CHAPTER III. 



PALISADED ENCLOSURES. 



Besides the earth-works which have already been described, and which furnish 

 the principal objects of antiquarian interest in the State, occasional traces are found 

 of defensive structures of a probably later date. These traces consist chiefly of a 

 succession of small holes in the earth, caused by the decay of wooden palisades 

 erected without the addition of an embankment and trench. These holes, which 

 are never visible in cultivated grounds, enable us to follow the outlines and make 

 out the forms of the structures which once existed where they are found. Some 

 of these, as that of Ganundesaga near Geneva, are known to have been occupied 

 within the historical period. And although it seems probable that the embank- 

 ments of all the enclosures already described were originally crowned with pali- 

 sades, still I have thought the difference between these and simple palisaded 

 works sufficiently marked to constitute the basis of a classification. We may also 

 premise what in the sequel will probably admit of no doubt in any mind, that 

 these two classes of works are of different eras, though possessing a common 

 origin. 



PLATE XIII, No. 1. 



" ANUNDESAGA CASTLE," NEAR GENEVA, ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



The traces of this pahsaded work are very distinct, and its outline may be fol- 

 lowed with the greatest ease. Its preservation is entirely due to the circumstance 

 that at the time of the cession of their lands at this point, the Senecas made it a 

 special condition that this spot should never be brought under cultivation. " Here," 

 said they, " sleep our fathers, and they cannot rest well if they hear the plough of 

 the white man above them." The stipulations made by the purchasers have been 

 religiously observed. 



The site of this ancient pahsade slopes gently towards a httle stream, called 

 Ganundesaga Creek, which supplied the occupants of the fort with water. The 

 ground is covered with a close greensward, and some of the apple-trees planted by 

 the Indians are still ffourishing. In form the work was nearly rectangular, having 



