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Sackett, showing the relative position of this and the next earth- 
work. 
2 A work between a small stream and the Cattaraugus occupied 
the top of a high and steep bluff on the reservation in the extreme 
northwest part of the county. A wall, 24 rods long, crossed this. 
Early relics were found.—Cheney, p. 39, pl. 2, no. 1. Mr Sackett 
gave farther particulars. The small stream was Big Indian creek. 
Streams entered Cattaraugus creek between the two sites. The 
area was nearly three acres, and there was a sunken path to the 
streams. Some excavators found iron axes and human bones in 
1838. Fig. 15 is Mr Cheney’s plan on a scale of 500 feet to the 
inch. The writer visited the work at Big Indian creek in September 
1899, with Dr R. M. Evarts of Silver Creek, to whose aid in in- 
vestigation along Cattaraugus creek, thanks are due. In the deep 
covered way a flint scraper and a grooved stone were found. ‘There 
was little pottery and perhaps no long occupation. The wall of 
about 160 feet runs directly across the ridge, and has a gate at 
the east. In places it still has a hight of five or six feet from the 
bottom of the ditch. 
3 A large earthwork several miles farther up, may be that at 
Point Peter.—Cheney, p. 40. 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 three or four acres is on a level plateau, 
back of the narrow point. This is near Gowanda, and in Persia, 
where there are relics for miles around. Some pits are on John S. 
Ackerly’s farm.—Adams, p. 20, 270 
4 A burial mound in Dayton, 120 feet around and to feet high, 
was explored in 1889 by H. L. Reynolds, but the exact spot was 
not given. 
5 “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, inter- 
spersed with numerous mausoleums.”—Larkin, p. 4. He gives a 
figure and description from Cheney. This interesting valley should 
have fuller exploration. The mound described was on a hill above 
