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two, and he has surface finds from Schenectady to Karner, seven 
miles southeast. : 
— Inthe spring of 1899 some large flint knives and a long stone tube 
were dug up near Hoffmans Ferry. These must be given an early 
date. 
Schoharie county. 1 The former stone heap near Sloansville 
was noticed by Rey. Gideon Hawley in 1753. Every Indian cast a 
stone on it in passing and his guide did the same. The heap was 
four rods long, one or two wide and from 10 to 15 feet high. It has 
been obliterated —Simms, p. 632 
2 A mound on Shingler’s land, near the cemetery south of 
Sloansville was on the east side of the road to Central Bridge. A 
workshop extended into the cemetery. There is also a recent Indian 
cemetery on the same side, on Albert L. Fisher’s farm. This 
has headstones. <A village site and workshop are on the east 
toward the creek.— Smuth 
3 Workshop at the base of the lower Helderberg group 50 rods 
west of the bridge over Schoharie creek. In this are perfect and 
unfinished knives and arrow and spearheads.—Smithsomian report, 
1879. Workshop north and west of the depot at Schoharie and 
another west of the creek and fair grounds.—Smuith 
4 At Grovenor Corners was a recent camp by a ledge of rocks. 
—Smithsonian report, 1879 
5 A square stockade was built for the Indians on Vrooman’s land 
by Sir William Johnson. It had two blockhouses at opposite 
corners. There is a burial place. A village and stockade were east 
of the creek and opposite the next mentioned. The Schoharies had 
a village and stockade west of the creek on Henry Vrooman’s land. 
—Sinums, p. 31-32 
6 Another village had a cemetery and was on the Snyder farm 
several miles south of the first mentioned fort——Simms, p. 32 
7 A recent cemetery on the river near Fultonham.—Simms, p. 32 
8 A Mohegan village was at the mouth of Little Schoharie creek 
in Middleburg. This had a stockade and all four forts were within 
four miles of the courthouse-—Simms, p. 32. The Mohawks made 
friends of their former foes and gave some of them land. 
