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and a pestle have been found. The excavation from which the 

 earth was taken for building the mound is still visible to the north. 

 3 Near the mouth of the Cattaraugus on the north side are sev- 

 eral large sites each covering from 50 to 100 acres. Several occupa- 

 tions are apparent, but the influence of the mound culture is plainly 

 evident. On the site nearest the mouth of the creek was a mound 

 since removed by the local sand company. Skeletons and portions of 

 a buffalo skull were found by E. R. Burmaster in 1914. 



(George L. Tucker, photo). 

 Fig. 10 View of the mound on the south side of the Cattaraugus, near gold mil 

 gulf 



The adjacent village site has yielded innumerable notched sinkers, 

 several bird stones, banner stones, celts, gouges, grooved and notched 

 axes. Several broken mon'tor pipes, one complete form and one 

 clay pipe and several fragments of thick cord-stamped ])ottery were 

 found by Mr Burmaster. Chipped flints are numerous. The forrns 

 are notched arrow points of several t\i)es, scrapers, drdls, spear.-; 

 and knives. Long flakes of chalcedony and jasper are also found. 



4 A mound on a hilltoj) near Napoli, Cattaraugus county, had 

 within it a stoned-up vault. Some of the flat stones yet remain but 

 the mound has been nearly destroyed. Several gorgets, spears and 

 celts were found within the vault by Dr Frederick Larkin early in 

 the seventies of the last century. Doctor Larkin described the m(nmd 

 to me in 1905. He found human remains in the vault. 



5 A mound burial near Tonawanda creek excavated by Jacob 

 Doctor contained a banuer stone, a bird stone, a bar anmlet and two 



