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Seneca river. It contains about 27 acres of gravelly soil." The 

 skeletons were found at the extreme^ south point. This was probably 

 the burial place of Onontare. 



II Squier described a small work 6 miles northwest of Auburn 

 and 3 miles from Throopsville in the town of Mentz, and by the 

 road to Port Byron. "The work is built upon the crest of a 

 narrow ridge, which extends nearly north and south, and along 

 which the main road passes." The walls were then 2 or 3 feet 

 high. Some comparatively recent relics had been found, as well 

 as skeletons within and without the walls. There was one gate. He 

 thought this might be a work mentioned by Macauley at Montezuma, 

 which is 4 miles northwest and in the next town. That work has 

 not been found. 



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Fig. 71 Sketch map of Fort Hill, Auburn. After Squier. Cayuga 

 county, site, 13. 



12 There is a site of 2 acres in lot 28, Sennett, 2 miles northeast 

 of Auburn, with relics of earthenware and stone. 



13 The work at Fort Hill, Auburn, has been figured by S(|uicr 

 and Schoolcraft, of which a small part remains in the cemetery, 

 front of the Logan monument. Figure 71 gives Squier 's plan 

 which differs slightly from the other.* The wall was not conlinu- 



