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in the Druid Barrows, but perhaps more accurately belongs to the class com- 

 posed of several stages, as the Trocalli of the valley of Anahuac. The form 

 of the tumulus is of intermediate character between an ellipse and the 

 parallelogram; the interior mound, at its base, has a major axis of 65 feet, 

 while the minor axis is 61 feet, with an altitude above the first platform or 

 embankment of 10 feet, or an entire elevation of some 13 feet. This embank- 

 ment, with an entrance or gateway upon the east side 30 feet in width, has 

 an entire circumference of 170 feet. As previously remarked, the work itself, 

 as well as the eminence which it commands, and the ravine upon either side, 

 are overshadowed by the dense forest. The remains of a fallen tree, imbedded 

 in the surface of the mound and nearly decomposed, and which from appear- 

 ance, had grown upon the apex, measured nearly 3 feet in diameter, and 

 heavy timber was growing above the rich mold it had formed. Thus we 

 had some indicia of the age of this work. The mound indeed, from the 

 peculiar form of its construction, as well as from the character of its con- 

 tents, has much resemblance to the Barrows of the earhest Celtic origin, 

 in the Old World. In making an excavation, eight skeletons, buried in a 

 sitting position and at regular intervals of space, so as to form a circle within 

 the mound, were disinterred. Some slight appearance yet existed, to show 

 that framework had inclosed the dead at the time of interment. These 

 osteological remains were of very large size, 'but were so much decomposed 

 that they mostly crumbled to dust. The relics of art here disclosed were 

 also of a peculiar and interesting character — amulets, chisels &c., of elabor- 

 ate workmanship, resembling the Mexican and Peruvian antiquities. 



2 Burial mound on the south bank of the Cattaraugus creek in 

 Chautauqua county, near Little Indian creek. This is just above 

 the Gold diggings in Indian IMill gulf. The mound is one of the 

 largest in the State but not more than 8 or 9 feet in height, though it 

 shows evidence of having been plowed considerably. 



It is about 30 feet in diameter. The fields about the mound show 

 evidence of early occupancy, notched points of flint and chalcedony 

 have been found. Several skeletons have been taken from the 

 mound and E. R. Burmaster in 1914 sent the State Museum a fine 

 skull from it. Accompanying relics are recorded to be four notched 

 spears or knives, a copper chisel and a knobbed end lunate banner 

 stone. The pottery is cord marked. During a visit to this mound 

 with G. L. Tucker and E. R. Burmaster, the latter found half of a 

 fish effigy. 



The mound stands on the edge of the bluff and a portion has 

 fallen over. Almost exactly north and across the Cattaraugus on 

 the opposite and corresponding terrace are two other mounds. Thev 

 are reached from the horseshoe bend of the Irving road by taking 

 the road up the hill at this point. Doctor Benedict of Buffalo made 

 some excavations here during 1901. The ground about the mound 

 is strewn with flint chippings. and a number of arrow points, celts 



