trace of it now remains. 



On Wadsworth's " Big Tree farm," southwest of Geneseo, are two 

 mounds; the tirst, 40 to 45 feet in diameter, and 4 feet high, is located 

 just west of the dairy house. The second is half a mile to the north- 

 west of this, and after having been under cultivation for many years, 

 is now 40 feet in diameter and 2^ feet high. It is on the level land of 

 the flats. 



A trench was run through this from north to south. Two feet from 

 the north end of the trench and 2 feet deep was a bed of black soil filled 

 with charcoal 4 feet in diameter and 1 foot thick. Directly under this 

 and lying witliin a radius of 2 feet, were the fragmentary remains of a 

 human skeleton. On the west side of the pieces of skull lay a rudely 

 nmde copper bead, much (jxidized; on the east side, a foot distant, a 

 similar bead. Mica was found here and there, about on a level with 

 the bones. Four small sinkers, a flint arrowhead, fragments of some 

 clay object, and a very small quantity of lime, w<ne also found. The 

 bones crumbled at a touch. Some very small bones seemed to be 

 charred. 



It is reported that a fort of some kind once stood at Bosley's mills, 

 on Conesus lake, and that various Indian and Eiiroiiean articles had 

 been found in the neighborhood ; whether together or not could not be 

 ascertained. 



A fort is also I'eported half a mile west of the village of Dansville, 

 across Oanaseragus creek and a few rods south of the Ossian road. It 

 is said to be on a bluft' overlooking the creek. To the north of it is a 

 gorge .50 feet deep. 



One mile north of Lima, knives, hatchets, and other weapons are 

 occasionally found along with skeletons; and remains of Indians have 

 been discovered in a sitting posture holding in theii- laps pots filled 

 with corn and the bones of squirrels. 



