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immediately beneath the apex which is occupied by the cabin of the Celt afore- 

 said. Its investigation is therefore reserved for the hands of some future explorer. 

 It was originally between five and six feet in height by thirty-five or forty feet 

 base, and is composed of the adjacent loam. A depression still exists upon one 

 side, marking the spot whence the material was obtained. 



PLATE IX. No. 2. 



ANCIENT WORK, LANCASTER, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



It is not known that any ancient remains occur nearer the work last described 

 than the one here presented, which is situated upon lot No. 2, of the late Reser- 

 vation, about four miles southeast of the village of Lancaster, near Little Buffalo 

 Creek. It occurs upon the summit of a small eminence, in the midst of a dense 

 and tangled forest, and is reached by a bridle path which passes through it. It 

 approaches more nearly to the form of a true circle than any work which fell 

 under the observation of the author in Western New York. It is small, contain- 

 ing less than an acre. The embankment is however very distinct, being not less 

 than three feet in height, and the ditch of equal depth. Trees, corresponding in 

 all respects with those of the surrounding forest, are standing within the area and 

 upon the wall. The ground is here gravelly and dry. A number of caches of con- 

 siderable size were observed within the enclosure. 



PLATE IX. No. 3. 



ANCIENT WORK, LANCASTER, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



Half a mile to the southeast of the above work, and as nearly as could be 

 ascertained on lot No. 6, is a work of larger size and more irregular outline. It 

 occupies a beautiful level spot of ground not far from the edge of the second ter- 

 race back from the creek. The embankment is somewhat higher than that of the 

 previous work, and, with a single exception, quite as well defined as any observed 

 within the State. It is very slightly reduced from its original height, which may 

 be estimated as having been between seven and nine feet, measuring from the bot- 

 tom of the ditch. At the point indicated by the letter a upon the embankment is 



