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banks of the creek on either side. The wall was semicircular. '' The 

 trace of a very large pit occurs in -front of the embankment. The 

 usual Indian relics, such as ancient pottery, etc. have been observed 

 here" (Cheney, p. 46). Larkin (p. 37) says of the pit: "A great 

 amount of arrowheads and spearheads, some of which were com- 

 posed of copper, together with a quantity of charred corn, were found 

 in the pit. Adjacent to this intrenchment fragments of human bone'=; 

 have been disclosed in such an advanced stage of decay that they 

 whitened the soil.'' This was on Dr A. P. Phillips's land a mile east 

 of Fredonia and on the bank of Canadaway creek in I^omfret. Rey- 

 nolds (p. 511) makes it circular, with an area of i acre. On the 

 George Button farm were found arrows. ]3otterv and fragments. 



8 A circular bank on the farm of Joel Button in the same town. 

 2 miles east of Fredonia on the Forestville road, is on both sides 

 of a stream. It has yielded potter}-, pestles and celts (Reynolds, 

 p. 511). Area 3 acres. Flat land. There are several sites in this 

 general region that seem to be early Algonkian in origin. 



9 A mound in the village of Fredonia was 7 feet high. Skeletons 

 and stone articles have been found (Reynolds, p. 511). 



10 A fort site on lot 35. town of Sheridan contains graves. 



11 Camp site on the C. O. Breen farm in Sheridan. Pottery is 

 found. 



12 Alound with Indian relics in vicinity on the Stewart Christy 

 farm in Sheridan. The mound is probably naturaL 



13 A mound in Fredonia, 30 feet high and 90 paces around, 

 claimed to be artificial, is natural. It is known as the Indian mound 

 (U. S. Bur. of Eth., p. 511 ). Indian relics are found in the vicinity. 



14 There was a large circular work near the Erie Railroad cross- 

 ing on the road from Fredonia to Forestville. In and around this 

 were stone relics and many pits, in pairs. In a large grave many 

 human skeletons of all ages were mingled (Young, p. 18). Mr 

 Cheney said this work was the largest he saw, having a diameter of 

 860 feet and inclosing 13}^ acres. The road passes through it nearly 

 east and west. There were two pits of unequal size without the 

 wall. Pottery and entire skulls occurred. The work is ''the last 

 among the series of ancient fortifications which once extended along 

 the Cassadaga and Canadawa}' creeks, and thence ujwn the hills 

 bordering u])on the waters of Lake Erie." ^lany had been obliteratCvl 

 (Cheney. ]). 47, pi. ii"). This work is on lot 35. range it. 



15 Mr Reynolds reported a circular work on J. C (u)uld's 

 farm. 3 miles from Forestville on the Dunkirk road. It occupied 

 about 3 acres on a blufif above A\'alnut creek. There were forty 



