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Mr Follett lidentifies this as a ,pre-Iroquoian site but says that no 

 pottery is found. The principal ^points of occupation on the tract, 

 which embraces about 16 acres, are between Scottsville road and the 

 Genesee river and on both sides of White creek. 



11 Camp site on Maxwell farm near Maxwells station. 



A few years ago a boy fishing in the swamp near here caught his 

 hook under a log and in dislodging it discovered a cache of about 

 five hundred arrow points. Mr IMaxwell has about one-half of a 

 bushel of arrow points which he has gathered from the village site, 

 some of which are very fine and extra long. Bones were plowed up 

 several years ago but no excavating has been done. 



12 Village site on farm of James Cullings, west of and near the 

 above. Arrow points numerous and large size. 



13 Burial site on Street farm north of Canawagus, said to be 

 composed of soldiers of colonial days. A barracks was located 

 there, the sckh'ers of which were nearly exterminated by disease. It 

 is also the burial spot of the Bakers, a noted band of outlaws, accord- 

 ing to W. J. Maxwell, who states his father, an old resident of the 

 territory, has repeated to him many times. He can remember when 

 the depressions showed in the ground marking the spot of each 

 grave. (Follett.) 



14 Burial site, just west of the Pennsylvania tracks, three-fourths 

 of a mile north of 11, unearthed when the Genesee Valley canal 

 was built. Several skeletons exhumed, said to be of large stature. 

 W. J. Maxwell states his father was one of the workmen at the time 

 and he remembers there was found a lower jaw large enough to be 

 inserted over the outside of his. (Follett.) 



15 Village site on lot 127 in the town of Avon on the Wads worth 

 property. This is the site of the old Indian fort described at Bosley's 

 Mills. It is situated upon an eminence between two streams that 

 empty into Conesus creek. The site embraces about 2 acres and 

 excavations conducted by Mr Crofoot show a recent occupation. 

 Flints, celts, bone and shell articles have been found intermixed with 

 sheet copper, iron axes and glass beads. Large amounts of iron have 

 been found here. 



t6 \^illage site on the Cleary farm in the southeast part of the 

 town of Avoil, near the Lima town line. T\\q site embraces about 15 

 acres and is situated on lots 85 and 87. Hiere is evidence of long 

 occu])ation, the ground being much stained bv village refuse. The 

 site lies north of a small stream and east of the road running south 

 from the Avon-Lima road. Most of it is situated on a gently slopino- 

 liillside. Triangular arrow i)oints and tlie usual Tro(|uoian type of 



