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17 A trench opened in Steadman in 1867 was full of human bones, 
but was without other relics. It was on the line of the town of 
Harmony. There were over 20 skeletons arranged in rows— 
Young, p. 19 
18 Two mounds were south of Fair point and west of Chautauqua 
lake. One was on Whitney’s and the other on Billings’s land. One 
was 4 feet high by 25 feet in diameter, and contained flat stones, 
human bones, flint knives, clay and stone pipes. The other was 
31 by 38 feet in diameter. Ashes and a gorget were found in it— 
U.S. bur. of eth. p. 505 
19 Not far from the mounds at the Narrows east of the lake was 
an old cemetery at Dewittville. Dr Larkin reported vast quanti- 
ties of relics in the vicinity and a cache of arrowheads.—Larkm, 
p. 58 
20 On Bemus point are old and recent sites. Some were found 
by the writer at the end of the point. 
21 An obliterated bank was on the lowland nearly half a mile 
back of Long point, two miles above Bemus point.—Reynolds, 
p. 506 
22 At Griffith’s point in Ellery, east of Chautauqua lake, are two 
mounds.—Young, p. 20. Mr Cheney placed them near the Nar- 
rows and 100 rods from the shore, directly in the rear of the point. 
They were 5 rods apart, 66 feet in diameter and 6 feet high. Fig. 
21 is his plan reduced to 1000 feet to the inch.—Cheney, p. 47, pl. 12. 
They were afterward examined and reported as 40 feet in diameter. 
Three human skeletons were found, also one of a wolf, besides 
copper articles and mica. Still later Mr Reynolds described them 
as near Bemus point. One was 6 feet high and 39 feet in diameter. 
_ This contained copper articles and mica. The other was 5 feet 
high and 65 feet across. ‘There were traces of an earthwork back 
of the point.—U. S. bur. of eth. p. 505-6 
23 There was a circular work one and a half miles south of Sin- 
clairville on lot 46, Gerry, with an area of 3 acres. It yielded skele- 
tons and rude stone implements. A large cemetery was 130 rods 
northeast of this, out of which 50 skeletons were taken in 1825 and 
25 about 30 years later. They were in a sitting posture, the alternate 
