ABORIGINAL OCCUPATION OF NEW YORK Wah 
three miles northwest of Pierrepont Manor with an area of one 
and one half acres. It was mainly an ellipse except where an 
opening was defended by a stream. There were two gates.—Squier, 
Deel 4e nO. 224 Uhis! planisvoivenimin tio 4m) lhere) was also 
a similar but larger work three quarters of a mile east of the last, 
and two and one half miles northwest of Pierrepont Manor. Caches 
and skeletons were found.—Squicr, p. 28, pl. 4, no. 4. The plan 
appears in fig. 51. 
35 About a mile south of this group was another work on Mr 
Mendall’s land.—Squwier, p. 28. He mentions another at Clark’s 
settlement. 
36 There was an open village near Pierrepont Manor with pot- 
tery and many skeletons having horizontal burial. 
37 There was a fort with several gates near Belleville on 
P. Durfy’s farm. This is in Ellisburg, on North Sandy creek. 
One side is naturally defended.—Hough, p. 12 
38 There is a bone-pit in Ellisburg nearly opposite the old fort 
on South Sandy creek and near J. W. Ellis’s house-—Houwgh, p. 14 
39 On the south bank of Sandy creek three miles from the lake 
was a fort with one side naturally defended. ‘There are several 
small sites in the town and undescribed open villages——Howugh, p. 13 
40 An itregular crescent-shaped work of two acres was in the 
cemetery at Ellisburg four miles from the mouth of South Sandy 
creek. 
41 There was a stockade on Snowshoe island outside of Sacket 
Harbor.—Squier, p. 29 
42 A work five miles from Watertown on the/ road to Evans 
Mills was nearly circular and had several gates. It was at Sanfords 
Corners, on a branch of West creek.—Regents, 1851, p. 103 
43 A work on lot 2 in the northwest corner of Rodman is near 
J. Freeman’s. There is a double bank inclosing a crescent- 
shaped area. It is about six miles from Watertown on a stream 
at the source of Stony creek.—Kegenis, 1851, p. 103, fig. 8. The 
plan is given in fig. 48. 
44 A work described by Rev. John Taylor was in the forks of 
the Sandy creeks and near the lake. 
