ABORIGINAL OCCUPATION OF NEW YORK : III 
12 One near Stittville on the east side of the creek and half way 
between the next and Holland Patent. 
13 Two small hamlets west of the Nine Mile creek and near its 
mouth in Marcy. One was quite near the creek, the other farther 
west and opposite the Oriskany monument. There are others in 
this town not definitely located. 
14 In enlarging the canal in Oriskany in 1849, 10 or more skele- 
tons were found in logs hollowed out by burning. They had 
medals and ornaments. One medal of George I was dated in 1731. 
The others were dated from 1731 to 1735. In two instances the 
heads of three or four skeletons were placed together and the bodies 
radiated from these. There are ear and nose ornaments of red 
slate and some pipes.—Jones, p. 829 
15 A recent cemetery on the north side of the Mohawk opposite 
the mouth of Oriskany creek. The tradition is that the Indians 
who fell at Oriskany were buried there. The relics Mr Pride found 
there however were all early. 
16 On the north bank of the Mohawk, in Marcy and half a mile 
east of Oriskany, a spot on the table-land was called the castle. On 
this was a second growth of timber in 1796. Iron axes were found 
there and from 20 to 30 deep caches. A low mound was 18 inches 
high and from 8 to Io feet across.—Jones, p. 244 ; 
17 A line of lodge sites extends all through Marcy to Deerfield 
on the terrace north of the river. All but one are early. One is 
midway and none have pottery. Articles rude. 
18 Three skeletons were exhumed near Hamilton college. The 
middle one lay in an opposite direction to the others and had a 
metallic cross on the breast.—Jones, p. 829 
19 After the revolution the Oneidas left Oriskany and part came 
to the Mile square in Augusta, which had long before been occupied 
by them.—Jones, p. 96 
20 Near Oriskany creek on both sides in Marshall and Kirkland 
lived 400 Brotherton Indians mostly near Deansville—Jones, p. 247 
21 Hatch’s mound, west of Rome and near Green’s Corners, is 
reputedly of Indian origin but this is more than doubtful. A small 
mound and excavation near may be artificial. 
